The scottishathletics Young People’s Forum is is a national group established to give young people a platform and voice in all aspects of the planning, development, and delivery of athletics in Scotland.
The forum has 15 members, ranging in age from 14 to 23, who were selected from more than 40 applications following a group interview and individual interview.
For more information about the Forum, please contact National Club Manager Lindsay McMahon.
The Young People’s Forum members are:
Six members of the first cohort of the ATS YPF have moved into roles as mentors to new members:
One of the key pieces of work to be completed by the first cohort of the Young People’s Forum was the creation of a guide for clubs and coaches, full of advice on keeping young people in the sport.
It was based on in-depth work by forum members, including a survey of scottishathletics members aged 23 and under, on mental health and retaining young people in sport, and discussions at the first ever YPF Conference at the Emirates Arena in March 2023.
Athletics Trust Scotland Young People Information booklet 2023
The first Cohort joined the Young People’s Forum in late 2021, their term running through to late 2023.
Find out more by reading ATS Young People’s Forum report 2023.
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