Comments Off on Mike Frost joins Sportshall Associates!
We are delighted to announce that Mike Frost has joined as a new full time Sportshall Development Officer. Following the tremendous demand for service delivery at Level 1, 2 and 3, it is fantastic to be able to expand the team.
Mike started his post in mid October and is looking forward to a busy season of event delivery and has already delivered an extensive package of activity in his native Stockport, encompassing Infants, Y3&4, Y5&6, Secondary and Transition events!
An integral member of Stockport Harriers, Mike brings with him a wealth of experience in delivering both Sportshall and Track and Field competitions and is jointly responsible (with his brother Joe) for developing and delivering the popular and well known Quadrathlon open meetings.
To book Mike or the Sportshall Team to deliver any activity please contact team@sportshall.org or call 01606 353 550
Comments Off on Join in it’s World Marathon Challenge Day!
The World Marathon Challenge Global Race takes place today with hundreds of budding young athletes aiming to beat the Marathon World Record.
Teams of over 30 participants will work together and run sections of 200 metres in a relay to complete the distance with a focus on beating the New World Record for the Marathon set only this weekend by Kenyan Athlete Dennis Kimetto.
Teams from across the world will compete simultaneously in both Under 13 & Open Age races with results and checkpoint being recorded at www.competitioncentre.net allowing progress to be tracked worldwide. Similarly Primary school aged participants can also get involved in the Global Race with a World 5000m Challenge available to enter.
Early results include schools from across the UK & Europe already bettering the World Record. A Team from the de Ferrers Academy in Burton on Trent has already beaten the time with 1:59:24 to lead the early rankings, while a group of teams from Norway have also completed the race with only 2 seconds between the first two teams in what can only have been a very close and exciting race. In Ireland an early race including open age club athletes has seen a team from Tullamore Harriers complete the race in 2:01.54.
You can keep up with the results and news by sharing your photos and race results on social media @EvequeWMC & @SportshallUK using the hashtag #WMC
Good Luck to everyone involved today and we look forward to hearing and seeing how all the races go.
Comments Off on Continued Success for Ashley & Ellie
Our 2014 UK finals were held for the first time in Manchester and we saw some excellent competition and brilliant results over the first weekend in April. Our under 15 individual competitions were particularly competitive.
After finishing 7th in 2013, our 2014 boys’ title was collected by Ashley Cooper (City of Norwich AC, Norfolk). Keeping the title in Norfolk after it was won in 2013 by Jack Dearden of the same club, Ashley performed consistently well in all his events in Manchester and won our all-rounder title.
Since winning the UK Final boys title in April Ashley has had a successful season on the track and in the field with his best results coming in the Long Jump. Ashley is currently ranked a very creditable 13th in the UK long jump for his age amongst other high ranked performances across sprints & jumps.
Ellie Hodgson (Southampton AC, Hampshire) won our girls title in Manchester in April in her first year in the age group. A remarkable performance in a close competition Ellie beat Katie Rowe (Derbyshire) by only 2 points.
Ellie’s performances this summer have seen continued success with her biggest success in throws where she earned a Silver Medal in the Shot at the English Schools Athletics National Championships in July. Ellie has also picked up numerous medals and titles in Sprints over the summer and we look forward to seeing how Ellie progress as she moves up to her final year as an Under 15.
Sportshall County Leagues are getting underway during September & October so get involved at your club and you could be following in the footsteps of Ellie & Ashley!
Comments Off on Parallel Challenge & Highland Games Resources Now Available
Over the summer, the Sportshall Development team has been working to develop our programmes and we have recently published the Sportshall Parallel Disability Team Challenge & our Highland Games Festival resources.
Brand New Ready to use Resources including Scoring Spreadsheet, Competition Guidelines & Rules are now available to download for both Primary & Secondary age groups. Click on the links below to access our new resources
Comments Off on Join the fun in the 2014 World Marathon Challenge
Join hundreds of other schools & athletes around the world and enter the World Marathon Challenge, a simultaneous relay in which teams of 26-36 children race against each other over the full 26.2 mile marathon distance. The World Marathon Challenge is aimed at Secondary Schools with a separate 5000m Challenge specifically for Primary Schools.
The World Marathon Challenge and the 5000m Challenge events are easy to organise and fun to take part in. Choose a date to suit your school or join teams from 40 countries around the world for our simultaneous grand finale on Wednesday 1st October 2014.
Both the marathon challenge and the 5000m version help young athletes know how it feels to run at the speed required to run a world class marathon or 5000m time. The races also provide opportunity for teams to qualify for a British Athletics Endurance Team Award.
In 2013 over 50,000 young people were involved from over 50 Countries so join us today and help us make the World Marathon Challenge the biggest children’s run in the world and enter your teams and set up your event today by visiting visit www.competitioncentre.net
The Penultimate week in June saw over 400 budding young athletes from schools across the Isle of Man enjoy the Primary Sportshall Competition Programme!
Children from both large and small schools experienced the competition against schools of a similar size to themselves and there were excellent results in both competitions which took place on consecutive days.
As will all Sportshall events the successful competitions in the Isle of Man sponsored by Sure were largely due to the enthusiasm and encouragement provided by the Leaders from Ramsey Grammar School.
Click Here for A full report from the Isle of Man events.
For regular updates and information on Sportshall Athletics follow us on Twitter @SportshallUK
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The Sportshall Team would like to thank all of the experienced Officials that have supported the UK Championships Regional Finals and UK Finals across the season. There is absolutely no question, that the events wouldn’t be possible without YOU!
At the UK Final held at Sportcity in Manchester, we were also joined by an enthusiastic group of leaders from Skegness Academy. A big thank you to Sam Fieldman and all her group.
A brief report of their experiences can be viewed HERE .
Comments Off on St Aloysius Primary Reign Supreme!
Following a very successful Sportshall Season we can now confirm that the School Games and UK Championship results have been uploaded to our Results section (more results to follow shortly) HERE .
In addition for the first time, the School Games Sportshall National Honours Board has been issued. Please follow the link above to view the past School Games winners.
St Aloysius Primary come out with the longest uninterrupted run as Champions, by winning the Tyne and Wear Primary School Games Final for 5 years running!! Can they make it a sixth title next year?
Comments Off on Pirton Hill currently top of the Sportshall of Fame!
The school team from Pirton Hill in Luton are the current leaders in our Sportshall of Fame competition. All schools competing in Level 3 Finals are eligible for this National Virtual competition. The results are calculated using the Sportshall Awards scoring tables – providing points for all field events and accumulating them to provide a comparable score across the Country.
With some results still to be submitted Pirton Hill (who competed in the Bedfordshire & Luton Primary School Games Final in February) are edging out RL Hughes and Norden, both from Greater Manchester, in second and third place respectively.
The future of Athletics looks bright at the Sportshall UK Final 2014
The first weekend in April saw over 400 of the most talented young athletes from across the UK compete at Sportcity, Manchester in the finale to the 2014 Sportshall season.
This key fixture in the calendar of many aspiring athletes was successfully staged in Manchester for the first time this year with the compact arena creating a great atmosphere across the two days of competition.
Taking place on the Saturday, the Under 13s Team Challenge competitions were formally opened by the creator of Sportshall Athletics, George Bunner MBE.
The Under 13 Boys of Avon took their title with 1340 points with a series of impressive relay performances making a difference with Surrey Boys in second and Birmingham in third place.
The Under 13 Girls title went to Hampshire for the third successive year. The champions won with 1254 points, Avon Girls in second on 1204 and Birmingham in third on 1190.
The Sunday saw the opportunity for the Under 15 athletes to compete. The U15 All Rounder Individual competitions, were won by Ellie Hodgson from Hampshire and Ashley Cooper from Norfolk. Ellie and Ashley join an illustrious group of recipients which includes Mark Lewis Francis, Kelly Sotherton and Jade Surman.
After the success of the Hampshire Under 13 Girls the day before, it was another South East victory in the U15 Girls competition as Surrey triumphed with 1262 points. Birmingham came in second on 1217 with Norfolk in third on 1190.
The Norfolk Boys team were crowned champions in one of the closest Under 15 competitions ever with just 4 points separating the top 3 teams. Norfolk Boys accrued 1250 points, with Birmingham 1 point behind and Hampshire just 3 points adrift of Second on 1246.
The organisers would like to thank all the athletes, team managers, parents, helpers and officials for making the 2014 Sportshall UK Final so memorable. A special thank you is reserved for Manchester City Council, the Amateur Athletic Association and Eveque whose help and assistance was invaluable.
For full results or more information on the programmes please visit www.sportshall.org or follow on twitter @SportshallUK for regular updates.
