👀 There’s 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 action in this afternoon’s Aztec T&F 🇬🇬 Look out for twenty of our Guernsey2023 squad giving the Adidas competition kit a spin 🕑 Timetable and start lists are below… results will be live from 2pm: data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/G…

🎧 Listen here to our Guernsey2023 Team Manager Tom Druce chatting to Bailiwick Express 🫵 His task of selecting the team 💪 This strong & large team 📺 Big screen & live streaming from Footes Lane 🔁 Lapped Half Marathon course in town 🧹 Sweeping the relays on the final day

📅 Monday 10th July 📍 Footes Lane 🔥🔥

An excellent race from Guernsey’s Abi Galpin in the 100m heats… comfortably through to the finals tomorrow night. ITV Channel News

🤯 My overriding memory of this week will be the unbelievable support from the Guernsey public 🥲 Thank you so so much for turning out in your thousands to cheer on our athletes and visiting athletes alike

Impact of Junior Performance ▶️ on Senior Performance 1️⃣Junior performance explained only 2.2% of the reliable variance in senior performance 2️⃣ Robust findings across sports, 🚻 & 🗺 3️⃣The younger the junior age category, the lower the correlation btw junior & senior perf

Spoiler: the best senior athletes are rarely the best junior athletes.

Morning reflections … it’s staggering/sad how many quality athletes have been carrying out workouts/sessions but have never been COACHED! Many don’t even realise they aren’t 🙈 It’s a two-way process of course, both coach and athlete have to be willing to learn from each other

Talent doesn't always express itself right away. Some people's talent is that they are a high responder to training/learning. They need to spend the time doing the work before they can fully express their gift. We tend to overvalue those who show great initial promise.

Now onto the Guernsey Sports Commission trophy for teams of more than 4 competitors. Another set of fantastic shortlisted nominees but the trophy goes to the Guernsey Athletics Women’s 4x100m relay team for their gold medal winner performance at the Island Games #GSCAwards23

🇬🇬 ISLAND & ALL-COMERS RECORD! 📣 Abi Galpin was the only Guernsey woman to go sub-56 over 400m but today she broke into the 5️⃣4️⃣s with an incredible performance of 54.96 👏 🔥 She also beat the all-comers record set by England U20 athlete Emma Alderson in 2018

These are definite; 2012 Olympics. Qualified. Not selected. Appeal rejected. 2014 European Champs. Qualified. Not selected. 2019 World Champs. Qualified. Not selected. 2022 World Champs. Qualified. Not selected. 2024 European Champs. Qualified. Not selected. Appeal rejected

🇮🇹 Ready to conquer Rome! 🔥 Alastair Chalmers is gearing up for the European Championships with his heat 🔜 Sun 9 June at 12:20 GMT 🇬🇬 We're all behind you Ala! 🫶 #Roma2024 #IgniteTheFire European Athletics Roma2024 European Athletics Championships Team GB

Has there ever been a longer, tenser 100minutes 😰

It certainly was a rollercoaster of emotions. Have to say the officials were brilliant for maintaining calm in an emotional situation & reviewing all the evidence thoroughly! All the other athletes, coaches & BA staff were very supportive… Heart rate finally back to normal🎢 🙃

Overturn UKA's decision to not send qualified athletes to the Olympic games - Sign the Petition! chng.it/bhK5rn5TJ6 via Change.org UK

What makes a champion? New analysis of over 6,000 athletes finds those who got to world-class, had during their youth: -more multisport than specialized practice -started their main sport later -accumulated less practice -Initially progressed slower than national class peers

High school and youth sports are so valuable because they get at our basic psychological needs: -We belong -We can make progress -We can have an impact It's not about achievements. It's having a space to challenge ourselves in a healthy way. Don't ruin sports, parents!

Donnie Vincent World Athletics Paris 2024 There's no other sport as global or as accessible as athletics 😁