Membership of Maidenhead Athletic Club has the following benefits:
- Access to a track, with specific coached sessions with England Athletics qualified coaches and leaders who can offer advice and support.
- Use of a purpose-built clubhouse
- Coaching programmes in track & field disciplines for juniors age 10 upwards
- A meeting place for like-minded runners of different standards
- A path to registration with England Athletics, which delivers preferential entry prices to events and many other benefits
Membership rates
The membership year runs April-March, and coincides with the registration period for England Athletics.
Rates for 2026-27 are:
| Category | Full year | Join Jul-Sep | Join Oct-Dec | Join Jan-Feb * |
| Senior (26-64) | £45 | £35 | £25 | £15 |
| Senior (65+) | £20 | £15 | £10 | £5 |
| Young Adult (18-25) | £20 | £15 | £10 | £5 |
| Junior ** | £5 | £5 | £5 | £5 |
| Parent of coached junior | £40 | £30 | £20 | £10 |
| Distant member | £20 | £15 | £10 | £5 |
* Members joining in March will be enrolled into the following year, and effectively get 13 months membership for the price of 12. Any NEW England Athletics registrations between January & March will benefit from extended registration through to 31 March of the following year (up to 15 months for the price of 12) and the registration cost will be that of the current registration year. This does not apply to returning or transferring members.
** See below for Junior coaching fees which are payable in addition to membership.
The Club has a small number of honorary life members, given in recognition of their contributions over many years. Fees are also waived for coach-members who provide regular coaching.
England Athletics registration for 2026-27 from the 1st April is £23 (2025-26 was £20). It is mandatory for juniors 10 and over (School Yr 5 and up), optional for seniors and junior under 10s. While optional for senior members, read more about why it is recommended here.
Seniors
Seniors can join immediately and pay online. LoveAdmin.com is used as a service provider to manage registration and payments. It is possible to add multiple members at the same time and, although each will have their own record, the accounts will be linked for payment purposes. If you wish to subsequently add a record, these can be linked afterwards by Webmaster on request.
Distant membership may be an option for regular users of the Club who live over 50 miles from Maidenhead.
Register for Senior membership
Juniors
Junior membership is available as part of a coaching programme covering all event groups (sprinting & endurance running, throwing and jumping. Coaching fees are £48 per term. Overall, the annual amount for juniors is:
| Membership | £5 |
| Coaching (3 terms) | £144 |
| England Athletics registration | £23 |
| Total | £172 |
Note that juniors who wish to take part in cross-country ONLY do not need to join the waiting list or pay coaching fees. Contact macjuniors@maidenheadac.org to enquire.
You can also manage membership and coaching fees using loveadmin.com. New members and parents should use the Registration page first. It is possible to add multiple members and children at the same time and, although each will have their own record, the accounts will be linked for payment purposes. If you wish to subsequently add a record, these can be linked afterwards by the Membership Secretary on request.
See also the Club Kit page.
Junior Waiting List
Due to demand, it is unfortunately necessary to operate a waiting list system for junior membership. Parents can add children to the waiting list at any time. However, invitation into the club from the waiting list is not a linear process as it depends in what age groups we have space in and the amount of coaches available therefore there is no set age as to when a child may be invited. It is difficult to predict how long a child will remain on the waiting list but the aim is to keep in regular contact by email in the meantime.
Parents can add their child to the waiting list online (if your child is over 13 please contact macjuniors@maidenheadac.org before adding them to the waiting list).
An attendance register is kept of sessions. Given the limited places available good attendance and a commitment to take part in competitions is expected.
The club is run entirely by volunteers so our expectation is that parents will support sessions three times a term this role may involve tasks such helping to put away equipment or supporting the coaches by supervising a small group. Some parents enjoy helping so much that we actively encourage and support parents to take the qualifications necessary to join our volunteer coaching team, in fact most of our coaches were parent helpers first! We couldn’t continue to run our sessions without our volunteers.
England Athletics registration
England Athletics registration costs £23 (2026-27) and runs April-March. Race entries for registered runners are typically reduced by around £2 each. You should quote your EA unique reference number (URN) when entering an event.
The Club collects your EA fee alongside membership and registers on your behalf. Nevertheless, it is the responsibility of the member to maintain their online profile with England Athletics because it is separate from the Club’s online system.
EA registration for Juniors is based on their age on 31st August in the membership year so if they are 10 (or older) or turn 10 in the membership year then they are required to pay EA registration. Another way of looking at it is anyone who is in the U12 (school Y5 & 6) age group and above need to pay it.
More detail about England Athletics registration
First and Second Claims
It is possible to be a member of more than one club. One club (usually the first one joined) is the first claim; the others are second claims. When entering an EA-registered event, you must represent the first claim club.
To swap the claims around, you must resign the status of first claim at that club before establishing it at the other.