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Junior Ilkley Harriers, established 2003

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The coaches who make Junior Ilkley Harriers happen

Shirley
Shirley Wood

Level 2 uk:athletics coach - CIA &jumps. Level 3 Fell running module. Level 2 Orienteering coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. First Aider. JIH coaching co-ordinator and responsible for community and schools liaison. CRB checked. Former PE Teacher. Main sport is Orienteering - competed for England when younger and is a member of Airienteers. Enjoys running on Ilkley Moor and competes in a few Mountain Marathons.

Neil
Neil Chapman
Level 2 uk:athletics coach - CIA but doing Level 3. Level 3 Fell running module. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. JIH CRB Verifier and responsible for integrating the older juniors into the senior section. Neil enjoys running all races up to and including Marathons where his PB is 3h06, London.
Alison
Alison Eagle
Level 2 uk:athletics coach - CIA. Level 3 Fell Running module. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. Former PE Teacher. CRB checked. Competes on the fells - was in the winning Ilkley Harriers British & English Fell Championship team 2005. Individually was 3rd in the British and 4th in the English.
Ros
Ros Blackburn
Level 2 uk:athletics coach - CIA. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Fundamentals of First Aid course. JIH welfare Officer. CRB checked. In the past Ros has done a lot of distance running on both roads and terrain.
Malcolm
Malcolm Pickering
Level 2 uk:athletics coach (endurance). CRB checked. Safeguarding and Protecting children course. First Aider. Former PE Teacher. Has competed regularly at the sharp end of racing for Ilkley on the fells for many years.

Dwayne Heard
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. CRB checked. In the past Dwayne has competed atjunior International level in Triple Jump and his claim to fame is that he has beaten Jonathon Edwards (when he was 15).
John Burrows Level 2 uk:athletics coach (Throws). Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. Used to compete at Decathlon when younger.
Alison
Alison Bennett
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Fundamentals of First Aid course. CRB checked. Alison competes regularly on the roads in any distance up to half marathon and has a 10km PB of 40.36 (2005). She also competes over the country and is the senior Cross-Country Captain. She can occasionally be seen at the odd fell race.
Ian
Ian Marshall
Level 2 uk:athletics coach (endurance). scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Fundamentals of First Aid course. CRB checked. Ian's main sport is Orienteering and in particular night Orienteering - competes for Airienteers. Also competes regularly for Ilkley at X-C and on the fells and does pretty well at Mountain Marathons.

Rob King
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. Safeguarding and Protecting children Course. Emergency Aid course. JIH Welfare Officer. CRB checked. Rob's main sport is orienteering and competes regularly for Airienteers. Also does pretty well at Mountain Marathons - the more horrible the weather the better!

David Taylor
Level 1 uk:athletics coach and has done Level 2 core. CRB checked. Fundamentals of First Aid course. Dave competes on the roads and orienteers.
Sally Pickering Level 1 uk:athletics coach. CRB checked. Fundamentals of First Aid course.
Morgan
Morgan Williams
Level 2 uk:athletics coach - endurance. scUK Good practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. Morgan competes on the fells and did the Bob Graham round at the tender age of 21 in a time of 23 hrs - 50 mins.
Diane
Diane Haggar
Level 2 uk:athletics coach - jumps. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. First Aid at work qualification. CRB checked. Former PE Teacher. In the past has competed in middle distance and Cross-Country and now that her son has shown an interest in athletics she hopes to train and compete again before he starts to beat her!
Pam Hellen Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked.
Pete
Pete Shields
Level 4 uk:athletics coach. Former Mountain Running coach to the FRA. Pete is a senior Ilkley Harriers coach but alongside Neil helps to integrate the older juniors into the senior section. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. Pete competes at all distances on roads, country and fell.

Eileen Woodhead
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. In the past Eileen has competed on the fells - over recent years with Dave as organisers of fell races and in particular with the English juniors in the role of FRA junior fell co-ordinator until 2005.
Dave
Dave Woodhead
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. Along with Eileen has competed on the fells to a high level, but more recently known as the organiser of memorable fell races and junior training weekends in the role of FRA junior fell co-ordinator. What Dave and Eileen don't know about all aspects of Fell running isn't worth writing!
Mandy Chapman Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Emergency Aid course. CRB checked. Mandy runs and cycles.
Val
Val Kerr
Level 1 uk:athletics coach. scUK Good Practice & Child Protection course. Fundamentals of First Aid course. CRB checked. Competes on the roads and fells. In charge of junior club kit.
Bryan Websdale Level 1 uk:athletics coach and has done level 2 core. CRB checked. Competes at orienteering and is a member of Airienteers.
Rachel
Rachel Websdale
Level 1 uk:athletics coach.

Also to our teenage level 1's: Emily Wood, James Jordan, Adam Bennett, and Helen Sugden and to Danny Elliott who has his CIA qualification - all of whom have been CRB checked and coach the younger juniors on a Thursday.

We are very lucky that there are other parents and older juniors who help out whenever they can - all helpers are encouraged to gain Athletics coaching qualifications and if actively coaching will be CRB checked.

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