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Junior Athletes
How
the Junior Section operates…
Vale
Royal Athletics Club has a simple philosophy of providing athletics
opportunities without placing undue pressure on athletes. Today many
clubs place the importance on winning points in league meetings, rather
than caring about the athletes.
Of
course the club attends league meetings, however, the points do not really
matter. It is the athletes that matter. This may be the reason why the
club has a excellent attendance rate of athletes aged seventeen and over.
The
club coaches instead prefer to attend ‘open meetings’ where the emphasis
is again placed with the development of the athlete rather than the issue
of chasing points in leagues.
The
club does encourage athletes to compete in County Championships, Northern
Championships and National Championships. Therefore, those athletes who
do wish to pursue the major championships can experience the competitive
element of athletics events.
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