Ipswich triathlon club - this area is aimed at our junior members.
Feel free to book mark www.ipswich-tri.org/titch now while you think of it!
Click here to see the Junior training day 22nd June in pictures...
the June 2008 ITCH included a "June-ior" special:
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May 10th junior training day - Adrian Green writes:
The first Ipswich Junior Triathlon Club Training day took place at Woodbridge School on 10th of May, with nine young members of the club.
First
off we started with a Swim session concentrating on technique coached by
Isabel Smith. The weather was very good but the outdoor pool at
Woodbridge was a little cold for some of the younger children who had an
early exit. We had a short break and then moved on to a cycle skills
session to practice mounting and dismounting for quick transition and I
can tell you that the children became very good at it. These nine 8-13
year olds can mount and dismount a bike better now than the majority of
adults who did the Waveney Tri the following day. Nigel Dadge of
Felixstome Running Club then took an excellent running session using the
hills of the school grounds to maximuum effect. After a break to rest
out of the sun the day finished off with a mini event. The children did
a run-bike-run format around the undulating grounds of the school to put
their new found skills into action.
The day was enjoyed by all and my thanks to Isabel, Nigel and Stuart the Lifeguard, parents and junior athletes who made the day so good.
Future training days with be on Sunday 22nd of June and Sunday 20th of July from 9am to 1pm at Woodbridge School. We may also try and organise some other events at lower cost venues like Eyke or Stradbroke if we see a demand from a "core" of people.
Further information can be obtained on the series of training events or junior races by contacting Adrian Green, the clubs Development Officer on 01379 388855 or e-mail: juniors@ipswich-tri.org.
Junior kit "buy-back" scheme.
The committee has agreed to introduce a "buy-back" scheme to reduce the cost of club kit to junior members whom we assume grow out of their kit before it wears out.
In essence:
If an individual does not return the kit in good condition at the end of the season, the buy-back offer lapses.
Mar 2008 - download entry form for the training programme [22kb PDF] file or view on screen.
IMPORTANT - although these training events have been scheduled to help you prepare for the Junior triathlon being held at Framlingham on August 24th, entry to the training programme does NOT automatically enter you for the triathlon itself. You have to enter the junior triathlon separately.
| Junior Triathlon on Sunday 24th August, 2008 - ENTRIES NOW OPEN - see Entry Central. |
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Jan 2008 - Adrian Green writes:
I have secured venues for 4 dates for Triathlon training days. These dates will enable you to train every month in build up to the Ipswich Junior Triathlon race at Framlingham on the 24th of August.
All of the training dates have been selected to avoid dates for junior races in the Eastern region.
Eastern Region races can be found on http://www.triathlonenglandeast.org/ by clicking on the Childrens tab.
- Sunday April 13th will be first event of the year will be at Framlingham and will hopefully be in a similar format to last year. Hopefully we will have similar weather.
Following dates are all at Woodbridge School
- Saturday May 10
- Sunday June 22
- Sunday July 20
Details of the content of all sessions will be sent out nearer the time.
Both venues have swimming pools so this allows us the potential to cover every aspect of triathlon in each session.
If there are any parents who would like to volunteer to help with the junior side of the club I would love to hear from you.
- I need help in promoting the events
- Chaperones /crowd control for groups on the training days.
- Developing the juniors section (sub-committee to help us maintian Clubmark standards)
- Finding sponsorship to allow us to expand our activities.
- Developing coaching resources.
I am quite open to any ideas or feedback. One thing I am looking at with the committee is a trade in system for junior Tri-suits. We have identified that these suits are expensive and may only be worn once or twicebefore your child grows (again). We will be discussing a buy one tri-suit for 8-16's at the next committee meeting.
The club committee are strongly backing the junior section. They have funded Squad T-shirts, all named events above and have backed me in getting more people qualified as coaches.
I really do need some parents to step forward an help me move things forward, e-mail me...call me on 01379 388855.
Lastly I would like to thank John Gabriel for all the help and advice he gave in 2007 not only to me but also all of you. Unfortunately John has left the club and is moving at some point to the Midlands I hope you will join me in wishing him all the best for the future.
Please help me in making 2008 a very good year for Ipswich Junior Triathlon Club. I am positive we can improve on 2007.
Best Regards,
Adrian
27th January 2008
Eastern Region Kids of Steel Event – Wednesday 22nd May 2008,
Blackshots Leisure Centre, Grays.
Club Junior Champions for 2007
Adrian
writes: I would like to congratulate our Junior Club Champions. These
are based on results from the Ipswich Junior Triathlon in 2007 held at
Framlingham College.
| Tristar 1 Girls (9-10) - Charlotte Wickens | Tristar 1 Boys (9-10) - no competitors racing as ITC | |
| Tristar 2 Girls (11-12) - Rosie Payne | Tristar 2 Boys (11-12) - Alistair Guite | |
| Tristar 3 Girls (13-14) - Lauren Clipstone | Tristar 3 Boys (13-14) - no competitors racing as ITC | |
| Youth Girls (15-16) - no competitors racing as ITC | Youth Boys (15-16) - no competitors racing as ITC |
So, well done to Charlotte, Rosie, Alistair and Lauren.
Hopefully in 2008 we will be able to have more categories contested.
I would also like to thank Simon for organising the 2007 event. Without Simon there would not have been a Championship at all.
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This area of our website is here
to support our junior members. Our junior co-ordinator is Adrian Green. That's Adrian on the right, clutching a bag of jelly babies whilst competing in an Ironman event! (Click the picture if you want to see it enlarged) You can contact Adrian on 01379 388855, by e-mailing juniors@ipswich-tri.org or by writing to him:
Our club Welfare Officer is Isabel Smith. You can contact Isabel on sport@sinkfarm.com or on her mobile which is 07970 937899. Some useful websites:
(Addresses supplied by Adrian) |
![]() Junior co-ord Adrian Green |
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Ipswich triathlon club meets the requirements of the Sport England "Clubmark" scheme as adopted by the British Triathlon Federation: "Clubmark will be an integral part of British Triathlon's own Club Development and Accreditation Programme." Further information about Clubmark can be found at http://www.britishtriathlon.org/clubs/clubmark/ |
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Ipwich Bike Club junior Training Adam Keer of Ipswich Bike Club is very keen for all junior members of ITC to come along to the IBC sessions at Foxhall stadium on occasional Saturday mornings. IBC is a member of the Go-Ride scheme:
Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich on Saturdays If you would like further information contact Adrian on 01379388855 or e-mail juniors@ipswich-tri.org or contact Adam directly via e-mail adam.keer@ipswich.gov.uk or contact Jo Newstead colin@cnewstead.fsnet.co.uk 0777 6146260. |
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Eastern region "tristar" events Junior categories/race distances
For lists of junior league events - click here to visit the regional EBTA website - then look under the "children" tab |
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