Category: Coaching Matters

Wednesday 18th January club session

Wednesday 18th January session will be held at the Civic Centre, Livingston. The session commences at 7.10PM prompt. It’s advisable to be there 15-20 mins early to ensure you do some kind of warm up. The session will be 50, 100, 150, 200 metres (depending on age, ability & fitness). It will be...

Training Venue for Friday 23rd & 30th December

Due to the recent bad weather the coaches & committee decided that on Friday 23rd & 30th December training will take place at the Civic Centre. Sessions will commence at 7.10PM and finish at 8.00PM. This means that if you intend on doing the session you will have to be there a...

Wednesday 30th November Session.

The club session on Wednesday 30th November will be held at the civic centre. The lead coach will be there from 6.50PM. The session starts at 7.20PM. Try to be there in time (15-20 mins before session commences) to do a proper warm up. The session will be an interval session...

Your Club Needs You – Assistant Coach Award – 28th & 29th January

Dear Athlete, Parent or Guardian,          Anyone interested in gaining coaching qualifications (Assistant Coach Award – see link below) to help your club develop?  If so please let us know by contacting either Saran Jones (Coaching Coordinator) – saran.jones@sky.com, ( Alternatively you can contact Jamie McDonald directly – jamie.mcdonald@scottishathletics.org.uk . Office – 0131 4767324, Mobile -...

Training last night at the club.

Fantastic approach to training last night. The aptitude and work ethics were just right. It was structured, the core content was appropriate, communication excellent, mindset tuned in, and there was a belief in what you were all doing and why you were doing it. Well, it looked that way from...

X-country training offer

X-country starting soon. Anyone wanting to do longer, off road runs at Dechmont Law, Polkemmet Park or Beecraigs? I’m happy to help or pace or be paced. I extend this invite all all age groups. PS Or anywhere else anyone suggests. The Pentlands? Muiravonside? New Lanark? Plus, any age, any...

Beecraigs on Sunday

Hello everyone at Lothian.  Hope you are well – I know three of you are as you were at Turnhouse yesterday to humiliate me! Anyway I’m really sorry but I am going to have to cancel the coached session at Beecraigs this Sunday.  This is due to a rare visit...

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