The Wednesday night session is open to all juniors to attend. It is split into two sections:
- Juniors under the age of 12
- Some juniors will train in the hall developing skills around sprinting, throwing and jumping.
- Some juniors will train outside to develop their endurance (dependent on weather and sufficient coaching availability)
- Juniors aged 12 and over undertake an interval session outside to improve their speed and endurance.
All the sessions are planned by a qualified Coach. The U12 junior sessions are led by qualified coaches and assistant coaches. The O12 junior sessions are led by qualified Leaders in Running Fitness: meet our leaders and coaches!
Prior to the session
The weekly email will request
- Availability of Leaders and Coaches (Ratio 1:10)
- U12’s : 1 x Coach, 2-3 x Ass. Coach/Coach
- O12’s: 3-5 LiRFs
- Parent Helpers to fulfil Welfare Support Roles
- 2 @ Start
- 2 @ End
- The intervals for each training group.
The Event Director will:
- Ensures a sufficient ratio of leaders/coaches to juniors can be achieved (Tuesday evening) and in the event of insufficient leaders/coaches communicate to parents regarding U12/O12 session cancellation.
- Ensure sufficient parent helpers to fulfil the Welfare Support Roles.
- Consider adverse weather and if necessary communicate to parents regarding:
- Appropriate attire (i.e. Hats and Gloves in the winter).
- Event Cancellation.
Arrival
The Welfare Support Role entails:
- Manning the door (separate doors for O12 and U12).
- Ensuring all juniors are signed in.
- Acting as a first point of contact for any queries and directing them to the Event Director.
- Steering new trialists to the Event Director for a proper welcome and introduction to the club.
In the event that there are last minute changes to the availability of leaders and juniors, the Event Director is responsible for re-allocating of juniors/groups/leaders to ensure sufficient leader:junior (1:10) ratios are achieved.
Session
The session’s are structured to start with some drills, followed by a warm-up prior to the main session. After the main session a cool-down is ideally followed by some stretching, however this is time-dependent. We have outlined our expectations for Juniors and Coaches and Leaders.
Departure
The Welfare Support Role entails:
- Manning the door (separate door for O12 and U12).
- Ensuring all juniors are signed out.
- Acting as a first point of contact for any queries and directing them to the Event Director.
The Event Director is responsible for ensuring all children leave:
- For late collection of juniors, please see Late Collection Policy.
- For Juniors who have left without signing out: contact parents to ensure junior safely collected and fill out an incident report.
Policy Date: 09/02/2025
Review date: 09/02/2026
Published by: Hannah Stewart