Educating Young Athletes Through Coaching & Training
WANT TO VOLUNTEER? WANT TO JOIN?Children aged 4+
Our training location is on the 300m running track at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Junior School in Oakdale.
| Day | Group | Time | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Event Squad Endurance | 18:00–19:00 | Debra Howells, Karl Bateman, Gerwyn Malpas, Johnathan Pewtner |
| Tuesday | Development Multi Events | 18:00–19:00 | Hywel Butts, Matthew Furber, Rhiannon Morgan |
| Thursday | Event Squad Sprinting | 18:00–19:15 | Matthew Godfrey, Bryony Jade Williams |
| Minis Training (U8s) | 18:00–19:00 | Laura Thomas | |
| Development Multi Events | 18:00–19:00 | Hilary Goodger, Hywel Butts, Ken Goodger | |
| Intermediate Multi Events | 19:00–20:00 | Hilary Goodger, Hywel Butts, Ken Goodger, Ian Williams | |
| Event Squad Endurance | 19:00–20:00 | Debra Howells, Karl Bateman, Gerwyn Malpas, Johnathan Pewtner |
| Fee Type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Welsh Athletics Affiliation | £14/year (year 4 & above) £23/year (Seniors, at least 20 on 31st Dec) due by April 1st |
| Annual Membership | £34/year (year 3 & below, includes insurance) or £20/year (year 4 & above) |
| Training Fees | £15/month for 1 weekly session, £20/month for 2 weekly sessions or £25/month for 3 weekly sessions |
| Competition Fees | Extra depending on what events your child wants to do |
All payments are managed via Spond. You will receive a payment request through the Spond app. If you have not yet joined RVAC on Spond, please contact us and we will send you an invitation.
We are a UK Athletics affiliated club providing a high quality athletics education to young athletes in South Wales through a blend of coaching, training and classroom based activities. We offer competition opportunities across all disciplines in both track & field and cross country.
We strive to provide quality and professionalism to the athletics experience in a safe and fun environment. Our athletes are all competitive and represent the club in various Welsh and UK league events. Competitions are a great day out for all the family and whenever possible, transport is provided by the club free of charge.
Our catchment area is the Caerphilly Borough and our membership base currently spans 38 primary schools and 16 comprehensive schools. As such, our children are part of a broad community and make many friends outside of their own school.
We are advocates of the Welsh Athletics modernisation programme and aim to drive the growth of athletics across Wales supporting participation across all abilities and social backgrounds.
We are very progressive in our approach and are always looking to continually improve everything we do.
Thank you for taking time to browse our website, we hope you find it useful.
Our Achievments in 2017:
Welsh Junior League Finalist
Les Davies Cup Winners
Welsh Athletics Development Club of the Year
The whole team at RVAC works hard to ensure all it's athetes have a fun and rewarding experience.
All members of our coaching team are fully DBS checked and qualified by UK Athletics.
