MVH Triathlon Club Junior & Youth Section

Fox Cubs and Foxes

Membership for 2011 is now available!  See links below (join online or download the application form)

 

Children's Thursday Evening Swim/Bike/Run Session at Etwall - Grant McKinlay has confirmed that the first session session for 2010 will be Thursday 22nd April.

Junior & Youth Section

The junior section of the Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club caters for athletes of all abilities from ages 8 to 16.  Regular junior coaching sessions in swimming, running and cycling are available.   The focus of the Junior section is to primarily develop participation in triathlon providing children with their first taste of triathlon and also to help talented athletes progress to higher levels.  A range of competitions are available within the West Midlands for all juniors to participate in.

 

Competitions  are split by age group as follows and the maximum distances that each age group can compete at are closely controlled.  

 

The ages for each category are taken as of the 31st December.

 

 Category

 Ages

 Swim (up to)

 Bike (up to)

 Run (up to)

 Tristar Start - Fox Cub

 8

 50m

 800m

 600m

 Tristar 1- Fox Cub

 9/10

 150m

 2km

 1200m

 Tristar 2 - Fox Cub

 11/12

 200m

 4km

 1800m

 Tristar 3 - Foxes

 13/14

 300m

 6km

 2400m

 Youth - Foxes

 15/16

 400m

 10km

 2500m

 Junior - Foxes

 17/18

 750m

 20km

 5000m

 

No special equipment is required, particularly in the Tristar categories.  Athletes are not usually able to compete in events held in open water or on public roads until they are in the Youth category so events are mainly held in swimming pools and usually use school grounds for the cycling and running.  This means that mountain bikes are particularly suitable.  Note - 2008 will be the first year that any Tristar catagory will be able to race in open water.

 

Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon club is commited to providing a safe, secure and enjoyable environment in which junior members can come and experience the sport of triathlon.  To that end we ask all parents and juniors to take the time to read the guidlines for young athletes and the parents/carers code of conduct before completing the junior membership form.

 

MVH members are often photographed during and after races and like to see these published on the website.  For more information or to request the club not to publish images of your child, please contact Chair of the club direct (or declare your decision on the membership form).

 


Training timetable (January - December) - Open water is summer only (April - Sept): 

Note: please click on the postcode for a map or plug the post codes or map references into www.streetmap.co.uk in order to get a detailed location map.

Weekday Time Cost Session Location
Monday

Shobnall 6:30 - 7:30



8-9pm

£1.80



£3.50 (£5.00 for non-members)for adults - £1.00 (£2.00 for non-members) for juniors

Run





Swim

Shobnall Leisure Centre, Shobnall Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2BB
(A Burton Athletics Club session but MVH are welcome).

Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7EW
(An official MVH/Joint swimming session with Burntwood Triathlon Club)

Tuesday

6:30pm - 7:30pm

£1.00 for MVH junior members £2.00 for non MVH junior members - Juniors must be accompanied by an adult (swimming).

Open Water Swim

 

Manor Park Sailing Club, Kings Bromley, Location (An official MVH open water swimming session). Summer Only (April - Sept - Exact start date tbc)!

Wednesday

 

 

 

 

Thursday 7 - 8pm £1.00 Bike & Run

John Port School, Main Street, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6LU (A joint MVH/DTC junior session).  Summer Only (April - Sept - Exact start date 22nd April 2010)

Friday

 

 

 

 

Saturday

7:30am - 8:30am

 

1-2:30pm

£2.00 for junior members & £2.50 for junior non-members - Juniors must be accompanied by an adult (either swimming on spectating).

 

£1.00 for MVH junior members £2.00 for non MVH junior members - Juniors must be accompanied by an adult (swimming).

Swim

 




Open Water Swim

Junior Swimming only at allocated Academy Days (once per month) - Details and dates to be confirmed.  Repton School Swimming Pool, Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, DE65 6FH  (An MVH session)- Starts - Saturday October 24th October 2009. - Important note!! - If your child can swim up to 1 hour (with minimal rests) along with the adults then they can join in the normal adult swimming sessions on a weekly basis.  It will be the lead coaches final decision as to which adult lane the child swims in (depending on the childs ability).

 

Manor Park Sailing Club, Kings Bromley, Location (An official MVH open water swimming session). Summer Only (April - Sept - Exact start date tbc)!

 

Sunday

 

 

 

 


Membership Rates

Membership until 31st Jan is now available.  Membership subscriptions for the season are normally due on 1st February each year.  You can join 'ONLINE' or by downloading the membership form.  

 

All profits made by the club are re-invested back into the development of the club.  

 

Membership packages currently on offer:

  • Junior Section - £5 per annum for each child.

Standard Membership

  1. 12 month membership.
  2. MVH Water Bottle
  3. MVH Swim Cap
  4. Membership card (with discounts*).
  5. Discounted training costs.
  6. Access to coaching advice.
  7. Invite to all social events (excluding any ticket costs).
  8. Junior Members Information Pack.

Join Online

 

Click 'Here' to join online at the rates above.  Your members package will normally arrive within 28 days of joining.

 

Membership Form

The membership form can downloaded from this site (see link below), be sent to you by post by requesting it from the membership secretary (see address and telephone number below or send an e-mail to the e-mail address below).  

 

Junior/Senior Membership Form (In Word Format)  Your members package will normally arrive within 28 days of joining.

 

Junior/Senior Membership Form (In PDF Format)  Your members package will normally arrive within 28 days of joining.

 

Please read it, complete it, sign it and send it, together with payment, to:

The Membership Secretary, Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club, Fleetapple Lodge, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, Burton-on-Trent, Stafforshire DE13 8QR. All cheques made payable to "Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club".

 

Other Items

 

Although we would prefer all our junior club athletes to wear the club kit for races it is not essential.  Just as long as you enter any races as a Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club Member (MVH Tri Club).

 

*The club has various types of discounts which are not always available and can be withdrawn at anytime at the discretion of the retailer.

 

Please note - Entry fees to races are not included in the above packages.  Junior members must pay separately for race entry fees and British Triathlon Fees.  When racing for Meynell Valley Hunters, please use the Club full name of 'Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club' or the abreviated name of 'Meynell Valley Hunters' or 'MVH Tri Club' on race entry forms.

 

Meynell Valley Hunters Triathlon Club is a 'British Triathlon' affiliated club, so membership gives you the benefit of reduced rates for British Triathlon events.

 

Your club membership card will also entitle you to get discounts of 10% (unless otherwise specified) at various retailers.  Please see "Sponsors Links Page"   for full list of sponsors and discounts available.

 

If you have any queries you can contact Grant McKinlay (Head of Junior Section), Adrian Williamson (Chair) or Rachel Hall (Club Captain and Qualified Teacher).

 

Racing


Barton Marina Junior Triathlon 2008 results can be found here 'Click'


Barton Marina Junior Triathlon 2009 results can be found here 'Click'

Barton Marina Junior Triathlon 2010 results can be found here 'Click'

 

 

 
 
   
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