Course Information

The focus of this Skills School Day will be on bike handling and running in an off-road environment. Athletes should bring an MTB or BMX type bike - bike hire is available at Sherwood Pines for around £15. Please contact John (details below) to confirm if you would like to reserve a bike for hire on the day.

Minimum age (as at 31 December 2017): 8

Maximum age (as at 1 September 2017): 11

What are Skills School Days?

Skills School days are a great opportunity for young triathletes to develop their triathlon skills in a fun and engaging environment. They are designed to build a young athlete's all-round skills and attributes, not just focusing on sport-specific skills.

Each day will be led by your regional Skills School Lead Coach and supported by qualified British Triathlon Coaches. The day’s activities will be built upon our world class Athlete Development Framework.

Who's it for?

Athletes

Skills School days are for junior athletes committed to exploring personal excellence using the Skills School principles.
Those wishing to attend must be able to meet the 5-5-5 criteria. This is the ability to swim (front crawl), bike and run for 5 minutes continually in each of the three. There are no other performance requirements for attending a Skills School day.
Athletes must be between the ages of 8 - 11yrs (note if they are 12 after 1 September 2017 then they can come on this day). Having some experience of triathlon whilst not essential will be beneficial.

Coaches

It’s also a great day for coaches to develop their knowledge working with junior athletes - The coaches will have the opportunity to develop their coaching skills in line with the Skills School ethos with problem-based learning through game-based sessions.  Coaches should book directly through the Skills School Lead Coach for East Midlands at the email address provided.

What the sessions are we focusing on?

The day will consist of a focus on cycling and running in an off-road environment on courses designed to challenge their skills. The athletes will be encouraged to develop their technical, tactical and mental skills during the sessions.

How do we get involved?

A parent or guardian can sign up participants via the online booking system.
Click enrol on this course as a guest and then enter the details of the participant you are signing up. Please provide the parent/guardians contact details.

Please note you will need to do a separate booking for each participant you would like to sign up.

Once you have signed up you will receive an email from the Skills School Lead Coach around 2 weeks prior to the Skills School day. This will contain all the information you will need regarding the day. 

Course Venue

Sherwood Pines Visitors Centre, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9JL