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Youth A & B Trial - 24th & 25th April posted by Stuart Mason on08-02-2010

The details and entry form for the Youth A & B Trials to be held on 24th and 25th April can now be downloaded here.

Please note the closing date is 1st April - no late entries will be accepted under any circumstances.

Dubai Biathle - Closing date update! posted by Howard Jones on06-02-2010

The final closing date for the first 2010 Biathle World Tour event in Dubai is now the 15th Februry. Details and entry form are on the calendar of events.

Schools Biathlon Finals Moved to New Venue posted by Skip Peacey on25-01-2010

Due to bad weather causing an overrun on building work at Aldershot, the 2010 Schools Biathlon Finals have now been moved to Crystal Palace, London.

The date of the event - Sunday 21 March - remains unchanged.

Details regarding Qualifiers and Finals Entry Forms will be available shortly - please keep an eye on the 'Schools' tab for further information.

BUC's Modern Pentathlon & Biathlon posted by Skip Peacey on25-01-2010

The 2010 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Modern Pentathlon & Biathlon will take place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 March. It is open to any student athletes.

The ride event will be held on Friday evening at Blewbury Riding Stables, Blewbury. The remaining events will be held at Oxford University Sports Centre on Saturday 13 March. The competition will operate under the new Pentathlon GB rules, including a run/shoot phase.

The biathlon competition will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Online entries are currently open at:

www.oxbridgepentathlon.org.uk/bucs

Entry closing date is 26 Feb 2010 but spaces are limited to 80 pentathletes so make sure you don't delay!

Entries will not be accepted without a current Pentathlon GB membership and full payment of the entry fee:

Entry fee:

BUSA Pentathlon £30

BUSA Biathlon £10

Biomechanical Swim Testing Programme posted by WC Pathway Manager on20-01-2010

There is now an opportunity for all athletes to attend the Biomechanical Swim Testing that has only ben available to the World Class Programme Athletes over the past few years at Alsager Campus, Crewe. The cost is £100 which includes on site overnight accomodation the night before as the swim session starts very early. The cost is £75 is no accomodation is required.

Athletes will be videotaped performing freestyle starts, turns and swimming using digital cameras. Underwater filming will be achieved with a tracking camera system to enable the swimmer's underwater technique to be analysed for the full length of the pool.

All digital video sequences will be downloaded to a laptop after which each swimmer will receive an individual feedback session of approximately 30-40 minutes duration.

The purpose of the feedback session is to highlight the swimmer"s technical strengths, weaknesses, at what stage of the 200m does the stroke/swim breakdown and identify areas for future technique work. Feedback will be provided with the aid of specialist video analysis software. The swimmer’s coach will be encouraged to attend and participate in the session.

Following the feedback session, each individual will receive professionally edited DVD containing all of his or her video footage from the filming session (in real time and slow motion).

To register your interest please let Istvan Gallai know on istvan.gallai@freemail.hu

Dubai Biathle World Tour - Entry Details posted by Howard Jones on20-01-2010

We have now received the entry details for the first of the 2010 Biathle World Tour events in Dubai on 6th March. The entries are due in by 1st February and the final closing date of 9th February.

Entry fee is £55 to include Commemorative T shirt and closing Dinner / Party and forms will be available on the calendar of events shortly.

Special rate accommodation is available at the venue - Le Meridian Hotel, Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina.

Entry details are available on the calendar of events. Download Entry Form here. Interested Biathletes should contact Howard Jones as soon as possible.

This will be the venue for the World Biathle Championships on 30th October - so get a head start by trying this event!

Young athletes bid for places at Schools Biathlon Championships final posted by Steve Ballinger on19-01-2010

Young athletes from across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and the former Avon county area will be battling it out for places in the national final of the British Schools Biathlon Championships at the final regional qualifier at the University of Bath on Sunday (24th January).

The Schools Biathlon Championships are organised by Pentathlon GB, the national governing body for modern pentathlon, and provide an opportunity for young people to participate in a multi-sport competition in an enjoyable, safe and competitive environment.

The University of Bath’s Sports Training Village, home to PentathlonGB’s High Performance Centre, hosts Sunday’s 12th and final regional qualifier.

More than 350 pupils from 55 schools in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and the former Avon area will compete at the event, along with some of their teachers. Year 5 to 7 pupils and teachers will compete over a 50m swim and 500m run, with year 8 to 13s contesting a 100m swim and 1000m run.

They will compete for places in the finals of the British Schools Biathlon Championships at Aldershot Garrison on 21st March. Some 650 young people and teachers will contest the finals.

Around 4500 people have taken part in the qualifying rounds of the 2009/10 championships.

Biathlons are one of the traditional ways that young people can take part in a multi-sport event, before deciding whether to progress to progress to a full modern pentathlon. Many athletes begin with running and swimming and gradually add the other disciplines until they can do a full modern pentathlon, which consists of fencing, swimming, show jumping and a combined run/shoot.

National Selection 2/2010 Update posted by J Bartu on12-01-2010

National Selection Competition, 16 - 17 January 2010 at the Bath National Training Centre is going to go ahead. Although the current weather conditions in Bath area and the weather forecast for the rest of the week are not ideal it is believed that the Sports Training Village at the University of Bath will remain fully operational throughout the weekend. Pentathlon GB Performance Team is determined to do whatever necessary to ensure smooth unfold of the event. We suggest keep monitoring following websites for updates:

· www.bath.ac.uk

· www.freemeteo.com

· www.pentathlongb.org

Pentathlon GB Performance Team

Regional Assistant Development Officer - Yorkshire posted by Peter Hart on09-01-2010

Click here for more details.

IMPORTANT NEWS Cancellation of training posted by NDC on07-01-2010

Due to the current severe weather conditions continuing throughout the country the training this weekend for the Talent ID Athletes, the WCDP Athletes at Hartpury and the Biomechanical Swim testing at Crewe are all cancelled. Details of other training opportunities in lieu of this training will be notified if and when it can be rescheduled.

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