This Saturday 30th January is the last of this seasons Sportshall sessions, hosted by the award winning South West Athletics Academy at the Riverside Leisure Centre.
Held between 10-11:30am this popular event is open to children between the ages of 4 and 14. Sportshall is a fantastic way for children to experience lots of different athletics activities under one roof.
With a variety of specialised equipment available, Sportshall is fun, exciting and successfully introduces children to a variety of athletic disciplines.
Light up glitter shot puts, turbo javelins, and...
South West Athletics Academy has been working with the Exeter based Corkscrew programme which brings students from all over Europe to learn entrepreneurial skills.
Sonya Ellis Head Coach of the Academy said “we were delighted to be approached by Corkscrew Start Up School. They were looking for some unique businesses in the area to be used as real examples for their European students. We had an initial meeting with a small group of 4 students so that I could explain the business and we have just had their final presentation. It was great to have a viewpoint from someone outside...
Record numbers of entries have been received for this Sunday’s England Athletics South West Championship and Inter Counties 2014.
Organised by South West Athletics Academy, this is the largest athletics championship in the south west.
Top athletes from all across the region will be congregating at the newly refurbished Exeter Arena this Sunday 17th August for a day of tough competition on both track and field.
The track at Exeter Arena has been closed for refurbishment for seven months and it’s opening has been awaited with great anticipation by local athletics...
Budding athletes inspired by the 2014 Commonwealth Games can test their talent for sprinting and high jump on South West Athletics Academy’s portable running track and high jump in Princesshay Square, Exeter from 10am – 4pm tomorrow (Friday 1 August).
Wayne Pearce, Princesshay Centre Director, said: “Anyone inspired to try athletics for themselves is invited along to Princesshay to see how high they can jump and how fast they can run. Princesshay is delighted to sponsor South West Athletics Academy to host this event and support its Community Athletics programme.”
This Saturday, on the 22nd March 2014 there will be a day of activities at Princesshay Shopping Centre raising money for Sports Relief.
South West Athletics Academy will be running the 'Sprint Challenge' where anyone can have a go on their world class portable track and compete against others for the best time on the leader board.
Street Motion Freerunning Academy will be running the 'Precision Jump Challenge' where participants can test out their jumping distance, height and accuracy.
All activities are offered free of charge though a small...
South West Athletics Academy will be holding numerous athletics-based activities at Exeter Arena for children aged 4-8 & 9-11.
Minis and Juniors ( age 4-11)
10-am – 11.30 am Startrack – minis and juniors age 4-11 – cost – £8 a sesson (please complete booking form to attend) (£15 for 2 sessions, £20 for 3 sessions and £24 for 4 sessions)
Technical Masterclass (age 12-adult)
12-1.15 – Pole Vault – beginners – ( any age 8 or over)
1.30-3pm – Sprints (starts)
3pm-4.30pm – Long and Triple jump. £8 for the session (£15 for 2 sessions, £20 for 3...
South West Athletics Academy is pleased to announce the launch of its new portable athletics track surface. To celebrate the launch, a sprint challenge is being held at Exeter’s Princesshay on Saturday 30 March from 10am – 5pm, with all welcome to come and try out the new surface.
Sonya Ellis, Head Coach of the Award Winning Academy said, “ This is an exciting new project and we’re the first in the South West to have this type of portable track. We’re really excited to be able to take the track out into the community and raise awareness of athletics. We’ll also be attending sports...
