EAN Sportshall 2026 R1 - Saturday 21st November 2026

If you’re in School Years 5 to 10 why don’t you give Sportshall Indoor Athletics a go? It’s fun, bright & colourful and provides safe, indoor and enjoyable competition for young athletes. Three competitions are being held locally leading to selection for the Regional Sportshall Athletics Finals. Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford CM1 2EH Events are available for Under 11s (Year 5 & 6), Under 13s (Year 7 & 8), Under 15s (Year 9 & 10) AGE UPDATES for 2026-2027 U12s - athletes aged 10 and 11 on 31st August 2027 (school years 5 & 6) - the Fun in Athletics programme. U14s - athletes aged 12 and 13 on 31st August 2027 (school years 7 & 8) - the Team Challenge. U16s - athletes aged 14 and 15 on 31st August 2027 (school years 9 & 10) - the All-Rounder Competition. Online Entry ONLY - NO ENTRY ON THE DAY FOR ANY EVENTS You will need to enter your name, payment details AND your child/athlete details and also all their events to complete this booking. PLEASE ENTER a minimum of three and a maximum of four events and at least one from each category. Please bear in mind the following events are used for the Essex Regional Team Selection. Under 11 & Under 13 athletes must compete in one or more of the three fixtures. Under 15s should compete in at least one fixture. Forthcoming rounds, for your diary: Although we will only have two events this season, we hope athletes can compete in both to allow our Team Managers the best opportunities to select our Essex Team for the Sportshall Regional Finals. Round 1: Saturday 21st November 2026 12pm-3pm Entries open 04/11/26 Round 2: Saturday 12th December 2026 12pm-3pm Entries open 23/11/26 Training Sessions for selected Team Members will be in January tbc. East Regional Finals Sat 27 February Norwich, Norfolk, UEA Sportspark, for the selected Essex Teams. Any queries, please contact: Karl Cadman Essex Athletic Network Administrator / Competitions Coordinator 07885 837324 [email protected] Participating athletes agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part of the results of the Event and may pass such information to the governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, race times, occupation and age category. Essex Athletics Network is responsible for the personal data it holds about you. Your personal data will be: Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner, Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and processed accordingly, Adequate, relevant and limited to the purpose it was collected for, Accurate and kept up-to-date, Corrected or removed without delay if incorrect, Not kept for longer than required for the intended purposes, Processed so that it is kept securely. You can check on the data held by us and for you to tell us to stop using your data. Please contact [email protected] for further infomation, or to have your data removed. Eventbrite EU Data Protection Policy