Two Leagues. Two Titles. One Absolutely Bonkers Season For the BRAT Junior Team!
At the start of the season, our goals were fairly straightforward: gain promotion to the Premier League and retain our place in the Heart of England League. Simple enough, right? Apparently, nobody told the team to keep expectations realistic. Instead of just meeting our targets, we went completely overboard and won both leagues! Not bad for a season that started with us just trying to stay where we were! After months of travelling, endless spreadsheets, team selections, chasing athletes, and wondering what day of the week it is, it is safe to say it was all worth it—and yes, the team manager’s wife still remembers what he looks like! From “Let’s Get Promoted” to “We’ve Won Both!” Week after week, this team kept improving. Athletes stepped up, performances peaked, records fell, and everyone started to believe. We didn’t just turn up to competitions; we turned up ready to compete. Behind…
Heart of England League – Banbury – 23rd June 2024
the Heart of England league. Rewind back to this time 2 years ago and we were in division 3. Since then, we have had 2 consecutive seasons of promotion. My expectation was that we would hold our own and finish comfortably around the middle of the division.
County Champs 2024
There was fierce competition last weekend at the Athletics County Championships (both Warwickshire and Worcestershire). The competition for the most sunburnt spectator was marginally less intense than the competition for the most vociferous! Yes, we were blessed with an uncharacteristically hot weekend which was tempered slightly by a cool swirling breeze. I’m not sure if it was just me, but it did seem as though there was a headwind on both the home straight and the back straight, but we really shouldn’t complain given how unseasonably warm it was! As junior team manager, I take great pleasure in seeing our athletes apply what they have learnt in training to competition. I know that all the coaches share this view. Training and competition are different. You can not replicate the adrenaline rush you feel in a race when someone creeps on to your shoulder or the euphoria you feel when you…