Please find attached information regarding the up and coming FREE CPD opportunities available to our Club Coaches/volunteers for the 11th, 18th and 21st November.
If you would like more info on any of the courses just get in touch, otherwise please feel access the link below to sign up.
Polite reminder if you are attending any of the Cross Country Events and are using the Club Tent for changing or keeping dry please can you ensure you take all your personal belongings when you leave. There are instances of clothing and other articles being left behind after the event. If you think you have misplaced an item it will always be collected and kept by either a Coach that was present or taken back to the Club Hut for collection.
Can you ensure that you take your rubbish home with you as well please 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Just a reminder that Presentation Night Tickets for November 11th 2023 go on sale tonight from the café at Grangemouth Stadium.
Tickets on sale Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6.30 pm on 24th, 26th, 31st October and 2nd, 7th and 9th of November.
Young People’s Forum Cohort 2
December 2021 saw the inaugural cohort of the Athletics Trust Scotland Young People’s Forum (ATS YPF) come together for the first time, and over the past two years, 17 inspirational young people from across the country have given their time to help shape athletics in Scotland. This forum aims to give young people a platform and voice in all aspects of the planning, development, and delivery of athletics in Scotland!
scottishathletics values and recognises the importance of providing opportunities for our young athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers to input into decisions around our sport, and how it can have a positive outcome for young people. As such, scottishathletics would like to invite young athletes, coaches, officials, and/or club volunteers to express an interest in joining scottishathletics Young People’s Forum.
We would like to engage up to 15 young people aged between 14 and 23 years of age to participate in the Young People’s Forum.
Do you have what it takes to be the voice for young people in athletics?
We would love to hear from you if you are:
Desired skills and personal qualities:
The role will require a time commitment of a minimum 20-hours per-year which will include attendance and preparation for:
Members will serve for an initial period of two years.
The Young People’s Forum will continue look at two areas:
As well as other areas, identified by the new cohort.
This is a great opportunity to become:
You will also be able to use your time and what you have learned towards the Duke of Edinburgh volunteer hours, profile for university applications and towards your CV.
How to Apply
If you believe that you have the necessary qualities and are committed to fully participate in the Young People’s Forum, please click Athletics Trust Scotland Young People’s Forum Application Form (google.com) to complete the application form. Alternatively, you can submit a short video clip answering the following questions:
Please include your name, age, email, contact number, your club, Local Authority area and role within your club. If you are under 18, please include permission from a parent or guardian.
Videos applications should be submitted to development@scottishathletics.org.uk
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 27th October 2023. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held on 11th and 12th November.
We also ask if all applicants can please complete the relevant Equality Monitoring Survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPF_Equality_Monitoring_U18s
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPF_Equality_Monitoring_Over18
Just to let you all know that Lynda McKechnie will be at the XC event this Saturday, 21st October with a range of our Ronhill Club Clothing to purchase or order.
There has been lots of interest in this event through the Google form. Thank you to the athletes who have already entered themselves. This is just a wee reminder to everyone else that the closing date for this event is 5 p.m. on Thursday 19th October. Athletes should enter themselves through their individual Scottish athletics portals by following the link to the event page below.
https://scottishathletics.sportserve.net/pages/event/athletics/athleticsbookingdetails.aspx?id=13171
Young People’s Forum Cohort 2
December 2021 saw the inaugural cohort of the Athletics Trust Scotland Young People’s Forum (ATS YPF) come together for the first time, and over the past two years, 17 inspirational young people from across the country have given their time to help shape athletics in Scotland. This forum aims to give young people a platform and voice in all aspects of the planning, development, and delivery of athletics in Scotland!
scottishathletics are now looking to recruit the second cohort of young people for the ATS YPF. The aim of the forum is to give young people a platform and voice in all aspects of the planning, development, and delivery of athletics in Scotland!
scottishathletics values and recognises the importance of providing opportunities for our young athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers to input into decisions around our sport, and how it can have a positive outcome for young people. As such, scottishathletics would like to invite young athletes, coaches, officials, and/or club volunteers to express an interest in joining scottishathletics Young People’s Forum.
We would like to engage up to 15 young people aged between 14 and 23 years of age to participate in the Young People’s Forum.
Do you have what it takes to be the voice for young people in athletics?
We would love to hear from you if you are:
Desired skills and personal qualities:
The role will require a time commitment of a minimum 20-hours per-year which will include attendance and preparation for:
Members will serve for an initial period of two years.
The Young People’s Forum will continue look at two areas:
As well as other areas, identified by the new cohort.
This is a great opportunity to become:
You will also be able to use your time and what you have learned towards the Duke of Edinburgh volunteer hours, profile for university applications and towards your CV.
How to Apply
If you believe that you have the necessary qualities and are committed to fully participate in the Young People’s Forum, please click Athletics Trust Scotland Young People’s Forum Application Form (google.com) to complete the application form. Alternatively, you can submit a short video clip answering the following questions:
Please include your name, age, email, contact number, your club, Local Authority area and role within your club. If you are under 18, please include permission from a parent or guardian.
Videos applications should be submitted to development@scottishathletics.org.uk
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 27th October 2023. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held on 11th and 12th November.
We also ask if all applicants can please complete the relevant Equality Monitoring Survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPF_Equality_Monitoring_U18s
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPF_Equality_Monitoring_Over18
Just a wee reminder that the first event in the East District League takes place on Saturday 14th October at Kirkcaldy.
Thank you to all athletes who have indicated your availability via Google form. For any other athletes who wish to run this is a turn up on the day event but if you can let us know in advance through the google form link below it helps team managers know who to look out for on the day.
https://forms.gle/aMLB5hcstkK9jh297
Once you are at the event you can collect a number from the team tent. Remember to bring pins.
The link below gives information about this event including race times, course details and location of the event. Please note information regarding directions to the course and parking.
There has been a great response for this event via Google forms. Thank you.
Just a reminder that the closing date for this event is Thursday 5th October. If you haven’t already returned your google form and want to run, can you please return it by end of day on Monday 2nd October at the latest to allow time for team managers to sort out number of teams to be entered before closing date. Thank you.
Link to google form is
Falkirk Victoria Harriers 