Category Archives: Training

Fun Athletics Classes for Kids (4-7) in Sherburn and South Milford. Book Your Child’s Spot Now!

At Vale of York Athletic Community, we believe in nurturing a love for movement at an early age. That’s why we are excited to announce the expansion of our funetics programme – specially designed for children aged 4 to 7 years old!

From November 2025, we are launching three new kids athletics sessions in Sherburn in Elmet and South Milford. If you are looking for a supportive and fun way to get your child active, build their confidence, and teach them the essential run, jump and throw skills of athletics, then funetics is the way to get started.

Coaching Hurdles with Under-13 Athletes: Holistic Long-Term Development

Hurdling is a complex blend of speed, coordination, flexibility, and rhythm. Introducing this track and field event group to young athletes requires careful consideration, patience, and time.

We know that coaching hurdling is not just about teaching technicalities. It involves coaching the whole athlete more than any other track and field event.

As a responsible coach, you must respect the ongoing physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development of the U13 age group. Get this wrong and you increase the risk of injury, knock a child’s confidence, and potentially contribute to athlete burnout and dropout from the sport.

Mince Pies and Twin Climbs: Winter Solstice Run 2024

We successfully reached the summits of Brayton Barff and Hambleton Hough tonight. And what a night it was! A massive thank you to Amelia for providing much-needed mince pies to go with our liquid refreshments for this year’s annual Winter Solstice Run. It was a fantastic way to celebrate the end of our Wednesday evening runs in 2024 while we take a Christmas break for a couple of weeks.