New Members
At the moment (summer 2026) all of our junior training sessions are bursting at the seams. There simply isn’t enough coaching capacity to take on any more members.
The next time we will be admitting new junior members will be before the summer 2027 athletics season. Please get in touch in March. We don’t maintain any kind of waiting list.
Minimum Age
Chichester Runners accepts young people from the age of 8. Our coaches aren’t licensed (and insured) to train anyone younger than that.
Costs
Membership
Once a young person has been to a few trial sessions, they should join the club using our online membership form.
Junior membership is £35 per year, of which £23 is payable to England Athletics if the young person needs to be registered to take part in a competition. Registered athletes will receive their individual competition number (URN) direct from EA.
Kit
There is an additional fee of £14.50 with the first year of membership, to cover the cost of a personalised technical t-shirt for training.
Athletes who compete regularly will also need a club competition vest or t-shirt. Club kit
Training Fees
An additional fee is payable for each junior athlete for each of the two seasons (22–25 weeks of sessions), to cover the costs of hiring venues for junior training, event fees and transport costs. It works out at about £1 per session. Pay training fees.
Seasons
The Junior Section splits the membership year into 2 seasons:
| WINTER SEASON | October to March | Focus is on cross country, road, sports hall and preparation for the track & field season |
| SUMMER SEASON | April to September | Focus on the track & field season |
Training is on Mondays and Wednesdays, usually at Chichester College or Chichester University and starting around 6pm. Parents will be contacted via the Spond app and given the specific location and details for their child’s group.
Junior Objectives
It is the aim of the Chichester Runners & AC Junior section to promote all aspects of athletics for children from 8 years upwards who have an interest in running and athletics.
The club aims to provide appropriate coaching and competition in a wide range of events including all track & field, indoor sportshall and cross country events.
Our junior section is very successful and competes in several Leagues including:
- Indoor Sportshall League
- Youth Development League – Under 14 and Under 16
- Sussex Under 16 League
- Sussex Under 14 League
- Sussex Cross Country League
Summer training at Chichester University track
