Juniors
The Club has a thriving youth section competing in track and field and cross country.We take athletes from 9 years old as members and have produced many successful athletes from our youth section including Jason Gardener, the European 60 metres champion who joined us at 12 years of age. We have qualified coaches in most track and field events, although we would always welcome more.
The young athletes train twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 6:30pm-8:00pm (under 11s from 7:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday only) at the University. We have access to both the outdoor and indoor tracks and also use the sports hall for various field events.
We welcome new members and would be happy to give you an overview of the club at the University during the first Thursday session every month.
Further details are available from Brett Smith at brett@thesmiths.uk.com
The club competes in the NYAL Young Athletes League for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, the Avon League for everyone and the South West League for everyone. In addition the Club stages open meetings at the University. There are also the county championships and for those good enough the regional and national championships.
For athletes under 9, we have the TeamBath Tribe which is run by Julia Bailey and Tom Ashley. They also train twice a week from 7:00pm-8:00pm and concentrate on learning the basics of athletics and having fun! This group is a stepping stone to the athlete becoming a member of the club once they reach 9 years old. Julia can be contacted at jb400@bath.ac.uk
Last edited by Brett Smith on 2nd December 2008
