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We are an inclusive, multi-event, athletics training group, for all ages. Based in Stockport, we train at Woodbank Stadium. Priced at only £4 per session

Based in Stockport, we train at Woodbank Athletics Stadium & Park. The coaching and training approach is athlete centred and is focused on developing fundamental movement skills and technique across eight different events.This is achieved through variety, in a constructive, organised, progressive manner, within a FUN, encouraging and positive environment. Running, Jumping and Throwing are the foundations on which all Sport is dependent.Therefore, if you see yourself as the next Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Robin Van Persie or Andy Murray – a multi-event Athletics approach will help you with your overall development requirements and sporting ambitions. If, however, the aim is to keep fit & healthy; have some fun; be part of a training group and make new friends, then our group offers this as well. Everyone is welcome.

19/01/2026

Another great Weekend of Athletics from introducing Primary school athletes to XC (Nadia & Josh) to getting great Outcomes in the event with Top 10 finishes from Flo (2nd), Zari (3rd) & Jack (3rd) to Abbie & Rowan going indoors and achieving 600m & 60m PBs respectively......to others doing Park Runs and achieving PBs (Emmeline). Extremely Proud of the group and by the commitment to good Process being demonstrated by many. Congratulations to all who got out there this weekend and competed and worked on their fitness!

10/01/2026

Whilst Abbie went to the Indoor Championships to compete in 60m & Long Jump the rest of the group went to the Tatton Park MACCL and got some good endurance work in through some tough weather and underfoot conditions. Well done everyone!

03/01/2026

Extremely Proud of these three Cheshire Combined Eventers who were competing in the Cheshire XC Championships today and produced some fabulous results! Congratulations Zari(4th), Jack (5th) and Rowan (23rd). Great learning, experience.......long term development!

The focus is increasingly on getting the PROCESS right and so the Outcomes will only ever get better!

30/12/2025

Great Fun session this afternoon as the last session of the year. The Parent group were great Sports and made it special for our young athletes! Thank you Faith for the lovely photos! Can I take this opportunity to Wish all the group and friends of the group a Very Happy New Year!

23/12/2025

As a Coach I am only ever talking to my athletes about achieving good Process and then the Outcomes will naturally follow.

I am only ever focused on achieving Good Process in the work that I do.

An example is that for two weeks during the Christmas break when: Children are off school and have more energy; there is the opportunity to train at an earlier time in the Light and in Warmer Conditions........etc etc we do exactly that!!

Great High Jump/Javelin session yesterday in which we worked on achieving good Process and progress was made on many fronts with the athletes that I had the pleasure to coach, thanks to their very supportive and understanding parents.

Today will be the last training session before Christmas so can I please take this Opportunity to wish all the training group and all our supporters a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

06/12/2025

Delighted with the feedback that I have received regarding our Combined event group's endurance training at today's MACCL. This is how mental strength, robustness, resilience......................etc etc is developed. If you are prepared to push yourself to the limit in the mud, on uneven ground, up hills ......................then you are taking your physical and mental wellbeing and fitness to another level. Couldn't be more proud of these young athletes who are not shirking the issue.......What really matters ............. as part of their athletic and whole child development!

24/11/2025

The group put in some excellent race pace continuous running training sessions on the Weekend through Primary Schools XC races; the MACCL and Park Runs. As Combined Eventers the results were absolutely outstanding from many of our young athletes. So many of them achieved positional and time PBs which is so impressive considering the changes in weather and underfoot conditions. I'm incredibly Proud of the young people that I have the privilege to coach. They are challenged in a multitude of developmental ways and the majority of them embrace the challenge. As such, they are progressing very rapidly into the best versions of themselves as young athletes. Early Power OR Endurance Specialisation doesn't exist in this group........just great LONG TERM athlete Development!

15/11/2025

How lucky are we to be able to get our Endurance work done in such beautiful, peaceful surroundings!!?? Performance, progress........how about just great physical and mental well being:

23/10/2025

As a Combined Events group, I am absolutely delighted with these endurance training results. The Outcomes are outstanding whether they be finishing positions or getting young primary school athletes to do an outdoor healthy activity, that can stay with them throughout their lives for their health and well being. It's not about the here and now, it's about the long term and ensuring that No opportunities are denied in the future for this young group of athletes. Congratulations to: Flo larking (2nd), Zari Daniels (3rd), Jack Cheshire (7th), Harry Longbottom (24th), William Boothby (28th), Isaac Lea (33rd), Thomas Marks (40th), Alfred Critchlow (64th), Frazer Torevell (71st) and Alex Hope Shelley (103rd).

https://stockportharriers.co.uk/shac_schools_xc25_race2

Putting things into even more perspective, we are at the end of October and we are still focusing on Power eg. Alex was doing High Jump at training last night. Considering the majority of these athletes train for just 1 or two hours a week and are spread thinly across a wide range of events and it is clear why I am so proud to be coaching every single one of them!!

12/10/2025

MACCL match 1 - Woodbank Park: Extremely proud of this young group of athletes. All the athletes in these photos, have been doing Combined Events through the Summer and are now transitioning to an Endurance block of training, for a multitude of beneficial, long term reasons. FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS there is NO early specialisation taking place here!

06/10/2025

Outdoor T&F report 2025:
As a Non-Elitist group, we have young developing athletes with varied amounts of ability, desire, commitment, seriousness, understanding……… when it comes to their athletic development. As such some: just train for 1 or 2 hours a week; some compete and others don’t; some prioritise other Sports; to many their academic requirements are a major priority; others come along to be part of a group and to socialise…….and others come along to maintain a level of fitness……..etc etc etc
Taking all of the above into account and the constant disruptions (avoidable & unavoidable) that take place from many different sources, that have an adverse effect on our Training & Competition plans and it becomes very apparent, that in many cases, “full potential” is not unfortunately being achieved, from an athletic or whole child development perspective.
With all of this in mind, as lead coach, I am delighted with this set of results, which I am not going to assess in detail, as I very much believe that they speak for themselves. The only point that I will make, is that 9 out of the 10 athletes at the Club, who have competed in Combined Events this year (Pentathlons & Heptathlon) have been from our group. This highlights our commitment to the LONG TERM athlete DEVELOPMENT model, advocated by UK Athletics, which ensures that Early Specialisation is not taking place and that future opportunities are not being denied to young developing athletes:
https://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?clubid=1291&agegroups=U13&sex=W&year=2025&firstclaimonly=y&limits=n

https://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?clubid=1291&agegroups=U13&sex=M&year=2025&firstclaimonly=y&limits=n

https://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?clubid=1291&agegroups=U15&sex=W&year=2025&firstclaimonly=y&limits=n

https://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?clubid=1291&agegroups=U15&sex=M&year=2025&firstclaimonly=y&limits=n

https://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglists.aspx?clubid=1291&agegroups=U17&sex=W&year=2025&firstclaimonly=y&limits=n

29/09/2025

Last Trafford Open meeting of the season:

Congratulations to Sam, Will B, Bella, Abbie, Alfred, Rowan and Bessie who between them achieved a total of 10 PBs. That isn't 10 PBs just in Running, Just in Jumping, Just in Throwing......we don't do Early Specialisation.......for All the RIGHT REASONS!!!

The PBs ranged from 75m to 600m, from Long Jump to Discus to Javelin to Shot and to Hurdles!!

Extremely Proud of the young People who I Coach, who accept the challenge and don't opt for the easy options. Incredibly Important to them in terms of their whole child and athletic development. This is not about an "Introduction" to Athletics, it's about LONG TERM Whole child and athlete DEVELOPMENT. Some can't seem to grasp or understand that concept........I'm glad to be working with those who do!

Address

Woodbank Stadium/Woodbank Pk
Stockport
SK14

Website

http://www.stockportathleticscoaching.co.uk/

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