Club Rules & Policies
A Few Important Club Rules
The club's written constitution lists all the rules of attendance. We would like to highlight a few of the important rules that last summer we felt weren’t clearly understood by some of our more junior members. We would ask all parents to make sure their children are fully aware of these rules and that they are followed at all times:
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Supervision - Children left at the club without parental supervision need to remain within the track perimeter unless involved in the supervised cross-country run.
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Food - Food (sweets in particular) must not be eaten during training sessions.
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Drinks - Children should always bring a bottle of water to training sessions, whatever the weather.
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Clothing - We recommend that long tracksuits are worn as the track is a rough, hard landing and during the winter legs should be covered to prevent muscle strains.
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Mobile Phones - All mobile phones MUST be handed to one of the coaches for safe keeping at the beginning of the training session. They will be returned at the end of the training session.
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Music - iPods etc MUST not be used during training.
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Warming Up - The importance of ALL athletes warming up cannot be emphasised enough. If your muscles are not warm before you start serious training, you risk straining or pulling a muscle. Seniors in particular are expected to set an example to others.
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Track Discipline
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Pay particular attention when crossing the track as athletes running at speed cannot stop.
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When athletes are hurdling do not walk across their path or shout at them - it is important for the athlete to be focused when hurdling.
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If you are on the track and someone behind you shouts "Track!" it means move out of your lane towards the outside of the track to let them through.
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Child Welfare
The club attaches great importance to ensuring that the children who take part in its activities have a safe and positive experience. It has appointed a child welfare officer, Tanya Shaw, and implemented a number of child welfare policies and procedures.
The club's child welfare policies may be read by clicking on the links below:
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Child Protection Policy [to be posted in due course]
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