Pāpāmoa Athletic Club - Youth Squad - General information

Who can participare in the Youth Squad? This group is designed for our athletes aged 7 - 10 years old.

It is all about development through fun and particiaption

When is the junior club held?

7- 10 year olds: 5:30pm - 6:45pm​​​​​​​

What activites will the Youth Squad participate in?The Youth Squad will be following the Run Jump Throw, NZ Athletics programme with a competition night every 2nd week, where points can be earned towards our end of year awards.Each group athletes will rotate through 3 activities (Run, Jump, Throw).​​​​​​​

Who will lead each age group?This group will have the Programme Co-ordinator prepare the rotations.Age Group Leaders will support the athletes throughout the nigh (following the prepared programme)Parent Help is required to support the Age Group Leaders , particularly on compeition nights. If you are interested in becoming an age group leader, we would love to here from you. Please email papamoaathleticclub@gmail.com

Are there specialist coaches?​​​​​​​Yes! We are very lucky to have some New Zealand Athletics Accredited coaches who volunteer their time at Pāpāmoa Athletic Club. They will lead some of our rotations and they will lead additional specialist sessions on occassion.If you are interested in supporting our athletes as a specialist coach, we would love to hear from you. Please email papamoaathleticclub@gmail.com

What Is Run Jump Throw?

Run Jump Throw is designed to meet the needs of Kiwi kids today!

Run Jump Throw is all about developing athletics-specific skills in a fun, inclusive way that encourages Kiwi kids’ to participate in athletics.

The programme uses a bottom-up rather than a top-down approach to teach skills needed for each athletics movement  – so children learn the necessary fundamental skills and basic movement patterns before being taught the refined skills.

Run Jump Throw creates an enjoyable environment where children learn at their own pace and gain confidence and overall competence in athletics skills. 

Run Jump Throw aligns with the Sport NZ Physical Literacy’s approach of understanding and responding to the “whole-child”, taking into consideration the child’s Physical, Social and Emotional, Cognitive and Spiritual to meet the needs of children today.