Club support

We want to increase the number of people taking part in athletics, keep them in the sport for longer and improve their performance – and the best way to do this is by supporting the athletics clubs that make it all possible.

We do this by helping clubs to attract and train more coaches and other volunteers, and by encouraging those individuals to develop their skills. We offer several national development programmes and other resources to boost the work of coaches and volunteers in athletics clubs. Follow the links on the left of this page to explore these programmes and resources.

The Development Team’s key aim is to improve the experience and performance of everyone involved in athletics in Scotland, with clubs sitting at the heart of their work.

Downloads

Club Support Guide 2016 (pdf)

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Scottish Athletics

4 hours ago

'WE ARE EXPLORING INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES for YOUNG ATHLETES'

Stephen Maguire's latest video blog looks at the Scotland vest opportunities in track and field in young age groups.
It is a case of 'watch this space' with the scottishathletics Director of Performance and Coaching explaining he is 'negotiating' on a couple of projects which may be pitched for U20 and U23 athletes.
We hope athletes, coaches, parents and clubs will find Stephen's latest messages interesting and informative.
WATCH here:
youtu.be/e8OJpymVbAADirector of Performance and Coaching for scottishathletics, Stephen Maguire, talks to Peter Jardine about the future of international competition for young S... ...

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Scottish Athletics

7 hours ago

SPORTSCOTLAND ACTIVITY SURVEY
We're asking scottishathletics members and clubs to help us gather more information about activity levels in Scotland.
sportscotland are conducting the survey and the statistics gathered in are helpful when it comes to funding discussions so we'd ask as many of you as possible to get involved.
It also helps underline the powerful work being done by clubs up and down the country to help grow our sport.
(Please note the survey is for those aged 13 and above)

www.scottishathletics.org.uk/42033-2/ ...

Help us by taking sportscotland activity survey - Scottish Athletics

scottishathletics.org.uk

In 2017, scottishathletics independently conducted a survey with our members to understand your physical activity levels and to learn more about the impact

Scottish Athletics

9 hours ago

ULTRA RUNNING . . . GRANT WINS IN BARCELONA - WITH 156 MILES!

Scotland's Grant MacDonald won the Barcelona 24-hour track race at the weekend with a stunning distance of 251.373 km (156.195 miles)
Garscube Harriers athlete MacDonald also won this race in 2016 but improved his 24-hour Pb by over 10k in this race.
His distance,TBC, puts him fourth on the Scottish all time 24-hour list, and 17th on the GB all time 24-hour rankings.
It also surpasses the individual guideline standard set by British Athletics for the 2019 2- hour world championships to be held in Albi, France, next October.
In the same event current GB international Wendy Shaw of Reading Joggers took third place in the ladies event with 216.117km (134.28 miles) which surpasses the Women’s team standard for the 2019 world Championship.
(With thanks to Adrian Stott; photo by Robbie Britton) ...

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Latest Twitter update

WATCH . . . here is that latest video blog from @MaguireSal on @scotathletics international opportunities for young… https://t.co/O2voZVea0e

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4 hours ago