Sportshall athletics is an indoor athletics competition against other local clubs for girls and boys in the U12 to U16 age groups. It was created by George Bunner MBE. The programme focuses on fitness and multi-skill development providing a grounding for all sports. The fun events are designed to test the children’s core skills of agility, balance, co-ordination, strength, speed and stamina.
The competition events will focus on the following:
- Agility e.g. speed bounce, high stepper, Balance test,
- Run e.g. 1,2, 4, 6 lap race, various relays, paarlauf, a hurdles or obstacle race.
- Throw e.g. Chest push, Shot, foam javelin, target throw
- Jump e.g. standing long jump, standing triple jump, vertical jump
The age groups for all competitions are: U12 U14 U16.
Team Managers for MAC
U12/U14/U16 Boys – Leila Oliver
U12/U14/U16 Girls – Steve Francis
Berkshire Sportshall Trial Competitions
18th October, 15th November, 28th November, 19th December 2026 Timings are provisional
These are brilliant fun with the emphasis on trying your best, trying new events and trying to improve at every competition. There is a super team spirit in a friendly but competitive atmosphere. Athletes usually participate in several events across the track and field.
Each of these matches will take place at Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton, SL4 6HN.
U12 event is 9:30am – 11:00am please arrive between 9:00am – 9:15am to collect your child’s number from their team manager.
U14/U16 event is 11:10am – 12:40pm please arrive between 10:45am – 11:00am to collect your child’s number from their team manager.
Berkshire Sportshall County Championships (17th January 2026)
These take a similar format as the trial events but it is a team competition with medals on offer for the first, second and third placed teams in each age group and gender. There is an electric atmosphere with everyone encouraging their team mates in the races which are predominantly relays.
This event will also take place at Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton, SL4 6HN starting at midday – 4:00pm. Further details TBC.
What to bring
- Club vest or t-shirt (U12)
- PINS!
- Water
- Loud cheering voice
- Payment for parking is via a link provided. Remember to pay by 11:59pm the night before.
Rules
- Each sportshall event has specific ‘rules’ please see the sportshall handbook
- No mobile phone use in the hall under any circumstances
- No photography in the hall under any circumstances
- No food or drink in the hall except water
- Please take litter home
- Children should not be running around in the TVAC reception, toilet area or upstairs area.
Useful Information
Although each event has a timetable this is more of a guide rather than a definitive start time for each event. Often the events can finish quicker or take longer than expected. If your child is unsure when to go to their event please ask Steve or Leila.
Sportshall is very popular and sometimes we have more athlete’s wanting to compete than events available for them to participate in. Occasionally, this may mean that an athlete or two may have no track events in which case they will be given more field events or vice versa. In the very worse case scenario and we are fully oversubscribed an athlete may be asked to be a reserve. We will ensure that in their next available competition that these athletes will be given priority of events.
In either February or March there is a regional competition so it is possible for an athlete to be selected for the county team. Selection is done by the county manager who looks at all the results from the 4 competitions and selects from the ‘best’ 8 performers in both track and field events in each age group and gender.