Athletics holiday courses

Ready, set go! Our fun athletics holiday courses teach children the basic concepts of running, jumping and throwing.

Children lining up at start line with batons

The indoor and outdoor athletics tracks at Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre (CSAC) offer a fantastic range of athletics courses during the school holidays. 

One-day athletics course (age 8 to 12)

Our athletics course offers children professional athletics performance coaching, delivered by experienced instructors and tailored to your child’s age.

Children will learn to improve their athletics skills in sprints/block starts, long jump, high jump, hurdles and endurance running. Children will also learn exercises to help improve their fitness. This course runs on our outdoor athletics track.

One-day multi-skills athletics (age 5 to 7)

Our multi-skills athletics sessions cover the six fundamentals of athletics training: strength, power, coordination, flexibility, balance and agility. 

Children also learn the key skills needed in running (sprints, sprint starts, hurdles, relays, endurance running) jumping (long jump, triple jump, high jump) and throwing (shot put, javelin, discus). Our fully qualified instructor will help children improve their athletics skills in these fun sessions. 

Workshops (age 8 to 14)

Our intensive three-hour workshops focus on one of the three disciplines in either running, jumping or throwing and will teach children the core skills of each discipline.

  • One-day athletics course: Tuesday 27 May, 9am to 1pm (£28)
  • One-day multi-skills athletics course: Wednesday 28 May, 2pm to 4pm (£14)
  • Running workshop: Wednesday 28 May, 10am to 1pm (£21)
  • Jumps workshop: Friday 30 May, 10am to 1pm (£21)
  • Children should wear sports clothes and trainers (no jeans)
  • Children need to bring a non-fizzy drink, a nut-free snack, plus lunch for an all-day course

Suitable for

Age 5
to age 14
Bring a drink
Wear trainers

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