Training
All Juniors looking to join the club are required to be at ASA Level 8 standard or higher. Alternatively, upon their first session, Juniors will be assessed by Junior Head Coach, to ensure they reach the minimum standard required. To see what kind of standard this is, click on the link.
Please note that parents are responsible for their children inside the Life Centre changing village prior to and following the coaching session and we require that Juniors are dropped off and collected by a parent or guardian.
New children are entitled to two taster sessions, free of charge, before they commit to the annual joining subscription of £25. In order to access these sessions, you MUST first contact the membership team on the contact form above and they will check availability with the relevant coaches, prior to attendance. Failure to do so will result in the child being unable to join the session.
Junior Consent form: Please visit the Juniors Page for joining and consent instructions.
Swim
Fridays 19:30-20:30 at the Plymouth Life Centre. (Be poolside by 19:20)
Cost for each session is £3.50 and all bookings MUST be made on the Clubpal site Prior to the start of the session.
Goggles are required, and if possible, fins and a pull buoy.
Please note that there are no Junior sessions during the main school holidays.
Bike
We currently don’t offer regular coached cycling sessions for Juniors, although we do have social rides on cycle routes. There are often opportunities at British Cycling or British Triathlon organized events during school holidays, which we signpost Juniors to.
As mentioned below, in the summer/ race season, our Thursday track session often involves bike handling skills, mounting/dismounting and working on running off of the bike!
Run
Thursdays at Brickfields athletics track 18.00 – 19.00 (trackside by 17.50)
Cost for each session is £1.50 and all bookings MUST be made on the Clubpal site prior to the start of the session.
Covered in the session:
- Full warm up
- Drills
- Running techniques
- Pacing/speed/endurance (changes each week)
- Running within a group to simulate race scenarios
- In the summer and race season, we do 6-8 weeks of bike handling skills such as moving with the bike, mount and discount as well as transition training to get them ready to race.
The session caters for athletes aged 8-18. Please wear appropriate clothing for the session according to the season it could be hot or cold!
There are no Juniors sessions during the main school holidays.
