Venture Athletics

Volunteer Coaches Wanted – Venture Athletics (Manchester) 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Are you passionate about athletics and supporting young talent?

Venture Athletics, based at Sportcity, Manchester, is looking for volunteer coaches to join our Combined Events Squad (athletes aged 13–21) to help our talented and committed young athletes realise their ambitions.

You’ll be part of a friendly, experienced, and ambitious coaching team, led by Head Coach Alex Wort, who has led an England team and brings a wealth of expertise to the group. Aided and supported by Kate Walton and Ashley Pritchard. Both of whom bring a wealth of experience from their own athletics careers in combined events.

This is an exciting opportunity to:
✅ Develop your coaching skills
✅ Work with high-achieving, motivated young athletes from across the North West
✅ Contribute to a positive, supportive training environment

Training Schedule:
🗓 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Friday evenings & Saturday morning (Attendance not required on all days)
🚗 Mileage and accommodation covered when supporting athletes at competitions

Requirements:

* Ideally Level 1 UK Athletics qualified (or willing to undertake training – financial support may be available)
* Hold a current DBS certificate or be prepared to obtain one (in line with UKA safeguarding guidance)
* Enthusiastic, reliable, and passionate about athlete development

We’d love to hear from you!

📩 Contact: Alex Wort — [email protected]📞 Phone: 07534 849067
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Wishing our incredible Venture athletes the very best of luck as they take on their final competition of the outdoor season at the English Schools Combined Events National Finals in Chelmsford!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

Ryan and Alex smashed their international debuts last weekend at the HCAF🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

“Ryan McCaffery (Sale Harriers, Alex Wort) also had an excellent showing as he completed his first international competition, earning a PB total of 6769 points. Highlights included a 50.64s 400m, a 39.59m discus throw, and a confident 4.10m pole vault clearance.“

read the full competition article here: https://www.englandathletics.org/news/impressive-performances-from-england-combined-eventers/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMvVl5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg8Mpyo48bmWRu3zEfok4j1AqR3TWnNoAmeucwwOoBspDSxSaT4kNhArgZNX_aem_HORbMgtT8IRoI6YfiW0rvA

all of us at venture are so very proud of you. it’s been an incredibly successful season all round💙

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They’re ready to go🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹🦁

good luck Ryan and Alex - all of us at venture are very proud of you‼️

Live results: https://ani.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/hcafcombinedevents25/event/?fbclid=PAZnRzaAMo2QZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp_uqk2WHkANuQ3RgwJbjvF9mKvbhrrz0j5ciistYnwYMw8IRgdKDcBZ2zKBD_aem_M28nQZ93NhZf8sWKg806IQ

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INTERNATIONAL CALL UP ALERT🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿‼️

Congratulations to our coach Alex for making his international coaching debut as England TEAM LEAD at the HCAF Combined Events International!🌹

INTERNATIONAL CALL UP ALERT🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿‼️

Huge congratulations to Ryan for his England debut at the HCAF Combined Events International 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

We are all incredibly proud of you and can’t wait to watch !!🌹

Congratulations Ryan on your international call up!!
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Congratulations to our wonderful coach Alex for being selected as Team Lead for England

All of us at Venture are so very proud of you both🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We are delighted to announce the strong contingent of U20 and senior athletes selected to represent England at the 2025 Home Countries Combined Event International!

Best of luck to the team! Read the full announcement here: http://bit.ly/41pmLCY 🗞

GOOD LUCK🌹🌟🏆
Best of luck to our 4 superstars competing at the English Schools Championships in Birmingham this weekend!

Check out our stories throughout the weekend to follow along🌟