Due to the success of the first ever Coach Mentoring Programme, SportCentral and scottishathletics are pleased to announce they have committed funding to extend the programme until October 2008. This programme has been designed specifically to invest in Athletics coaches in the Forth Valley. The aim of programme is not just to improve the level of knowledge of local coaches, but to support them in getting the best performances out of their Athletes, using their own current methods.

In the lead up to the World Cross Country Championships this weekend at Holyrood Park a SportCentral team of Under 15 and Under 17 runners competed for Central Scotland over 4k on the world course. 

Forth Valley athletes Gary Plain and Ashley Madden (Falkirk Victoria Harriers) attended their last Regional Squad session prior to the England Athletics Open Indoor Championships (U20/U17/U15) this weekend