Young Athletes Academy - British Milers Club

Young Athletes
Academy
Chairman: David Lowes 0191 384 6592 · Secretary: Ollie Wright 0121 580 2184
Administrator: Rod Lock 0238 078 9041 · Technical Advisor: John Cooper 0162 347 9750
MISSION STATEMENT
To encourage young athletes and their coaches to develop
their full potential to ultimately achieve world class status
Standards for the BMC Academy are as follows:
Mens U20 800m 2.02.0 1500m 4.13.0 3000m 9.15.0
Mens U17 400m 53.5 800m 2.05.0 1500m 4.20.0 3000m 9.30.0
Mens U15 400m 57.0 800m 2.13.0 1500m 4.40.0 3000m 10.00.0
Womens U20 800m 2.23.0 1500m 5.00.0 3000m 10.45.0
Womens U17 400m 63.0 800m 2.26.0 1500m 5.05.0 3000m 11.00.0
Womens U15 300m 46.0 800m 2.28.0 1500m 5.10.0 3000m 11.15.0
In future members of the academy will have to achieve senior qualifying time
to become full BMC Members.
Only times achieved from 1 January in the previous year will count for
membership qualification purposes.
COMPETITION
Dedicated young athletes Grand Prix type meetings at
venues around the country to increase the opportunities
to achieve English Schools qualifying times.
Regional competition to be extended to facilitate more
competition for young athletes.
TRAINING/COACHING
We hold national and regional training weekends and
training days run by our team of leading UK-A Level 4
coaches.
BMC YOUNG ATHLETES ACADEMY VEST
TO ALL MEMBERS
For details of how to join the BMC Young Athletes
Academy contact the secretary, Ollie Wright on:
0121 580 2184 or e-mail: Wwrightollie@aol.com
SPONSORED BY NIKE
www.britishmilersclub.com

Young
Athletes
Academy
After over 40 years at the forefront of British middle distance
running, the British Milers’ Club started a new section in
2005 which is specifically aimed at young athletes aged
under 20 years of age.
The ‘BMC Academy,’ will act as a stepping stone to the full
membership of the BMC. This will be limited to athletes who
have run a qualifying time appropriate to their age group
(see standards opposite). To qualify for full BMC membership
an athlete will still have to run the appropriate time standard as a senior.
BMC athletes take on the
‘Big Dipper’ at Merthyr Mawr
For the 400m/800m type of athlete who lacks middle distance experience, we now have an entry
standard based on 400m times for U17s, with a corresponding 300m standard for U15 women.
Please note that we are not branching out to be a sprint club though! These athletes will always
be encouraged to improve their times over the longer bona fide distances through improving their
speed over the shorter distances. For the cross-country specialists or endurance based athletes,
qualification can be gained via the 3000m entry standard.
All qualified coaches are invited to join the BMC, where they will be helped and supported and
education of coaches is one of our main targets. Coaches, like athletes, whether members or
not, are always welcome at all of our events where credits can be gained towards their UK-A
licence renewal.
Building on the BMC’s highly successful racing
programme, which includes meetings like our famous
Millfield PB Classic, we will be providing the young
athletes with quality competition focused on the needs of
the athlete with the opportunity to run fast times and
PBs! These competition opportunities will be available
for young athletes of all abilities. We will also continue to
offer and extend our programme of training events
including our popular national training weekend courses
and also endeavour to deliver regional training days in
every hub in England.
The BMC Academy is an exciting investment in the
future of British distance running and is sponsored by
NIKE with additional support from SPORTSMATCH
funding.
SPONSORED BY NIKE
www.britishmilersclub.com

Young
Athletes
Academy
SPONSORED BY NIKE
www.britishmilersclub.com

Young Athletes Academy
Membership Application Form
Name
Address
Post Code
Date of Birth
Telephone
E-mail
Best Times (with dates and venues):
300m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
Club:
Coach:
Telephone
One-time joining fee of £25 (make cheque payable to British Milers’ Club) to:
Pat Fitzgerald (Treasurer), 47 Station Road, Cowley, Uxbridge,
Middlesex UB8 3AB. Telephone 01895 811822.
Annual Subscription £20 (due 1st January and each subsequent year)
Vest Size (please tick):
S □ M □ L □
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