Two hours of pre Christmas fun is on the cards for children at the Riverside Leisure Centre this Saturday 7th December between 2 and 4pm. Award winning Exeter based South West Athletics Academy run monthly Sportshall sessions at the Riverside which are hugely popular with children between the ages of 4 and 14.

Sessions are lead by qualified coaches and are designed to be fun and inclusive, with eye catching, specialised equipment. During each event children try to better their own personal records in as many of the activities as they like and then compete in teams during mini competitions and races, with badges and certificates for prizes.

Sonya Ellis, head coach at the Academy said “Sportshall is a fantastic way for children to experience lots of different athletics activities under one roof. The light up glitter shot puts, turbo javelins, and speed bounce are just a few of the popular activities that children love to try. In the past there were so few ways for young children to be introduced to athletics so Sportshall is just such an exciting way for them to try it all out and have fun at the same time”.

South West Athletics Academy are running a Winter Sportshall program each month right through until March 2014. More information and booking is available online at www.sw-athletics-acdemy.co.uk.