About First Timers Training Competitions News Help Us Hire Links DS Active – Athletics for those with Down’s Syndrome Home » Training » DS Active – Athletics for those with Down’s Syndrome ALL TRAINING IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED Exeter Harriers, in conjunction with DS Active, provide Athletics sessions for those with Down’s Syndrome. The sessions run: Weekly on a Thursday from 6.30pm for 1 hour This is a mixed age group activity, minimum age is 8 No particular athletic ability is required to join the sessions The sessions include Running, Jumping and Throwing Run by a qualified coach and assistant coach and a number of junior coaching assistants and coach leaders helping as required. Mark Palmer, one of our assistant coaches, competes regularly at IAADS (International Athletics for Athletes with Down’s Syndrome) in Europe and Worldwide. The coaches, who run the sessions, have participated in a specialist DS Active coaching course in addition to their UKA coaching qualification. If you are interested in participating please email welcomedesk@exeterharriers.org.uk before your first session. The cost of each session is £2.50 in cash. If you enjoy the sessions, after a month you may wish to join the club, see details of membership on our home page. Competition experience specifically for this group is available at our September Combined Events and April Great West Open, however athletes can compete at our regular open meetings in the summer as well. Share this: FacebookTumblrTwitterMore Upcoming Events There are no upcoming events at this time. EA Twitter Tweets by @EnglandAthletic Useful Documents Membership Form 2021 Temporary Membership Form 2021 Guest Athlete Form 2021 Privacy Statement Exeter Harriers Athletic Club The Pavilion Summer Lane Exeter Devon EX4 8NT © 2021 Exeter Harriers About WordPress Log in Events Search