Excelsior ADC  Update for Summer Term

Club Update

Sports Performance starts in the kitchen

Here is a summary of Club activity and important information for all Club members. You can skip to your relevant heading for details of upcoming training, but you might also like to see how other members are progressing.

Thanks very much to everyone who has been helping out with ideas, suggestions and ferrying children around. It is especially gratifying to hear from 3^rd parties how  well our athletes are doing on camps and in competition.

The Sports Performance Workshop in Willand yesterday was probably the most enjoyable workshop I have ever run. Great input from all the athletes involved. Next one is on 1^st June.

The Club raffle raised £95.30 in total, £30 for the weightlifters,  £65.30 for the gymnasts.  Thanks to all who bought tickets and donated prizes. Thankt for all the Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers too.

The club display can be seen here:

Gymnastics.

Training resumes on Tuesday 12^th April from 16:30-17:30 for KS1 and from 17:30-18:30 for KS2.  We shall not be training on June 14^th (I am away) or June 21^st (Willand school sports day, kids always tired afterwards) or July 19^th (last week of term, ditto).

Please pay your termly dues of £40 by Bacs or cheque payable to “Excelsior Athletic Development Club”.

New crash mat

We have ordered a new crash mat which should arrive in 2-3 weeks’ time from the USA.  Thanks to Dan Ware for the kind donation.

We are about £35 short of being able to buy another mat thanks to the raffle and those who have used easyfundraising.

We have secured funding from British Gymnastics to buy a 6 metre inflatable tumble track and a red box to help our satellite venue at Courtfields School in Wellington. This kit will be able to be used in Willand too.

New tumble track

We are currently waiting on 2 other bids to buy other bits of kit. All of this is done to help create a more challenging and safe environment for the young gymnasts.

Starting a club from nothing is extremely hard work, and costs time and money. Thanks again to everyone who has supported our efforts in word or deed.

Weightlifting

Training resumes on Monday 11^th April from 1800-1900 and from 1900-2000, also Wednesday 13^th April from 1800-1900.  Due to exam commitments, we have spaces available in these sessions.

Please pay £28 by BACS or cash to confirm your place. Please let me know if you are/aren’t coming or if you have a friend/ team mate who wants to learn how to weightlift.

New biscuits & buffer

Thanks to the raffle and those members who have used easyfundraising, we have managed to buy some new kit for the Club.

I have bought 2 new wooden technique disks, a year’s supply of chalk, and a set of coloured “biscuits”. This will allow you to adjust your weights in small increments.

Thanks to Matt Collier, we have also built a buffer round the gas pipe, which means we can use the squat rack off the 2^nd platform and gives you more space to lift.

We will hold our Summer competition on Monday 18^th July.

Athletics

New racing kit

Sunday saw the launch of our new racing kit, and our first entry as a club to an official athletics competition. Well done to Josie and Milly for their 100m races and long jump in atrocious conditions.

Our track training session  went well, and we will do intermittent ones on starts and take off techniques into the pit throughout the season.

Speed training resumes on Thursday 21^st April in Willand from 18:30-19:30 and costs £4 per session.

Our middle distance sessions continue on Wednesday nights from 1930-20:30 with the target of BMC and a relay event for the club to enter.

Sarah’s Improver’s running session continues on Monday nights, with many of the participants doing Park Runs and Charity Runs for fun.

I am hoping to start Junior Athletics for 10-12 years olds in Willand on Mondays, so please share this information with any interested juniors.

Summary

Issy and Josie

The underlying ethos of our club is to develop the Long Term Athleticism of our members. From our youngest gymnast, to our oldest runner, we want safe, effective and expert training. Most importantly, we want the members to enjoy the challenge and process too.