LATEST NEWS
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PLEASE GO TO NEW WEBSITE -
https://www.southdevon.run/
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4th November 2017 - Grand Prix latest results have been updated with the 2 Lap Sports Hall Results and times.
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19th October 2017 - Reminder that there is no training on Monday 23rd October during half term week. Return to training on 30th October & this will include the 2 Lap sports hall sprints Grand Prix event.
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12th October 2017 - Grand Prix latest results have been updated with the X Country Results and times.
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Welcome back to the Autumn 2017 Training Term
Some points to reiterate from the recent newsletter -
Welcome back to training, I hope you all had a good break & are ready to get stuck back into this term’s training – the schedule of training is available on the website.
Also welcome to any new parents and athletes – I have attached the welcome letter for the 2017/18 year which provides useful information on membership and related matters.
I also enclose the Code of Conduct policy for athletes which is there to ensure that all athletes and coaches can enjoy & get the most out of the sessions safely & respectfully.
1) As usual at the start of a new term I remind parents that the £10 term fees are due – unless already paid in the first two weeks back. Additionally, if you have one of the new club t-shirts provided at the Pearson Cup, & have not either returned or paid for it, please could these be returned asap – cost to purchase is £10.
2) The next training session ie Monday 18th Sept, is the X-Country Grand Prix run in the grounds of Churston school. Approx distances are –
Under 10’s 1 mile
Under 11’s 1.6 miles
Under 13/15’s 1.8 miles
3) THIS IS IMPORTANT - Park Run – Under 11’s Rule. I have been asked by the Event Director of the Torbay Velopark Park Run to remind athletes and parents that any child under 11 years old is required to have an adult running with them, within arms reach, for the duration of the course. This is now under scrutiny, & complaints have been received that the rule is not being enforced appropriately. Park run organisers can delete the race result of the child and parent (if applicable) if found to be in breach of the rule, & even delete the runners profile if persistently breaching the rule. Additionally, persistent abuse of the rules may lead to the National Park Run HQ organisers removing the Event & / or Run Director & worse case scenario – cancelling the Torbay Velopark ParkRun. The rule is required by England Athletics & is the only way that Park Runs can be insured, therefore must be complied with.
4) Westward League X-Country – 6 events in total with 3 in Devon, at Stover, Exeter & Plymouth. The juniors website has details of last seasons events including approx distances for each age group & various rules. The dates for the Devon events are –
Stover – 8th Oct – I plan to go to this one.
Exeter – 3 Dec
Plymouth – 11 Feb – I plan to go to his one
Speak to me on a Monday evening if you want more info.
5) From October 2nd we will be in the Sports Hall. The two groups are –
6 – 7pm: Ages 8 – 10 – School years 3 to 6
7 – 8pm: Ages 10 – 16 – School years 7 to 11
However, in order to balance numbers & abilities, I will likely be asking for some in current school year 6 to join the 7 – 8pm group.
6) The weekend of Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th September sees the Club celebrating the 20th year since it’s formation in 1997 – the amalgamation of Devonia AC & Brixham AC. The Club is taking part in a 20 hour relay marathon around Paignton Green, starting from 10pm Saturday night & finishing 6pm Sunday evening. Juniors are welcome to take part in this event by running/walking at least one lap of the Green (1 mile) along with senior Club members who will cover the duration of the event. Why not run as parent / child combo and see who’s fastest or can keep running for the longest!
The event will also be raising money for Rowcroft.
I think that’s enough for now – but if anyone is interested in volunteering to assist coaches on a Monday night, even just occasionally, please let me know.
Kind Regards
Vince Langdon (Coach)
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Pearson Cup 2017 Report
Sunday 9th July saw four junior’s athletics clubs, based in South Devon, meet at Churston Ferrers Grammar School, to compete for the annual Pearson Cup athletics competition, contested by boys and girls in the under 10, 11 and 13 age categories. South Devon Athletic Club, based at the school, hosted the event on a glorious hot sunny day, and were joined in competition with athletes from Dartmouth AC, Newton Abbot AC and Torbay AC – 109 junior athletes in total taking part.
The South Devon team was well represented by 35 junior athletes, competing in a range of sprint and middle-distance races, long jump, high jump, shot put and vortex throw.
Competition was tight throughout the day with South Devon AC taking an early lead. By early afternoon Torbay AC had taken over the lead by a small margin over South Devon, but there were many points still up grabs, with the sprint relays finishing off the day's competition.
South Devon AC acquitted itself extremely well, and enjoyed a very successful 2nd place overall, with Torbay AC taking 1st and Newton Abbot and Dartmouth clubs in 3rd and 4th respectively. The final points tallies were; Torbay AC 346, South Devon AC 303, Newton Abbot AC 264, and Dartmouth AC 137.
Notable performances for the South Devon AC team were provided with the following gold, silver and bronze medals –
Under 10 girls; Indie Pedrick Long Jump Gold; Rosie Campbell Vortex Throw Silver; Heidi Walker Long Jump Bronze.
Under 10 boys; Ben Hardwick 600m Track Silver; Harry Clayton 75m Sprint Silver & Long Jump Bronze; 4 x 75m Relay Gold – William Lugg, Luke Le Huray, Ben Hardwick & Harry Clayton.
Under 11 girls; Evie Rowe Long Jump Gold & Vortex Throw Gold; Hannah Carr 600m Track Gold & Long Jump Silver; Mia Taylor High Jump Silver (=) =)& 75m Sprint Bronze; Bethany Maer High Jump Silver (=); Maddy Brugge Long Jump Bronze.
Under 11 boys; Tom Hart Vortex Throw Silver; Alfie Harris High Jump Bronze & Vortex Throw Bronze.
Under 13 girls; Holly Langdon Shot Put Bronze.
Under 13 boys; Matt Langdon Shot Put Gold; George Jackson Greenham Shot Put Silver; Toby Singh Shot Put Bronze.
South Devon AC’s thanks, is extended to all the competing clubs, athletes, parents, coaches and volunteer helpers, for their generous support of the day’s events, and help in making it a memorable success.
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The 7th GP (long jump) results are now attached.
Tuesday 20th June
The 5th & 6th Grand Prix results have now been uploaded - see GP Results page.
Saturday 17th June - Coleton Fun Run (0.8M) - Results
Well done to all junior athletes competing in this fun run on a glorious Saturday evening. As well as a contingent of 13 SDAC juniors we were joined by 7 Torbay AC juniors to make it a very competitive event.
The result for the 2017 run are here -
Monday 29th May
No training tonight as it is a bank holiday - see you next week - 5th Jun.
Results of the Grand Prix throws events have now bee uploaded to the results sheets - see GP Results page.
Upcoming Events page shows latest information and links for this summer's track & field events taking place across Devon - please take a look - some of these do not require Club / EA membership, you can turn up an compete.
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Friday 21st April - New Joiners
Due to increasing numbers, please contact the Head Coach (Vince Langdon) first to check availability. You can use the Contact Form tab above or email direct to; sdac.coach@outlook.com
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR PEARSON CUP TO THE 9TH JULY.
Thank you.
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******** Wednesday 22nd Mar Update *******
Training will not stop during the Easter holiday, but will be available as a one hour session for both groups together from 6.30 to 7.30pm.
The dates are Mondays 3rd & 10th April.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO TRAINING EASTER MONDAY 17TH APRIL.
Summer training routine will begin from Monday 24th April. That is both groups starting at 6pm and finishing at 7.45pm. This will be outdoors on the sports field, so make sure they bring suitable warm & wet weather clothing.
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Monday 27th Feb Update
Well done to all those athletes and parents who made it to the Awards night on Saturday and made it such a celebratory evening. Three awards were presented tonight after training and there are two remaining to present. Once that is done I will publish the list of Awards & winners here. You may also find the Awards night reported & pictures in the Herald Express.
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£10 TERMS FEES ARE DUE - NOTES TO ATHLETES / PARENTS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THOSE CURRENTLY OVERDUE, AFTER HALF TERM.
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AWARDS NIGHT IS SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 7.00 FOR 7.30PM AT BRIXHAM CRICKET CLUB - 17 AWARDS IN THE JUNIORS CATEGORIES.
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Friday 10th Feb Updates
No training on Monday 13th February as it is half term week.
Normal training 20th February, but due to exams in the sports hall on Monday 27th Feb, we are limited to training 6-7pm only - both Groups together - in the school hall again.
Velopark Park Run is back on from Saturday 11 Feb.
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Tuesday 7th Feb 17 Update - Stover X Country Details
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WESTWARD XC LEAGUE 2016-17
RACE INSTRUCTIONS
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Venue: Stover School, Stover, Newton Abbot TQ12 6QG
Date: Sunday 12th February 2017
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Timetable:
U11 (1500m) 12:15
U13G (3000m) 12:30
U13B (3000m) 12:50
SW and U17M/W (5000m) 1:10
U15G/B (4500m) 1:40
SM (9300m) 2:10
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AGE GROUPS
U17 Men 15 & 16 on 31st August 2016
U15 Boys 13 & 14 on 31st August 2016
U13 Boys Aged 11 on day of competition, or 12 on 31st August 2016
U17 Women 15 & 16 on 31st August 2016
U15 Girls 13 & 14 on 31st August 2016
U13 Girls Aged 11 on day of competition, or 12 on 31st August 2016
U11 Boys and Girls -Min age 8 on the day
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Guests are allowed to run at a cost of £3 per race payable on the day. Guests can only take part in two fixtures in a season. Athletes not affiliated to England Athletics have to run as a non-scoring guest - except U11s.
For safety reasons MP3 players or similar shall not be worn in any of the races. Any athlete who is seen with such will be disqualified.
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Directions:
For those Runners and spectators approaching from the A38, please exit the Drumbridges junction following the signpost for Newton Abbott (A382). The entrance to Stover School is approximately ½ mile on your left (past the entrance to Stover County Park!). Please refer to map below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Whilst ample free parking is provided, it is politely requested that NO DOGS are brought on site as the races are held on school grounds. Dogs are however allowed at the nearby Stover Country Park.
Facilities:
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A wide selection of delicious hot and cold drinks and snacks including soup and bacon rolls
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Separate Male/Female changing rooms are available with limited showers
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Plenty of free on-site parking
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Medical cover provided by M.E.T Services (on site 11.45-15.00)
Stover School: http://www.stover.co.uk/
Westward League: http://www.city-runs.co.uk/westward/
AA Route Finder: http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp
Please contact Wavell Vigers (Race Director) on 07970 401 444 or
wvigers@hotmail.com for any further information
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Friday 3rd Feb 17 Update -
Due to flooding the Torbay Velopark Park Run on Sat 4th Feb has been cancelled. Watch this space (or the Park Run web page) for an update on when it is back up and available .
Friday 20th Jan 17 Update -
The Westward Cross Country League is at Stover on Sunday 12th February. This is the closest it gets to us in Torbay & would be an ideal opportunity to try out your endurance running against other same aged athletes from Devon and Cornwall. Distances vary according to age but as a basic guide guide -
U13 boys = 4km (2.5mile)
U13 girls = 3.2km (2 mile)
U11 boys & girls = 2.4km (1.5mile)
I will be going up to run and also assist as needed. Parents will need to make their own travel arrangements.
Race times vary & I will provide more detail when I get it.
SDAC have not competed at these events for a while, though they used to, & were quite competitive, and I would like to get things moving again towards that. Please contact me through the Contact page or directly at training if you are interested.
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Thank You
Tuesday 13th Dec 16 Update -
Training for the Autumn Term has now finished.
The first date back is 9th Jan and for the first two weeks back (9th & 16th Jan) due to the sports hall being unavailable we will be training both groups together at 6 - 7pm in the school hall. This is at the main entrance - up the steps.
Normal training times and venue will resume 23rd Jan.
Thank You
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UPDATE
NO TRAINING ON MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER AS THIS IS HALF TERM WEEK - SEE YOU ALL BACK ON MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER.
UPDATE
MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Tonight's training session is CANCELLED as the ground is still wet.
We look forward to seeing you all next week when we will be in the
Sports Hall.
The junior coaches
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Sunday 28th August Update -
Remember, the first training session of the Autumn Term is Monday 5th September 2016, 6.00 till 7.45pm, and we are still outside till the end of the month.
We will also be asking or the Autumn term fees to be paid (£10) sooner rather than later, and for some we will be chasing unpaid term & annual membership fees.
There is now a waiting list in force until we determine the numbers of re-joiners, & those who remain unpaid will lose their place to newcomers ready to pay - a harsh message to end on, but necessary!
Thanks
Vince (Head Coach)
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Training Schedule for September & October is now available.
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Farewell to Sam Stacey (Head Coach) as he embarks on a new direction. Our best wishes go with him.
From September2016, Vince Langdon will take up the Head Coach position
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New training terms starts Monday 5th September.
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THE LAST DAY OF THE SUMMER 2016 TRAINING TERM IS MONDAY 18TH JULY - DOWN AT BROADSANDS BEACH - SAME TIMES
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South Devon 3rd at this years Pearson cup
A massive well done goes to a team of 21 athletes that represented south devon athletics club at this year’s Pearson cup, which was held at Forchess Cross and hosted by Newton Abbot.
The team included and pictured: Josh and Jacob Shapter, Rosie and Eve Cambell, Alfie Harris, Robert and Francis Hayes, Robyn ??, Zoe White, Holly and Matt Langdon, Livvy Greenway, Cloe Connor, Jack Ts, Finley and Harvey Savage, Hannah and Lauren Carr, Aine and Angus Graham and Lizzy Bumby.
Medallist included: Zoe White, Matt Langdon (2), Josh Shapter, Cloe Connor(3), Jack Ts (2), Alfie Harris, Hannah Carr and Rosie Cambell.
A huge effort put in by all, with special thanks to Adrian Tucker for his countless dedication and organisation skills, Vince Langdon with helping me out officiate the vortex event and chasing the vortex around the field, throwing it back (defiantly not hitting me on the odd occasion!), Josh Shapters dad for holding and pull the tape measure! and a thank you to the parents for supporting this year’s team. Back to our turn to host and win it again (!) next year!!
Final standings:
1st – Torbay AC,
2nd – Newton Abbot,
3rd SDAC,
4th Dartmouth
Sue, Adrian, Vince and Sam
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CHANGE TO GRAND PRIX DATES. 3 REMAINING:
SEPTEMBER 19th - X-COUNTRY
OCTOBER TBC - 2 LAP SPH SPRINT
DECEMBER TBC - HIGH JUMP
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Summer training times (to continue until end September)
We have completed a plan of this summer’s training schedule and times! (This will be a trail, so if this new approach does not work then we will revert back to the old times and age groups)
Sessions will still be at Churston Ferrers Grammar School field. However, there will now be one session that will run from 6pm until 7.45pm for all age groups. Groups will be split into manageable/ coachable groups where athletes will move around on a carousel of activities, trying a bit of running, throwing and jumping in one session. These sessions will start on the first Monday back after half term (13/04/2015).
Please click here or on the training/ calendar tab at the top of the page for an up to date training schedule.
If you have any concerns on this issue please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Vince, Adrian, Kim, Sue and Karen
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