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Post by slinger on May 22, 2006 17:00:39 GMT 1
javfest was at eton in april, the chances are maybe the next one will be further north slightly, it basically depends on costs for hiring out a venue - somewhere like birmingham would be ideal BUT expensive, so with the connections the jav boys have eton it was.......
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Post by robyn06 on May 22, 2006 21:54:37 GMT 1
Well i'm from Wrexham. I go down south quite rare. Last time i went was last year the woking young athletes championships.
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Post by Patience on May 22, 2006 22:39:16 GMT 1
Robyn, I see you are with Wrexham, is that right? We haven't seen you at any of the National Junior League Northern Premier Division matches. North Wales could really do with a good javelin thrower. Plus there's a couple of girls throwing 38 / 39m. One's a second year U17 and the other is a first year U20. It would be a superb competition for you. The next one is 11th June at Wakefield. Are you coming along?
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Post by robyn06 on May 23, 2006 15:56:31 GMT 1
Yeah I should be doing the next one. And 1 of them should be in Wrexham
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Post by Patience on May 23, 2006 16:09:41 GMT 1
Last one is due to be in Wales, however a rumour has it that it might be swapped to Liverpool.
I'll look forward to seeing you in Wakefield.
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Post by robyn06 on May 23, 2006 19:44:30 GMT 1
Yeah, I should be there but it depends how i'm throwing. I threw ok on Saturday and that was real bad weather. Do you compete in it?
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Post by slinger on May 23, 2006 20:51:10 GMT 1
she'll love that!!! ;D
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Post by Patience on May 23, 2006 21:15:35 GMT 1
Compete? Yes! I'm 20cm behind you in last years rankings. In the Natianal Junior League?.........Well, it was founded in 1989 and I was too old for it then. ;D I'll be there as an official for Kingdom Athletic, so I'll pop over to the jav and say "Hi"
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Post by robyn06 on May 30, 2006 13:25:48 GMT 1
Well I have decided that I won't be doing a Juniour Leauge until I get my hips through. My coach says if I get them thre I will be throwing 7 metres futher and that would be 43 21. If other girls are throwing 39+ then I wan't to compete with them. What's the point when i'm loosing distance. I don't enter a competition to come last. I go there to win. Moast likely I'll compete in the Juniour leauge at Wrexham.
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Post by slinger on May 30, 2006 15:26:54 GMT 1
robyn, not trying to be disrespectful but you can't win a comp if you aren't there!!!!
there will always be people who are throwing the same as you or further, just the same as there are people who'll throw less than you............at the end of the day it's these comps that would benefit you most as believe it or not throwing against athletes who throw further actually helps you raise your game and if they have an off day [like we all do] you might well surprise a few people and beat them.........just doing comps with a low standard so you win isn't going to test you..............take lee doran this w/end at the intercounties or james campbell from the Lboro meet last week - i doubt they would have done big PB's if they were doing smaller meets with no-one there to push them, i know it sounds abit harsh but i'm just trying help you realise sometimes you won't always win and tbh it makes you a better athlete sometimes if you don't.
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Post by robyn06 on May 30, 2006 16:39:54 GMT 1
It's not that i'm afraid of people. I love big comps. But I like a challange and the challange wouldn't be good if i'm not throwing aswell as I can. I never enter a competition to come 2nd or 3rd. I always enter to win. I no obviously their are girls out there who can beat me. I travelling down to Surry this year to compete their because i no a girls down their who has thrown 37+. I compete at Trafford in the U20S AND U17s. I hate entering a comp when there is nobody to compete with. I'm not a person who goes to a comp and knows i'll win easily just because nobody's their. I only enter certain comps. An example is the AAA'S. I currently lie 9th in the Uk but i'm sstill going out to win. My aims in that is to get a medal. I no it's going to be real tough but I no when there is competition I throw well
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Post by robyn06 on May 30, 2006 16:46:07 GMT 1
I just want to make this clear though I'm not scared of big comps or people older than me. When I went to the N Wales champs Imy goals were to beat the seniour women not just U17s and I achieved it. I was supposed to enter as a SW but The schools was on the same day so I had to enetr as an U17. I was a bit gutted about that lols.
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Post by Patience on May 30, 2006 17:04:44 GMT 1
Sometimes the things that don't happen at training do happen in competition. Somethings just need that environment. The last few British Master's Champs I've been lying badly last going into the last round, but I've won because that competition is mine and no-one else is going to get it. You also learn more by competing against those who are throwing further than you as you can watch their technique and see if you can pick anything up.
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Post by Caroline on May 30, 2006 17:22:33 GMT 1
Absolutely agree, Patience. Those who only enter competitions that they are sure to win will find that if/when they go for a big competition its a very daunting thing. Learning to lose is quite a good lesson too.... unless you are going to be a world-beater from day 1 nobody wins everything!
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Post by lifebeginsat40 on May 30, 2006 17:28:02 GMT 1
Hi Robyn I personally think you need to enter the competitions, you never ever know when that perfect throw will happen. The more competitions you enter the better you will get. It will help raise your game in more ways than just getting your hips right! It will help get your mental strength right, and will bring out the best in you. The very last throw of the season last year, Mervyn past his pb by almost 10 metres! So there was no way he would have been expecting that. I admire your thoughts on winning, but without sounding disrespectful, you do not know if you are going to get in the top 3 unless you actually compete. GOOD LUCK
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