This weekend sees the first of the 2019/2020 Sussex AA Sportshall fixtures. Sportshall athletics is an indoor mix of fun and competition during the winter months for U11, U13 and U15 athletes. Sussex AA supports two Sportshall leagues which take place at Horsham and Worthing.
Sportshall in Sussex began in 1981 when John Linfield of Horsham Blue Stars promoted two demonstration meetings. In the early days there were only four or five clubs in the county interested in this form of competition but in recent years there has been more widespread interest since UK Athletics adopted Sportshall as a grassroots scheme – a first step into the sport for young people.
John, who is now in his 80's, is still organising the Horsham League and just last month he won an England Athletics award for Services to Athletics.
Competition dates this season are as follows:
Horsham League - Tanbridge House School