Faster - Higher - Stronger
We allow our young athletes to unlock their potential
Rosset Sports Centre - Harrogate
5:45pm - 6:45pm
Focusing on junior athletes
Young Athletes Harrogate was created by Jon Ireland, a former GB masters athlete, with the goal of offering a nurturing environment for young athletes to flourish. By providing top-notch coaching and training sessions, our athletes can develop their skills in a variety of disciplines from a young age.
Technique
We aim to teach our athletes proper techniques for all athletic events, enabling them to excel at the running, jumping, and throwing disciplines.
Participation
Our sessions create a safe and encouraging space for athletes to enhance their skills and increase their involvement in athletics.
Challenge
We provide challenging training sessions to help athletes improve their fitness and skills, leaving them with a sense of accomplishment after each session.
Competition
We offer opportunities for athletes to compete in track and field, indoor sports, and cross-country events. Upon completion of our young athletes program, many of our older athletes join our affiliate team, Harrogate Harriers.
Holiday Camps
During the school holidays, we offer training camps for both our regular members and non-members. These camps provide us with additional time to focus more in-depth on specific events. Additionally, we organize longer activities such as rounders and orienteering.
Creating memories to last a lifetime
Our sessions bring together young athletes from different schools and age groups, creating opportunities for new friendships to form.
Young Athletes
There are many young athletes who are unable to join established athletics clubs due to their age or a lack of resources allocated towards younger athletes. From a young age, children learn core skills such as agility, balance, and coordination (known as the ABC's), and between the ages of 6 and 10, there is a great opportunity for children to develop these skills and take on new challenges.
To address this issue, the Young Athletes Club has been established to introduce young children to athletics. Here, they will learn to train, compete, and develop key skills that will help them perform better in all sports. Above all, the club is designed to be fun, helping children enjoy athletics activities and better cope with the pressures of competitive sports. Children of all ages and standards are welcome to join, as our team of athletics coaches and personal instructors have experience working across a range of ages and abilities.
High quality coaching
Our experienced coaches use their England Athletics qualifications to design unique training sessions for young athletes, including parachute training.
School Holiday Camps
Throughout the school holidays, we run dedicated sports camps. Designed for children aged 6-13 years of all abilities, our camps offer a balanced programme of athletics activities, technical work, skills and games delivered by qualified UK Athletics coaches. Our coaches have extensive experience working with children of all abilities and will ensure that all athletes can engage and excel at our camps. Activities include sprinting, hurdles, endurance, long jump, triple jump, high jump, throwing and conditioning. With lots of games and competitions, your child will have the opportunity to put their new skills into practice and flourish. Make sure to join us at our next holiday camp and help your child learn new skills, make new friends, and have fun.
Sport For All
We welcome young athletes of all abilities and experience levels to participate in our sports programs. Our inclusive program allows athletes to support one another to reach new heights.
Meet The Team
At Young Athletes Harrogate, we recognize the crucial role that coaching plays in the success of athletes. That's why all of our coaches are British Athletics certified, and many have achieved high levels of competition in their own athletic careers.
Jon Ireland
Head Coach
A former GB masters athlete with experience across all athletics events, Jon has coached young athletes for over 30 years and is currently Head Coach at Harrogate Harriers Juniors.
At home outdoors
Our goal is to hold our sessions outdoors, weather permitting, to give young athletes plenty of space to run, jump, and throw.
Bookings
Sessions can be booked through Bookwhen, and athlete profiles are managed on Sportslyzer. We look forward to seeing you at one of our sessions in the future.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the club and the sessions that we run, please use the provided information to contact us.
Jon Ireland - Head Coach
Mobile Number - 07562 421480
E-mail Address - jonireland@btinternet.com
Rosset Sports Centre - Harrogate
5:45pm - 6:45pm