Barlick Fell Runners have developed an advanced training program for our thriving junior section. The program is available to all junior members who have attended training sessions on a regularly basis thus far.
Some of our juniors are with us because they enjoy the fun aspects of our regular training sessions and they may not necessarily wish to advance beyond that, which is fine.
However, for those who would like to progress their running we have designed a challenging program for all abilities.
Juniors will be given the opportunity to advance through three stages - Bronze, Silver and Gold (one award per year) over a period of 12 weeks starting in May.
To reach the required standards the following criteria must be met within the 12 week period. Extra time will be given to achieve target lap times, but only if all the other criteria has been achieved within the 12 week period. It will be difficult to attain the Gold status for some, but this is because the bar has been deliberately set high.
If your child would like to take part in the scheme the onus is on you to let one of the coaches know.
We will post a notice on Facebook and on the noticeboard in the cricket club to let you know when each program is due to start. Details of the three schemes are below.
| Bronze |
| Target Period - 12 Weeks |
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⚫Must be a member of the club and have your own club vest. |
| Silver |
| Target Period |
| 12 Weeks |
| ⚫Must attain Bronze status within 12 week period. ⚫Continued excellent attendance, attending a minimum of 9 out of the 12 sessions and turn up on time each week. ⚫Represent the club in at least 3 more races, 1 park run allowed. (Please see our race calendar on the club website). ⚫Attain required target lap time. A minimum 5% improvement on lap time achieved attaining Bronze award. ⚫Train away from the club at least once per week (10 – 20-minute run). Please see to your coach for further advice on this. Participation in other sporting activities is encouraged. |
| Gold |
| Target Period |
| 12 Weeks |
| ⚫Must attain Silver status within the 12-week period. ⚫Attend a minimum of 10 out of the 12 sessions and turn up on time each week. ⚫Represent the club in at least 3 more races, not including park runs (please see our race calendar on the club website). ⚫Attain required target lap time. A minimum 10% improvement on lap time achieved attaining Bronze award. ⚫Train away from the club at least twice per week (Schedule of training to be agreed with coaches.) Participation in other sporting activities is encouraged. However at least one activity should be a run. ⚫Start using own watch. ⚫Start a training diary or on-line log. ⚫Adopt a ‘healthy diet’ make sure you eat your 5 a day and stay well hydrated. |