Young Athlete Camp

💙 Giving back beyond the track…

As well as offering 10 bursary places this year, giving athletes the opportunity to attend Young Athletes Camp completely free of charge, we also believe it’s important to give back to our local community.

This year, we are proud to support Young Gloucestershire a local charity supporting young people who are facing challenges in their lives.

Young Gloucestershire provides vital support across areas including mental health and wellbeing, education and skills, mentoring and family support, helping young people build confidence, motivation and the skills to improve their lives.

We’re passionate about supporting young people both on and off the track and giving back to those in our local community is a huge part of what Young Athletes Camp is all about. 🫶

Q&A with some of our athletes!💪🗣️😆

Question: What the session is and why you believe this will be beneficial.

Question: What your session is and why you believe it will be beneficial

Question: What benefits do you want to get out of the camp

Question: How did you find the session

Question: How did you find the session

Msssive thank you to YAMAtune UK for donating the socks to our Athletes in the Team evening event.

YAMAtune socks are amazing! A little insight into this amazing Japanese brand. Don’t take our word for is; here is one of our young athletes explaining why he loves them.

On the track & trails during cross country, your foot arch is the first to experience strain.

YAMAtune’s unique, high-density taping knit works to continuously lift and secure the arch, preserving your foot’s natural spring. By absorbing the impact of every stride, it keeps fatigue at bay and ensures you maintain peak performance right until the final mile.

Final day of Young Athletes Camp 2026! ⭐️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We finished the week with plenty of prizes, competition and celebrations! 🏆

For Thursday’s sessions, our Athletes of the Day were Eva Pop & Sam Jones. A huge well done to both! 👏

We also had a very special award for Harry Robinson, who was presented with an U20 World Championships bag from Oregon, kindly donated by Coach Sy from the Bermuda Olympic Committee. 🇧🇲🎽 A brilliant achievement and a very special keepsake!

Our Athlete of the Week awards were also presented:

🏆 Ann Coates Award — Florence Williams
🏆 Steve Blosse Award — Lukas Mundt

A huge congratulations to both athletes! 👏⭐️

The week finished with our team relay, with all the teams going head-to-head in one final competition! ⚡️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Our overall team winners were Portugal with the runners up Germany🇵🇹🇩🇪

Congratulations to our winning team and to everyone who took part — you’ve all been fantastic throughout the week! 🏆👏

And just like that… it was time to say goodbye! ❤️

Thank you to every athlete, coach and guest who made Young Athletes Camp 2026 so special.

Until next year! 👋⭐️

Day 4 at Young Athletes Camp! ⭐️

Another packed day of training, learning and plenty of fun! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

After breakfast, we kicked things off with a talk on long-term athlete & personal development**, followed by a practical sports psychology session🧠

We then focused on RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) — understanding what it is, how it can affect athletes and the impact it can have on training and performance.

Next up was a threshold & sprint session chat so the athletes could understand the pace and aim of the session💪

We also had some great information on the England Athletics Youth Talent Programme for athletes aged 12–14, before finishing the day with some team games! 🤝🔥

Another brilliant day of learning, training and developing both on and off the track! ⭐️

🌟 DAY 3 — WEDNESDAY 🌟

Another action-packed day at Young Athletes Camp! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🌅 Morning: Walk, mobility & jog before heading to breakfast
⭐️ We were thrilled to welcome Olympic athlete Adam Gemili to camp! 🇬🇧
🗣️Adam did an excellent introduction and welcoming
🏃Track Session 1: Plyometric drills, developing power, strength & coordination
🥗 Lunch:Refuel and recharge
🎤 60-Minute Q&A with Adam: Plenty of great questions on recovery, dealing with setbacks, staying motivated and the determination needed to succeed in sport 💬🔥
💪 Track Session 2:General strength work to finish the training day
🍽️ Dinner:Time to refuel after a busy day!
🎵 Evening:A TikTok challenge with each team representing their country 🌍😂

A brilliant day of training, learning and plenty of fun💪

🌟 DAY 3 — WEDNESDAY 🌟

Another action-packed day at Young Athletes Camp! 💪🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🌅 Morning walk, mobility & jog before heading to breakfast
⭐️ We were then thrilled to welcome Olympic athlete Adam Gemili to the camp as he was spending a full day with us! 🇬🇧
🏃Track Session 1 led by Adam included plyometric drills, developing power, strength & coordination
🥗 Lunch: Refuel and recharge
🎤 60-Minute Q&A with Adam where we had plenty of great questions on recovery, dealing with setbacks, staying motivated and the determination needed to succeed in sport 💬🔥
💪 Track Session 2 led by Adam included strength work to finish the training day
🍽️ Dinner:Time to refuel after a busy day!
🎵A TikTok challenge to finish off the evening with each team representing their country 🌍😂

A brilliant day of training, learning and plenty of fun!❤️

Day 2 of Young Athletes Camp 2026! ⭐️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Another action packed day of training, learning and plenty of fun! 💪

🌅 We started with a morning run/walk and mobility session
🥑 Nutrition session — learning about the importance of a balanced diet, carbohydrates for energy, protein for muscle repair and healthy fats for endurance
🚧 Hurdle drills — focusing on hip mobility and strength for our endurance runners
🏟️ Track session — athletes split into ability groups, with some fantastic efforts from everyone! 👏
💬 Coaches’ Corner — one-to-one advice and guidance with our coaches
🏆 Evening team games — 9 mini games, all competing to win points for their Olympic teams!

A brilliant day from start to finish and we’re only getting started! 🔥

🌅 We started with a morning run/walk and mobility session

🥑 Nutrition session — learning about the importance of a balanced diet, carbohydrates for energy, protein for muscle repair and healthy fats for endurance

🥑 Nutrition session — learning about the importance of a balanced diet, carbohydrates for energy, protein for muscle repair and healthy fats for endurance

🚧 Hurdle drills — focusing on hip mobility and strength for our endurance runners

🚧 Hurdle drills — focusing on hip mobility and strength for our endurance runners

🚧 Hurdle drills — focusing on hip mobility and strength for our endurance runners

Lunch time!🍚🌮🍴

🏟️ Track session — athletes split into ability groups, with some fantastic efforts from everyone! 👏

🏆 Evening team games — 9 mini games, all competing to win points for their Olympic teams!

🌟DAY 1 —WELCOME TO YOUNG ATHLETES CAMP 2026!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

What a way to kick off the week! 🙌

🎤 Welcome & presentations
🎯 Goal setting session with our sports physiologist
🏃 Easy run
🔎 Evening treasure hunt

A brilliant first day of training, learning and getting to know each other! 💪✨

Roll on Day 2! 👀🔥