Development Plan

To further raise the profile of East Wales as a region within all East Wales clubs, promoting the health and well-being benefits of athletics

·         All clubs are aware of the existence of and roles and responsibilities of the region.

·         Increase the number of clubs attending and engaging in regional meetings and activities.

·         Share good practice across the region

·         Highlight Regional website and social media platforms

·         Highlight health and well-being benefits of athletics

Regional Officers

Communication Officer

Total: £360.00

Monitoring specific supporting demographics to help increase membership diversity in all areas of the sport

Own It ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate and achieve

Increasing total opportunities to participate in each region of Wales

Champion the health & wellbeing benefits of our sport at all levels

Inspire a Nation of Champions who inspire the next generation

Increase number of social media followers

To ensure that athletes are aware of the potential avenues moving forward in their development

·         Ensure athletes are aware of the opportunities and encourage long term participation as well as LTAD.

·         Increase the “lifespan” of a regional athlete

Regional Officers

Feb 2022

End:

Jan 2023

Total: £200

Providing all athletes with the same opportunities to develop and progress

Engage Young People prepare everyone for a life-long enjoyment of Sport.

Encourage more athletes into higher education and a longer engagement in the sport

Inspire a Nation of Champions who inspire the next generation

More athletes into performance environments creating better athletes long term

To encourage all athletes to follow all anti-doping rules and ensure athletes are aware of the risks and potential hazards and repercussions of doping.

·         Long term awareness of the rules and punishments

·         Create a clean sport for all

Regional Officers

Feb 2022

End:

Jan 2023

£200

Create positive environments for all to engage and participate.

Champion the health & wellbeing benefits of our sport at all levels

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Educating athletes at a young age, leading the way in the dangers of doping

To develop regional endurance teams

·         East Wales athletes and those on the cusp of representing East Wales to development days

·         East Wales athletes motivated to progress on athlete’s pathway.

Sept 2022

Invest in athlete and coach development structures

Bring new people from all backgrounds into our athletics family

Engage Young People prepare everyone for a life-long enjoyment of Sport.

Numbers of young athletes taking up free running opportunities across Wales

To extend regional development days to encompass all T & F events

·         Increase the number of athletes attending T & F development days

·         East Wales athletes motivated to progress on athlete’s pathway.

Regional Officers

Sept 2022

Invest in athlete and coach development structures

Engage Young People prepare everyone for a life-long enjoyment of Sport.

Numbers of young athletes taking up free running opportunities across Wales

To introduce taster development days for officials to engage parents and supporters to become T & F officials

·         Participants have the opportunity to judge competition during pm session

·         Increase the number of people attending L1 T & F officials training

Regional Officers

Sept 2022

Recruit & support officials to remain active

Bring new people from all backgrounds into our athletics family

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

Increase the number of officials supporting the Regional Athletics Championships

WA officials and volunteers’ officer

May 2022

Tutor Fees: £150.00

Resources: £250.00

Total: £550.00

Recruit & support officials to remain active

Recognise and value the contribution made by active volunteers

Bring new people from all backgrounds into our athletics family

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

Increase the number of endurance officials supporting the Regional Championships

East Wales Endurance official’s secretary

April 2022

Sept 2022

Tutor Fees: £150.00

Resources: £250.00

Total: £550.00

Recruit & support officials to remain active

Recognise and value the contribution made by active volunteers

Bring new people from all backgrounds into our athletics family

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

To develop and raise awareness for East Wales teams in fell and trail

Approach schools to test for interest in trail and fell for Juniors (under 16)

·         If enough Junior interest an extra day for specific juniors

·         Develop strong East Wales teams

·         Give East Wales athletes a clear pathway for ambition and ultimately success

Aug 2022

Invest in athlete and coach development structures

Engage Young People prepare everyone for a life-long enjoyment of Sport.

Numbers of young athletes taking up free running opportunities across Wales

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

To encourage team competition and increase participation

·         Decrease the number of athletes per team to score to 6 for each team

·         Team categories identified for 2022

·         Club Team category; all runners irrespective of gender; i.e. a team can be all male, or all female or any mix of male & female runners.

·         Club Female Team category; female runners only.

·         An Awards Ceremony will be arranged after the last Championship event.

·         Trophies will be awarded for the first three teams in Male, Female and Mixed Team.

Jeanette Jenkins

Recruit & support officials to remain active

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

To purchase equipment that ensures athletes performances are correctly recorded in results and disseminated to Po10, thus improving athletes experience.

·         Officials trained to used wind gauges

·         Wind gauges used at as many T & F meeting as possible to ensure athletes times/ distances meet Po10 performance criteria.

·         Increase number of athletes ranked on Po10

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Recruit & support officials to remain active

Innovate provide a vibrant club community culture of continuous Improvement.

Continue to invest in modern infrastructure to reduce administration demands for clubs and improve athlete experience

To raise the profile of East Wales as a region within all clubs so that all athletes are aware of the existence of the region and opportunities to represent East Wales in competitions.

·         Increase number of athletes competing in all Regional Championships.

·         More athletes want to compete and gain a regional vest.

·         Regional Winners receive reduced entry cost to future championships.

Communication Officer

Team Managers

Numbers of young athletes taking up free running opportunities across Wales

Increased participation levels within Junior Athletics competitions across all parts of Wales

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

To promote the competition pathway for young athletes and sustain and increase participation and performance levels in our sport

·         Provide competition opportunities for U17/U20 athletes beyond local area

·         Increase number of East Wales athletes ranked on Po10.

·         Liaise with clubs and schools within the region to target under-represented groups

·         Promote T & F licensed competition for junior athletes

·         Promote licensed endurance events for junior athletes

EW regional coordinator for endurance

Aug 2022

Improve retention rates across the sport – in particular between junior age groups, Engage Young People prepare everyone for a life-long enjoyment of Sport.

Numbers of young athletes taking up free running opportunities across Wales

Increased participation levels within Junior Athletics competitions across all parts of Wales

Own It ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate and achieve.

Develop the competition pathway to support long term athlete development and retention.

Collaborate with partners to ensure everyone, everywhere has access to relevant competition opportunities.

 Increasing total opportunities to participate in each region of Wales

To increase the number of athletes engaging with licensed competitions across Wales, specifically targeting under-represented group

Lead the Way be a respected, trusted, ambitious sector leading organisation.

Demonstrate our commitment to equality & diversity

To promote regional and Welsh Athletics awards schemes.

·         Adapt WA nomination forms for regional use.

·         Region to nominate officials and volunteers for both regional and Welsh Athletics annual awards based on information from clubs.

·         Purchase awards for East Wales officials and volunteers nominated.

WA officials and volunteers’ officer

Club Development Manager

Communication Officer

£300

Recognise and value the contribution made by active volunteers

To promote athletics within East Wales Region via website and social media

·         Website updated with posts from the East Wales athletics community

·         Relevant information posted on regional social media platforms

Increase number of social media followers

To improve communication within the region.

·         Produce survey to ascertain athlete’s and official’s feedback in respect of regional and inter-regional competition

Communication Officer

Improved Athlete and visitor feedback at competitions and event

To provide subsidised transport to IR champs

December 2023

Develop the competition pathway to support long term athlete development and retention.

Collaborate with partners to ensure everyone, everywhere has access to relevant competition opportunities.

 Increasing total opportunities to participate in each region of Wales

Inspire a Nation of Champions who inspire the next generation

Ensure East Wales is represented at every Inter-regional Championship

To raise the profile of East Wales as a region within all East Wales clubs.

·         All clubs are aware of the existence of and roles and responsibilities of the region.

·         Increase the number of clubs attending and engaging in regional meetings and activities.

To raise the profile of East Wales as a region within all clubs so that all athletes are aware of the existence of the region and opportunities to represent East Wales in competitions.

·         Increase number of athletes competing in all Regional Championships.

·         More athletes want to compete and gain a regional vest.

·         Regional Winners receive regional vest @ reduced cost

Communication channels expanded; including social media – East Wales posts

·         Dates of all regional activities; including meetings, championships and inter-regional events published on website

To develop regional endurance teams

·         East Wales athletes and those on the cusp of representing East Wales to development days

·         East Wales athletes motivated to progress on athlete’s pathway.

To extend regional development days to encompass all T & F events

·         Increase the number of athletes attending T & F development days

·         East Wales athletes motivated to progress on athlete’s pathway.

To introduce taster development days for officials to engage parents and supporters to become T & F officials

·         Participants have the opportunity to judge competition during pm session

·         Increase the number of people attending L1 T & F officials training

To sustain and increase participation and performance levels in our sport

·         Provide competition opportunities for U17/U20 athletes beyond local area

·         YDL UAG(U17/U20) regional team supported by providing transport to venues as and when required.

·         Increase number of East Wales athletes ranked on Po10.

Increase the number of officials supporting the Regional Athletics Championships

Increase the number of endurance officials supporting the Regional Championships

To develop and raise awareness for East Wales teams in fell and trail

Approach schools to test for interest in trail and fell for Juniors (under 16)

·         If enough Junior interest an extra day for specific juniors

·         Develop strong East Wales teams

·         Give East Wales athletes a clear pathway for ambition and ultimately success

To provide transport to IR champs

To encourage team competition and increase participation

·         Decrease the number of athletes per team to score to 6 for each team

·         Team categories identified for 2019

o   Club Team category; all runners irrespective of gender; i.e. a team can be all male, or all female or any mix of male & female runners.

o   Club Female Team category; female runners only.

·         An Awards Ceremony will be arranged after the last Championship event.

·         Trophies will be awarded for the first three teams in Male, Female and Mixed Team.

To purchase equipment that ensures athletes performances are correctly recorded in results and disseminated to Po10.

·         Officials trained to used wind gauges

·         Wind gauges used at as many T & F meeting as possible to ensure athletes times/ distances meet Po10 performance criteria.

·         Increase number of athletes ranked on Po10