Juniors

Junior Membership Officer – Ann Kirton (junior-membership@thetford-ac.co.uk)

Junior athletics training is provided by a dedicated team of qualified athletics coaches.

Thetford Athletic Club’s key aims are to:

Raise the profile of athletics amongst children in the community.
Introduce children ages 7+ to athletics within a fun, exciting and challenging format.
Introduce athletics to minority groups.
Introduce, support and develop coaches, officials and support staff.
Give the opportunity for children to participate in athletic leagues, star:track, track & field, cross-country, road running, open meetings and championship competitions.
Help children to improve their athletic skill and give them the opportunity to progress their performance.
Develop the leadership skills of young athletes.
To work with local School Sports Partnerships and National Governing bodies to provide opportunities to develop athletes and coaches.
To provide dedicated coaches for specific event groups.

The junior athletic club meets on the following days:-

(Venues are detailed in the Diary section of the website)