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Bicester Athletic Club is a friendly community club based in Oxfordshire, focusing primarily on junior athletics from under-9s upwards. We spoke to club chairman Paul Groves all about the club and how it’s coped with the covid-19 pandemic that has made life so difficult for everybody, not least grassroots sports clubs.
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KUDOS: It goes without saying that sport comes a distant second to the health and safety of our loved ones – that is obviously of paramount importance. But, nevertheless, for all of us connected to sport, at whatever level, this has been a very strange time. The rug was pulled out from under our sporting summer in 2020 and it’s left us all in a position none of us have been in before. Firstly, how has it affected your club?
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It has been a massive blow for our athletes, although the first lockdown possibly came at the best time (if there was a good time!) because we had pretty much finished our winter season and not started summer training. During lockdown we provided our athletes with regular home training sessions via our YouTube channel, plus other ideas for training and home competition. We also encouraged all our members and their families to take part in the Virgin London Marathon’s 2.6 challenge, we had a number of members take part in this and on the back of that we made a donation to one of our committee member’s marathon fund who was due to run the London marathon.
Where Covid has / is going to hit us hard is our facilities, we are based at a local school using their grass track and field in the summer, where over 10 years ago we installed an all weather jumps facility, this facility has now become almost unusable due to wear and tear and damage caused by roots from nearby trees. We were about to embark on a massive fundraising campaign to try and raise £100,000 to replace and upgrade these facilities – of course this task will now be even harder and potentially a lot longer as most grants and donations are for Covid related projects.
How did the summer return to training go, after all of the planning that it entailed?
On the 1st of June, England Athletics issued guidance allowing small groups to resume training. We set up a core team to provide a Covid safe return to training, and had to formulate a return plan and carry out Covid specific risk assessments. Once complete we held an induction session for all coaches on the 23rd June and held our first session on 30th June, we started off with a few groups and built it up over the weeks in line with the updated guidance. Normally all sessions are mass participation open to all members, so we don’t normally know who will be attending one session to the next, but due to restricted group sizes and the need for track and tracing we needed to know who was coming to each session. This meant that groups had to be planned before and athletes invited to sessions. We trained for 12 weeks providing 38 sessions with 128 athletes taking part at some point, which culminated in a mini competition which took place over the last two weeks sessions.
The biggest difference was not being able to have parents stay and watch training. We did start to allow spectators during September but then restrictions were tightened again and we had to stop them.
Now we have to carry out the Covid plans for the third lockdown!
So, Bicester Athletic Club – can you tell us a bit about the club, the set up etc…
We currently have around 180 members including coaches and committee members. We are predominantly a junior club although we do have some adult competing members. The club is totally run by volunteers giving up their time for free on top of their work and family lives.
We have three sections to the club; track & field in the summer, cross country and sportshall athletics in the winter. We take part in three T & F leagues; Youth development league, Heart of England league and the Oxfordshire Junior league, Two cross country leagues; Chiltern and Oxfordshire leagues and the Oxfordshire Sportshall league.
It’s not always easy at grassroots level, with funds often tight and numbers sometimes thin on the ground. How has your club been doing in terms of numbers, and also in competition?
Our numbers tend to remain fairly constant, though we lose a number of members each year for various reasons, especially the under 17 / 20 age groups due to going to university or work and athletes transfer to other clubs that have an all weather track. This loss is generally counteracted by new members coming in throughout the year. This summer has been no different, despite the current circumstances, with around 20 new starters coming along.
League competition has been totally wiped out, though there were some open competitions at the end of August and through September with limited numbers and restrictions. We’ve had a handful of athletes take part in some open competitions, they have done very well all producing personal best and a couple of club records have also been broken, which is amazing given the limited exposure to track time.
In the 80s and 90s, athletics was huge – with the big meets shown regularly on terrestrial TV, and the big stars were household names. It’s not quite the same these days, with much less exposure. Has that had an effect on the popularity of the sport at junior level?
I don’t think this has had a massive impact on junior athletics because kids love to run, although we do struggle to compete with football. This may well have something to do with TV coverage. I think terrestrial athletics coverage has improved since 2012 but it could be better.
And lastly, how would you sell the club to anyone thinking of joining Bicester Athletic Club?
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We believe in giving athletes of all abilities the opportunity to train and where possible to compete. Non-athletes who would like to get involved in administration, coaching or officiating are also very welcome!
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Thank you to Paul for taking the time to talk to us. 2020 was a hugely challenging year and let’s hope 2021 brings some light at the end of the tunnel for us all, and this cracking little club can get back to doing what they love. If you’re interested in joining Bicester Athletic Club, in any capacity, you can find them on Facebook.KUDOS SPORTS – A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CUSTOM TEAMWEAR
KUDOS supplies made-to-order teamwear to a range of sports clubs across the globe. We supply bespoke custom kit that is built for performance and worn with pride. Use our one minute kit designer to design your kit today.
Unlike a lot of sports, bowls truly caters for everyone – anyone can play at any age regardless of skill, age or gender. Bowls, it has to be said, has however suffered with the stigma that is only for older people, which simply isn’t true. One of the sport’s USPs is that older men and women – who may have lost their fitness but not their competitive edge – can compete and play together, but there’s nothing stopping younger people getting involved too.
Marown Bowling Club, based on the Isle of Man and one of our affiliated clubs, celebrates its 50th anniversary in May. We dispatched new hoodies, shirts and jackets to the club last week, and to mark the upcoming anniversary as well as the arrival of their new kit we spoke to Phil Kelly all about the club, the recent challenges, and their proactive attempts to woo younger participants.
Marown Bowling Club’s new KUDOS polo shirts for 2021!
KUDOS: Can you tell us a little bit about the club and its history?
Phil: Marown and District Bowling Club was found in 1969 and the green developed over the next two years on the Marown Playing Fields site. It was official opened on 1st May 1971 (which makes it 50 years on 1st May 2021!).
How has the club dealt with the challenges of covid-19 this year?
We have teams in each of the leagues on the island, Night League, Men and Women, and an over 60s league for men and women. Next year will be the first year that we will have a men’s D team and the Ladies B team in the night league.
On the Isle of Man we have been really lucky to be up and running with our bowls as early as May 2020, although it was only a single player on the green. By July we were fully up and running again, having cancelled our leagues, but played all our Cup games and various Open Competitions – mainly thanks to the Government and the way they dealt with Covid-19 on the Isle of Man.
We love bowls, but it’s fair to say it sometimes suffers with the stigma that it’s a sport for the more mature person. There’s no reason for that to be the case, with it being such an inclusive, accessible and fun sport to play. Do you have many younger members, and if not what do you think can be done to attract more younger people?
The stigma for bowls has really changed over the years, with a lot more work going in to encouraging younger members and also juniors. We are lucky in the Isle of Man – a lot of sport is played here and we have joined forces with our Government’s sport department – Isle of Man Sport – and put on regular sessions during the summer with juniors with a greater emphasis put into the fun side of bowls.
For around 8 years now we have been holding sessions called Manx Youth Games, starting indoors in January then going outdoors in March, with a final day where all the clubs running these sessions join together for a final day. We’ve had over 500 children doing these sessions in the last 8 years. We have also seen a niche develop in the 40 and overs age group, where many people finish more active sports (football, rugby etc) and clubs run session encouraging more of these people to take up bowls.
We passionately believe in the notion that being a member of a sports club or society can help in ways above and beyond just the playing of the sport or activity itself. Do you see examples of that being the case?
Bowls has a very social side to it, especially in the juniors and older age groups. The main thing I have seen is in the Junior side, where ‘like school’ boys don’t talk to girls and vice versa, but after a couple of session of interaction they can’t stop talking to each other. On the adult side, it’s naturally a friendly sport but people take that friendship off the green. Social media has really helped with being able to keep in touch with each other.
It’s the club’s 50th anniversary next May – how will the club be celebrating?Kudos Club Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
A great celebration will be held on Saturday 1st May 2021 to open our new clubhouse. We will have the opening on the Friday night and a major Island competition on the Saturday. This will celebrate 50th of Marown Bowling with everyone wearing their new KUDOS shirts!
And last but not least – what do you love about your club and how would you try and sell the idea of joining to someone who might be thinking about it?Kudos Club Watford
Marown is situated in the middle of the Isle of Man, it’s more than just a commmuty club. The friendly atmosphere and hard working club members make this an amazing club for play for, we have been lucky enough to win a few trophies over the years – from the men’s and ladies team through to our juniors – but the main thing is the friendship you get from our members, and long may this continue!
____
Thanks so much to Phil for taking the time to talk to us! If you’re interested in getting involved at the club, you can find them on Facebook. The very best of luck from everyone at KUDOS for the rest of the year and beyond!KUDOS SPORTS – A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CUSTOM TEAMWEAR
KUDOS supplies made-to-order teamwear to a range of sports clubs across the globe. We supply bespoke custom kit that is built for performance and worn with pride. Use our one minute kit designer to design your kit today.
Register here: http://gg.gg/upfvl
https://diarynote-jp.indered.space
Bicester Athletic Club is a friendly community club based in Oxfordshire, focusing primarily on junior athletics from under-9s upwards. We spoke to club chairman Paul Groves all about the club and how it’s coped with the covid-19 pandemic that has made life so difficult for everybody, not least grassroots sports clubs.
*Kudos Club
*Kudos Club Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
*Kudos Club Watford
KUDOS: It goes without saying that sport comes a distant second to the health and safety of our loved ones – that is obviously of paramount importance. But, nevertheless, for all of us connected to sport, at whatever level, this has been a very strange time. The rug was pulled out from under our sporting summer in 2020 and it’s left us all in a position none of us have been in before. Firstly, how has it affected your club?
Club Venetian Safety During COVID-19 March 3, 2021; Club Venetian Job Fair 2021 February 18, 2021; Club Venetian Wishes you a Happy Valentine’s Day 2021 February 12, 2021; Club Venetian Kudos from Past Guests February 3, 2021; Club Venetian Is the Place for Your Event January 26, 2021. Club Kudos is Dundee’s only alternative lifestyle club for Gay, Bi and Swinger community. The club now features: Sauna Steam Room Hot Showers TV Lounge Quiet Lounge Playrooms Private Rooms Private Lockers Towels Condoms Lubricant Opening Times for Sauna and Steam room for Bi and Gay males: Monday 12 Noon - 10pm Tuesday 12 Noon - 10pm.
It has been a massive blow for our athletes, although the first lockdown possibly came at the best time (if there was a good time!) because we had pretty much finished our winter season and not started summer training. During lockdown we provided our athletes with regular home training sessions via our YouTube channel, plus other ideas for training and home competition. We also encouraged all our members and their families to take part in the Virgin London Marathon’s 2.6 challenge, we had a number of members take part in this and on the back of that we made a donation to one of our committee member’s marathon fund who was due to run the London marathon.
Where Covid has / is going to hit us hard is our facilities, we are based at a local school using their grass track and field in the summer, where over 10 years ago we installed an all weather jumps facility, this facility has now become almost unusable due to wear and tear and damage caused by roots from nearby trees. We were about to embark on a massive fundraising campaign to try and raise £100,000 to replace and upgrade these facilities – of course this task will now be even harder and potentially a lot longer as most grants and donations are for Covid related projects.
How did the summer return to training go, after all of the planning that it entailed?
On the 1st of June, England Athletics issued guidance allowing small groups to resume training. We set up a core team to provide a Covid safe return to training, and had to formulate a return plan and carry out Covid specific risk assessments. Once complete we held an induction session for all coaches on the 23rd June and held our first session on 30th June, we started off with a few groups and built it up over the weeks in line with the updated guidance. Normally all sessions are mass participation open to all members, so we don’t normally know who will be attending one session to the next, but due to restricted group sizes and the need for track and tracing we needed to know who was coming to each session. This meant that groups had to be planned before and athletes invited to sessions. We trained for 12 weeks providing 38 sessions with 128 athletes taking part at some point, which culminated in a mini competition which took place over the last two weeks sessions.
The biggest difference was not being able to have parents stay and watch training. We did start to allow spectators during September but then restrictions were tightened again and we had to stop them.
Now we have to carry out the Covid plans for the third lockdown!
So, Bicester Athletic Club – can you tell us a bit about the club, the set up etc…
We currently have around 180 members including coaches and committee members. We are predominantly a junior club although we do have some adult competing members. The club is totally run by volunteers giving up their time for free on top of their work and family lives.
We have three sections to the club; track & field in the summer, cross country and sportshall athletics in the winter. We take part in three T & F leagues; Youth development league, Heart of England league and the Oxfordshire Junior league, Two cross country leagues; Chiltern and Oxfordshire leagues and the Oxfordshire Sportshall league.
It’s not always easy at grassroots level, with funds often tight and numbers sometimes thin on the ground. How has your club been doing in terms of numbers, and also in competition?
Our numbers tend to remain fairly constant, though we lose a number of members each year for various reasons, especially the under 17 / 20 age groups due to going to university or work and athletes transfer to other clubs that have an all weather track. This loss is generally counteracted by new members coming in throughout the year. This summer has been no different, despite the current circumstances, with around 20 new starters coming along.
League competition has been totally wiped out, though there were some open competitions at the end of August and through September with limited numbers and restrictions. We’ve had a handful of athletes take part in some open competitions, they have done very well all producing personal best and a couple of club records have also been broken, which is amazing given the limited exposure to track time.
In the 80s and 90s, athletics was huge – with the big meets shown regularly on terrestrial TV, and the big stars were household names. It’s not quite the same these days, with much less exposure. Has that had an effect on the popularity of the sport at junior level?
I don’t think this has had a massive impact on junior athletics because kids love to run, although we do struggle to compete with football. This may well have something to do with TV coverage. I think terrestrial athletics coverage has improved since 2012 but it could be better.
And lastly, how would you sell the club to anyone thinking of joining Bicester Athletic Club?
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We believe in giving athletes of all abilities the opportunity to train and where possible to compete. Non-athletes who would like to get involved in administration, coaching or officiating are also very welcome!
____
Thank you to Paul for taking the time to talk to us. 2020 was a hugely challenging year and let’s hope 2021 brings some light at the end of the tunnel for us all, and this cracking little club can get back to doing what they love. If you’re interested in joining Bicester Athletic Club, in any capacity, you can find them on Facebook.KUDOS SPORTS – A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CUSTOM TEAMWEAR
KUDOS supplies made-to-order teamwear to a range of sports clubs across the globe. We supply bespoke custom kit that is built for performance and worn with pride. Use our one minute kit designer to design your kit today.
Unlike a lot of sports, bowls truly caters for everyone – anyone can play at any age regardless of skill, age or gender. Bowls, it has to be said, has however suffered with the stigma that is only for older people, which simply isn’t true. One of the sport’s USPs is that older men and women – who may have lost their fitness but not their competitive edge – can compete and play together, but there’s nothing stopping younger people getting involved too.
Marown Bowling Club, based on the Isle of Man and one of our affiliated clubs, celebrates its 50th anniversary in May. We dispatched new hoodies, shirts and jackets to the club last week, and to mark the upcoming anniversary as well as the arrival of their new kit we spoke to Phil Kelly all about the club, the recent challenges, and their proactive attempts to woo younger participants.
Marown Bowling Club’s new KUDOS polo shirts for 2021!
KUDOS: Can you tell us a little bit about the club and its history?
Phil: Marown and District Bowling Club was found in 1969 and the green developed over the next two years on the Marown Playing Fields site. It was official opened on 1st May 1971 (which makes it 50 years on 1st May 2021!).
How has the club dealt with the challenges of covid-19 this year?
We have teams in each of the leagues on the island, Night League, Men and Women, and an over 60s league for men and women. Next year will be the first year that we will have a men’s D team and the Ladies B team in the night league.
On the Isle of Man we have been really lucky to be up and running with our bowls as early as May 2020, although it was only a single player on the green. By July we were fully up and running again, having cancelled our leagues, but played all our Cup games and various Open Competitions – mainly thanks to the Government and the way they dealt with Covid-19 on the Isle of Man.
We love bowls, but it’s fair to say it sometimes suffers with the stigma that it’s a sport for the more mature person. There’s no reason for that to be the case, with it being such an inclusive, accessible and fun sport to play. Do you have many younger members, and if not what do you think can be done to attract more younger people?
The stigma for bowls has really changed over the years, with a lot more work going in to encouraging younger members and also juniors. We are lucky in the Isle of Man – a lot of sport is played here and we have joined forces with our Government’s sport department – Isle of Man Sport – and put on regular sessions during the summer with juniors with a greater emphasis put into the fun side of bowls.
For around 8 years now we have been holding sessions called Manx Youth Games, starting indoors in January then going outdoors in March, with a final day where all the clubs running these sessions join together for a final day. We’ve had over 500 children doing these sessions in the last 8 years. We have also seen a niche develop in the 40 and overs age group, where many people finish more active sports (football, rugby etc) and clubs run session encouraging more of these people to take up bowls.
We passionately believe in the notion that being a member of a sports club or society can help in ways above and beyond just the playing of the sport or activity itself. Do you see examples of that being the case?
Bowls has a very social side to it, especially in the juniors and older age groups. The main thing I have seen is in the Junior side, where ‘like school’ boys don’t talk to girls and vice versa, but after a couple of session of interaction they can’t stop talking to each other. On the adult side, it’s naturally a friendly sport but people take that friendship off the green. Social media has really helped with being able to keep in touch with each other.
It’s the club’s 50th anniversary next May – how will the club be celebrating?Kudos Club Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
A great celebration will be held on Saturday 1st May 2021 to open our new clubhouse. We will have the opening on the Friday night and a major Island competition on the Saturday. This will celebrate 50th of Marown Bowling with everyone wearing their new KUDOS shirts!
And last but not least – what do you love about your club and how would you try and sell the idea of joining to someone who might be thinking about it?Kudos Club Watford
Marown is situated in the middle of the Isle of Man, it’s more than just a commmuty club. The friendly atmosphere and hard working club members make this an amazing club for play for, we have been lucky enough to win a few trophies over the years – from the men’s and ladies team through to our juniors – but the main thing is the friendship you get from our members, and long may this continue!
____
Thanks so much to Phil for taking the time to talk to us! If you’re interested in getting involved at the club, you can find them on Facebook. The very best of luck from everyone at KUDOS for the rest of the year and beyond!KUDOS SPORTS – A LEADING SUPPLIER OF CUSTOM TEAMWEAR
KUDOS supplies made-to-order teamwear to a range of sports clubs across the globe. We supply bespoke custom kit that is built for performance and worn with pride. Use our one minute kit designer to design your kit today.
Register here: http://gg.gg/upfvl
https://diarynote-jp.indered.space
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