Lawae Alec Clu

LawaeAlec Clu

EstAbLishEd 1981

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Lawae Alec Clu

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asswade thletics lub () was founded in 1981 and has grown instrength over this tie. The club has encouraged athletes of all abilitiesand is proud of its inclusive philosophy. In addition it has provided aplatfor for all athletes to aspire to the top of the sport. This hasbeen achieved with various lub athletes now copeting at Nationaland International events. The ai of the club is to assist anyone frothe age of 9 years to participate in soe, or all, of the disciplines ofathletics. This prograe includes trac and eld, cross country androad running.  welcoes new ebers and offers the fullsupport fro the initial eeting through to ongoing training.

The club is run by a Committee of unpaid volunteers, encompassing a Chairperson,Vice-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary and other elected members. AllCommittee members are elected at the AGM which is usually held in March.All LAC club coaches are unpaid volunteers who have gone through UK: AthleticsCoaching Courses to obtain a UKA coach licence. This is a statutory requirementwhich enables the coaches to work at dierent levels. All qualied coaches and othervolunteers have been disclosed by the CRBS (Central Registered Body in Scotland). Theclub has a child protection policy and a nominated person directly responsiblefor child protection.LAC aim to make the development of Athletics both safe and enjoyable.

Scottish Athletics

Lasswade Athletics Club is aliated to Scottish Athletics which is the governing bodyfor athletics in Scotland.Scottish Athletics was established to:• Foster, develop and control the sport of athletics in Scotland.• Take responsibility for all athletic teams representing Scotland• Establish and enforce rules for competition• Advance and safeguard the interests of athletics in ScotlandLasswade Athletics Club is one of approximately 150 aliated clubs in Scotland.