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INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD FROM UKA
AN INTRODUCTIONTO
ENDURANCERUNNING
SECTION 1
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At the start of summer 2009, the Aviva UKA Academy was launched as a fresh new approach
to grassroots sport, designed to give every child in the country the opportunity to get involved
in athletics by 2012. It creates a long term legacy for the sport, helping the next generation to
stay healthy and active, and hopefully unearth even more champions along the way.
The Aviva UKA Academy aims to
make it easier for every child in the UK to get involved in sport
,
create a healthier nation and ultimately to create a new generation of athletes.
The Aviva UKA Academy is also about
rewarding contribution and achievement
, with new award
structures designed to make sure children, teachers and coaches all receive recognition for
their hard work.
The Aviva UKA Academy aims to
spot and retain talented athletes
of all ages and abilities and
encourage them to take part in athletics, whether at school, club or elite level.
There is something for every child
- with six different schemes, new indoor and outdoor competition
and awards structures, the Aviva UKA Academy aims to engage and attract children to the sport
regardless of age or level of ability. The activity ranges from teacher training tools to inter schools
competitions, disability sport recruitment and after school and summer holiday programmes.
As part of our commitment to the health education of young people, we are very pleased to be
associated with this new work and see this publication as a major step forward in the drive to
create a healthier nation. We see our investment in the new Aviva UKA Academy Endurance Awards
as not just a means of finding the talent of the future, but as a means for providing all children with
a positive experience of sport helping them towards healthier lives and developing a life-long
love of sport.
Niels de Vos
CEO UKA
The Aviva UKA
Academy aims to
make it easier for
every
child in the
UK to get involved
in sport
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