English Schools athletics and the long shot
Since 2019, my son has dreamed of getting to the English Schools athletics national finals. And the chance keeps getting taken away from him. We…
-
-
The Youth Talent Programme
It was way back in June that I saw a post about an interesting-sounding webinar from England Athletics. With not much else to do in…
-
Big up the athletics coaches
I think I know who the nicest people in the world are. They are athletics coaches. Athletics coaches and the officials at competitions are all…
-
Return to long jump
After a 2020 summer athletics season with nothing, my son finally made a return to long jump the other day. All of the big competitions…
-
-
Return to athletics competitions
Way back at the start of the year, before everything went wrong, I remember walking with my son and talking about athletics competitions. After a…
-
The athlete and a return to form
The road to recovery for my son since he broke his pelvis last summer has been a slow one. Since recovering from the fracture, he…
-
The athlete and the triple jump PB
Although my son is a long jumper, like most long jumpers, he is also quite good at triple jump. (And most triple jumpers are also…
-
The athlete and the shin splints
It’s been more than four months since my younger was considered to be officially recovered from his avulsion fracture of the pelvis and able to…
-
The avulsion fracture and recovery part 3
Back in June, my son suffered an avulsion fracture on his pelvis. Avulsion fractures are usually related to sport and are more common in young…
-
Happy birthday, 16 year old boy!
So my younger son, my beautiful big boy, is 16 years old. He was born four days late – a big, grey baby, who was…
-
The avulsion fracture and recovery part 2
Earlier this year, my son suffered an avulsion fracture on his pelvis. Avulsion fractures are usually related to sport and are more common in young…
