DASH Holiday Courses
We
have been running school holiday athletics course for Primary and
Secondary age children since 1994. At the moment, we have one course at
Easter, one (occasionally two)
at Spring Bank, two in the Summer Holidays, and one at October Half-Term. With the
exception of October, the courses are usually held at Woodbank Park Stadium, Offerton. The
October Half-Term course is held indoors at Hazel Grove Recreation Centre,
Jacksons Lane, Hazel Grove.
These courses are open to anyone between the ages of 5 and 15. we use
the Official UK:Athletics Awards Scheme, the Norwich Union
Shine:Awards, and the courses form part of the National UK:Athletics
Holiday Course Structure, known as "Star:Track." DASH was the first
group in the UK to use the Shine:Awards scheme, and we have become the
most successful Star:Track scheme in Greater Manchester. These courses
offer a great opportunity to try a wide variety of different events,
improve your skills and benefit from the knowledge and experience of
fully-trained UK:Athletics coaches.
The emphasis of the week is for children to have fun and to encourage
them to take part in and enjoy athletics as a sport, and in a safe and
professional environment. It also encourages a more active and healthy
lifestyle during the school holidays and provides peace of mind for
parents.
Thousands of children across the UK will take part in similar schemes
at over 400 venues. Norwich Union star:track is part of UK:Athletics'
and Norwich Union's commitment to nurturing our young athletes -
turning today's kids into tomorrow's athletes. Who knows, one of the
children at your local event could be the next Mark Lewis-Francis or
Paula Radcliffe!
Depending on Bank Holidays, courses are either 4 days or 5 days long.
Each day runs from 9.30 - 12.30.
Each athlete gets a goodie bag,
a t-shirt, a small prize and a Shine:Award Certificate
on the final day.
The cost for a 5-day course is £35
The cost for a 4-day course is £27.50
The Dates of forthcoming courses can
be found in the Holiday Courses Section of this site, as can a copy of
the application form for you to download and print off.
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