Training

Training with City of Portsmouth Athletic Club.

The club’s primary training is based at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth PO2 9QA

The Mountbatten Centre has an 8-lane all-weather track and there are full field event facilities. There is ample free parking, full changing and shower facilities, and cafe, everything you would expect from a large modern sports and leisure centre. There is a charge to use the facilities levied by the Centre, this is not a club charge, but we do encourage members to purchase a track card at reception, this represents a considerable saving for regular track users.

The club has an experienced team of over 30 holding a UKA Coaching qualification who run the training sessions and are available to give advice.

Track and field training takes place on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00. Further sessions take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Please check with your coach for exact times).

We are fortunate in having a very active Introductory Coaching Group, for primary school aged children, their sessions run from 5:30 to 6:30 on Tuesdays, and 9:00-10:00 on Saturday, so they will be off track when most of the older groups commence training

During the winter endurance groups base themselves away from the centre at various floodlit facilities around the area, again check with your coach for location and times.

Core conditioning also take place through the winter months (October to February) in the Mountbatten Centre sports hall. Mondays 6:00-7:00 p.m. and Wednesdays 6:00-7:00.

Plyometric training is held in the Tennis Centre, Alex Way (adjacent to Mountbatten Centre). Mondays 6:00-700 p.m. (October to February).

There is a free-weights gym in the grandstand. This is available for use throughout the week by arrangement with the strength and conditioning coach.

Several coaches hold hill sessions at weekends. The specific coaches will inform athletes of where and when.

The club has the use of the track room for sessions at Mountbatten Centre, this allows for warm dry conditions for groups to meet and coaches to brief their groups. The track room is in the centre of the grandstand.

Please note all facilities are owned and operated by BHLive, on behalf of Portsmouth City Council. The club has excellent relations with both BHLive and Portsmouth City Council, it is this partnership which allows the club to have access to the facilities outlined above.

Note the Track Etiquette posted at the entrance to the track. All athletes and coaches should abide by these where possible, and when not possible, this should be conveyed to all other track users.

New members are placed with an appropriate coach by our Coaching Coordinator.

Coaching enquires to Phil Budd coaching@portsmouthathletic.co.uk.

Programmed Training Sessions

JUNIOR ACADEMY - SCHOOL YEARS 4-7
	COACHES	COACHING ASSISTANTS
INTRODUCTORY COACHING	Phil Budd	Helen Vincent
		John Cookson

UNDER 13 & UNDER 15
	COACHES	COACHING ASSISTANTS
SPRINTS	Paul Smith
HURDLES	Position Vacant
THROWS	Bronwin Carter	Simon Brain
	Helen Arnold	Shirley Pattison
	Graham Arnold	Paul Duxbury
	Andrew Vincent	Kameron Duxbury
JUMPS	Phil Budd
	Tom Farres
ENDURANCE	Claire East	Katherine Brydon
	Steve Purser	Amanda Purser
	Vince Stamp	Alan Crook
	Lucy Czura	Elizabeth Walker-Powell
		Lara Evans
WHEELCHAIR	Paul Smith

UNDER 17, UNDER 20 & SENIORS
	COACHES	COACHING ASSISTANTS
SPRINTS	Ann Hayter
	Matt Bartlett
	Phil Budd
HURDLES	Position Vacant
THROWS	Bronwin Carter	Simon Brain
	Helen Arnold	Shirley Pattison
	Graham Arnold	Paul Duxbury
	Andrew Vincent	Kameron Duxbury
JUMPS	Phil Budd
	Tom Farres
ENDURANCE	Alex Budd	Amanda Purser
	Steve Purser	Alan Crook
	Vince Stamp	Lara Evans
	Claire East
WHEELCHAIR	Paul Smith

ADDITIONAL COACHES & COACHING ASSISTANTS - AD HOC SESSIONS & ADVICE
	COACHES	COACHING ASSISTANTS
SPRINTS	Jason Stone	Wendy Embling
	Angie Fudge
JUMPS	Lynne Newton
ENDURANCE	Peter Newton

The Mountbatten Track