Juniors

Welcome to the Junior Section of Strathearn Harriers.

We aim to provide a friendly, encouraging and fun environment for children to develop their potential as young athletes. Our goals are to develop a love of athletics and running, to enable each athlete to improve their performance and encourage competition at a level appropriate to each athlete’s ability and stage of development.

The Junior section welcomes children from 9 to 18 years of age. We train twice a week at 6.00 pm on Tuesday and 5.30 on Thursdays. Our usual meeting place is Taylor Park / Dallerie (Morrison’s Academy’s playing fields) although we also use facilities at the Crieff Community Campus, the George Duncan Track in Perth and the paths and trails round about Crieff and, from time-to-time, Comrie.

We aim to give children a variety of experiences in athletics but with a primary focus on running disciplines. We compete in the East District Cross Country League in the winter and also a wide variety of road, trail and hill races throughout the year. There are also opportunities at track and field events such as Open Graded Track Meetings at Grangemouth, Dunfermline and Livingston and our very own annual intra-club Track Championships at Dallerie.

For more information or if your child is interested in joining please email juniors@strathearnharriers.org.uk or contact one of the coaching team.

You can join using the online membership form.

The Club has adopted the Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults in Athletics Policy and Procedures document dated 1 January 2013. The latest version of this document can be viewed here.

The Scottish Athletics guidance on reporting Child Protection issues can be found here. The club also has a Codes of Conduct and Child Protection Statement documents, which are available using the links or on request from the Secretary enquiries@strathearnharriers.org.uk