Athletics

Athletics offers the widest range of choice of any sport as its various disciplines provide the opportunity to throw, run or jump.

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An Overview of Athletics

The range of disciplines across the track, field, road and off-road provides an incredible diversity of events for different people with different skills and abilities. For other people athletics is about fitness and participation but the range of age groups, events, competitions and clubs means that athletics really is a truly inclusive sport. In many different ways athletics really is one of the most exciting, diverse and vibrant sport there is. For many the sport provides the ultimate challenge to their competitive abilities.

Benefits

Field events such as shot put help develop physical strength
Cardiovascular benefits from the running disciplines.
Social benefits from group training sessions

Costs

Disciplines such as running only require the cost to purchase suitable shoes. There are many beginners running groups across the country that are free to join and some that charge a small price of £1-2 per session. For more specialised athletic disciplines a membership with a club is likely to be required.

Involvement

Everyone. The different disciplines suit different body shapes and sizes.

Adaptations and Equipment

Equipment needed is dependent on the discipline. But the key piece of equipment needed is some running shoes.

Facts

The very first race of the modern Olympics in 1896 was the men's 100m sprint.

Taunton Athletics Club

We offer training in all aspects of athletics and running
For school years 3 and above
We have specialised groups for different ages and disciplines
We also offer holiday clubs

Excelsior Athletic Development Club

Excelsior ADC offers:
Gymnastics and parkour sessions to boys and girls aged 6-16.
Weight Lifting coaching (Licensed club with British Weight Lifting).
Athletics coaching: sprints, jumps, hurdles, throwing

Minehead Running Club

Millfield Enterprises

We run a variety of courses each year and hire out Millfield’s facilities from individual bookings to corporate events.

Yeovil Olympiads Athletics Club

Provide junior and senior track and field training and competition for young people aged 8 years to adult. Also provide cross country training and competitive opportunities.

Young Athlete Grant Scheme

1:00am - Sun 23rd February, 2025

The Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) has a fund which is able to support English athletes under the age of 23 who are in full time education and active in athletics.

Lloyd Cowan Bursary

The Lloyd Cowan Bursary will support the next generation of UK athletes by awarding grants of up to £500 once a year. They will be available to coaches, and to unfunded athletes, aged 16-23, for whom cost is a barrier to accessing developmental opportunities in athletics.

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

The Club Improvement Fund will provide grants of up to £500 to support clubs with projects that aim to reduce some of the barriers current or future members are facing. England Athletics want to fund projects that will help clubs to provide a safe, sustainable and welcoming environment for their athletes and runners.