With the 2011 outdoor Track & Field competition season
over for most of us, our thoughts turn to the winter. Fortunately it's
not all training, training and more training during the cold winter
months.
There are quite a few competition opportunities,
especially for our younger athletes, over the next couple of months in
Sports:Hall. Not only is Sports:Hall a competition opportunity, it's
also indoors in the warm now that's got to be the clincher surely?
For those that don't know Sports:Hall, it is a colourful
noisy affair with a combination of track and field events for athletes
up to, and including, the under-15 age group. The track events include
individual flat running races up and down the sportshall using turn
boards at each wall. There are also a variety of team relays, some of
which include obstacles. In the field we have standing long/triple and
vertical jumps, speed bounce and shot putt.
The range of Sports:Hall competitions are usually made
up of a three match league for teams, the Dorset County Championships,
and, for those lucky enough to be selected an inter-county championship
event, normally held in Torbay.
However, to get a taste of what Sports:Hall is all about
before all the competitions start, there is a Sports:Hall Pentathlon
being organised at Blandford Leisure Centre for under-11s and under-13s
on Sunday 2nd October. Entries cost £3.00 see your coach for further
details.
For your diaries, the event dates we have so far are:
October 2nd (Sunday) Sports:Hall Pentathlon @
Blandford
October 22nd (Saturday) League Match 1
November 19th (Saturday) League Match 2
Steve Snook
Sportshall is open to all who are 8
years old on the date of the event and who were under -15 on September
1st 2011. Sportshall is a fun competition with the opportunity for under
‑11 athletes to compete against
each other within the under ‑13
league events.
Contact your team managers:
Steve Snook Boys -
sjsnook@f2s.com or 01258-840228
Lorraine Winton Girls -
winton804@btinternet.com
or 01258-456178
Steve Henderson -
stephen.henderson@btinternet.com
or 01202-881635
to find out more.
In addition to athletes, we also need
parents to come and shout, support and, where you feel you can, be a
team helper (keep track of a relay team) or assist in the running of a
field event. We also need some extra help as assistant team managers and
help with field events (counting, marking and recording). Training and
safety equipment (ear defenders) will be provided!
Under‑15s
have their own events and Grand Prix competition.
The events for Under 13s are:
| Track Events |
Field Events |
Relays |
| 2 Lap |
Standing Long Jump |
Obstacle Relay |
| 4 Lap |
Standing Triple Jump |
4 x 2 Lap Relay |
| 6 Lap |
Vertical Jump |
4 x 1 Lap Relay |
| 8 Lap PaarLauf |
Shop Putt |
|
| |
Speed Bounce |
|
2008
Sportshall Trials 4 October 2008
Click here for full report and results.
Sportshall 18 October 2008 Canford
Click here
for full report, results and photos
Sportshall - 23 November 2008 - Canford
Click here for full
report and results
Sportshall - 7 December 2008 - Osprey
Click here for full
report and results
Dorset County Sportshall Championships - 21
January 2009 - Canford
Click here for
full report and results
Mighty Leap for Matt Curtis at National SportsHall
Finals 22 March 2009
Matt Curtis claims a new PB on the big occasion click
here
for report
2007
Report on the First League Meeting at Canford School - 27th October
2007 - click Here
Report on the Second League Meeting at Portland - 17th November 2007
- click Here
Report on the Third League Meeting at Canford School - 15th December
2007 - click Here
Report on the Regional Final in Torbay - 10th February 2008 - click
Here
