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Upcoming Officials Courses

Written by Gen Sec
Monday, 16 July 2018 19:37
The club is always looking for more officials, as the backbone of our athletes without them competitions can’t proceed. If you’re at competitions and want to get closer to the action, the club will subsidise courses and help you develop. Any questions you may have please contact the General Secretaries. The following courses are the next available in our area: 23/09/2018 - Health and Safety course (requirement for all officials) at LEWES AC, EAST SUSSEX 23/09/2018 - Field Official Level 1 at LEWES AC, EAST SUSSEX 23/09/2018 - Track Official Level 1 at LEWES AC, EAST SUSSEX 23/09/2018 - Timekeeper Level 1 at LEWES AC, EAST SUSSEX 23/09/2018 - Starter Level 1 at LEWES AC, EAST SUSSEX 30/09/2018 - Health and Safety course (requirement for all officials) at XCEL LEISURE COMPLEX, WALTON ON THAMES 30/09/2018 - Field Official Level 1 at XCEL LEISURE COMPLEX, WALTON ON THAMES 30/09/2018 - Track Official Level 1 at XCEL LEISURE COMPLEX, WALTON ON THAMES 30/09/2018 - Timekeeper Level 1 at XCEL LEISURE COMPLEX, WALTON ON THAMES
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BAL Division 1, Match 4, Liverpool 4th August 2018

Written by Chris Hall
Monday, 13 August 2018 17:05
British Athletics League, Division 1, Match 4 Liverpool, 4^thAugust 2018 The final match of the 2018 British Athletics League season saw Kingston & Poly’s Senior Men make the journey to Merseyside for the Liverpool Harriers fixture. A cavalcade of South West Londoners, native and adopted, descended upon (or ascended to?) the North West on Friday evening, staying in a variety of locations in and around the city. Team Manager Chris Hall kept an eagle eye on Facebook Messenger to ensure that the main group travelling together from London Euston made it in time, which fortunately was the case. The day itself, seemingly a BAL custom now regardless of the actual weather forecast, was warm and mostly sunny – thankfully a bit cooler than Eton and Portsmouth but enough to come away with a beetroot-red tint to the skin. The build-up was by far the easiest for this match, too – all events were filled nice and early, albeit missing a couple of first-teamers who any team would miss. Even so, spirits were high and we went into the match knowing that beating Windsor, Slough Eton & Hounslow (that’s one team for those new to athletics clubs) would guarantee safety in Division 1 – a feat very few would have predicted. Even Sale and Liverpool weren’t safe should we get a particularly good result, so there was all to play for.
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Ebbisham Final Match – 8th July at Walton

Written by Gill B

Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:38

Extreme weather conditions and heat reigned down on the athletes but with the new stand at the Walton track; gave us all some respite from the glorious sun on what was a glorious day of athletics for our Kingston team.

Sadly, Rory Stratford and Tom Wilson had to withdraw through injury (but nothing serious). Hoping they’ll be back to training soon. The U15s however, stepped with some rearranging to cover the sprints.

Club	M3 points	League Championship position
Herne Hill	165	Herne Hill 1^st– 18 points
South London	157	Kingston & Poly 2^nd – 12 points
Kingston & Poly	128	South London 3^rd – 11 points
Croydon	99	Croydon 4^th – 9 points
Holland Sports	82	Holland Sp 5^th– 6 points
Sutton & Dist	52	Sutton & Dis 6^th – 3 points

4th place seals survival in YDL division 1

Written by Frank S

Monday, 06 August 2018 10:36

After weeks of warm, dry weather, the last match of the YDL season instead brought high winds and relentless rain. Due largely to the start of school holidays only a small K&P team travelled to Portsmouth, but it soon became clear that the other teams were also struggling. What we lacked in numbers we had in class and attitude, not least thanks to some of K&P’s top athletes making a very welcome return to the team. Despite the atrocious conditions, our athletes were willing to go out and score points, many in 4 to 5 events. Like in the matches before, our main strength was in the field, which we even won (!) this time. On the track we missed many events, but several top places compensated for the gaps. After narrowly missing out on 4^thplace in the first two matches by 2.5 and 3 points, for the second time in a row our team finished ahead of Portsmouth and Guildford. The 4^thplace in the last match ensured 4^thplace overall in the division, above the relegation zone. We will again compete in division 1 next year – well done everyone who contributed to the K&P YDL team as athlete or official during the 2018 season. The preliminary table:

	Team	Match 4	Total	Total
1	Crawley AC	583.0	24	2531	Promoted
2	Camberley & District AC + Woking AC	552.5	18	2243
3	South Bucks	492.5	17	2113.5
4	Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers	400.5	11	1814.5
5	City of Portsmouth AC	376.0	7	1483.5	Relegated
6	Guildford & Godalming AC	212.5	7	1479.5	Relegated