The addition of the Performance Element is that although the main emphasis of the Junior sessions is still fun & enjoyment, following the approach of England Athletics' FUNdamentals programme and its range of activities, the club (and indeed the children), like to you know how the juniors are progressing in developing their physical capabilities and skills at athletics based activities.  

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Junior metrics are recorded either at 'Club events', training sessions on the track and the field, such as vertical jumps. From this, the coaches are able to determine the effectiveness of how the sessions are at developing the children's capability, and enables adjustments to be made in the session design if required. The metrics also allow us to determine when children should progress through the groups - from Dolphins to Jaguars to Panthers to Eagles and onto Teens. 

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Going forward, and periodically, we would also like to share the metrics with parents relating to your child's progression.

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Coach Note:  We recognise that not all of the above events are open to the youngest children, and so further thought will be given to how we compensate for that and this page will be updated accordingly.​