At a recent committee meeting the suggestion was made that any younger club member willing to put themself forward for the committee should be offered the post of Junior Club Captain as being on the committee would also mean that they were in a position to advise the younger membership. Accordingly Euan C was offered and accepted the position of Junior Club Captain.

As already advised the club had a stall at Dundonald Games on Saturday 7th August and we raised the sum of £121.13.

Many thanks to those members who handed in donations and especially to those who helped out on the day as this event could not have happened without their help.

Would everyone please note that the club is always looking for ideas to fund raise and would ask that if you have any suggestions regarding fund raising to please speak to any committee member.

As our club session on the 1st August was cancelled due to a hockey camp taking place on that date, a club cycle run was arranged on the Isle of Cumbrae for all levels of cycling ability.

As arranged, we met at the Ferry terminal in Largs at 10.30 am. It was raining when we left Largs but the sun soon came out and we had glorious weather for the cycle round Cumbrae. Most cycled twice round the island with a few going round three times.

Everyone really enjoyed the outing and we're looking forward to a return trip next year!

The GB Short Track Speed Skating National Squad Open Trials are taking place in Nottingham on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August 2010. Report time for skaters will be 13.30 at the latest on Saturday 28th August.

A non-refundable entry fee of £10.00 per skater is required. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 18th August and no late entries will be accepted. An email has been sent to all members of the yahoo mailing group regarding eligibility to take part in the trials.

As NISA will not accept any late entries please let the club secretary have your name and entry fee by Sunday 15th August latest and a club cheque will be sent off with the entries.

Medal Test Times 2010-2011

The annual 2010 Awards Night was held at the Tournament Cafe, Eglington Park on Saturday 5th June.

The awards started with each skater getting a certificate with their PBs for the 2009/2010 season.

The Club Championship awards were presented with Shelley T. in 3rd place, Shannon S. in 2nd place, with Craig M. taking the overall championship.

In the Club Handicap competition, Stephen Q. was 3rd, with Fraser L. in 2nd place, and Connor M. taking this years title.

The coveted Janet McNicoll trophies for the most improved skaters were awarded next.

Fiona T. was selected received the Award for Most Improved Girl.

While Euan T received the award for Most Improved Boy.

The Skater of the Year, as selected by Coach Archie Marshall, was this year presented to Alison W.. This was presented to Alison in recognition of her podium position at this years British Championships, and for being the inaugural winner of the Ladies Fitzroy Smith event.

Each year the skaters vote for their skater of the year. This was a closely fought category with lots of nominees, but the overall winner emerged as Fraser L..

The most closely contested competition of the year, is the Fall of the Year. In the passed this fall has occurred in European events, in national competitions or has even been caught on camera.

This year, however, apparently the best fall occurred in a quiet Friday morning session, without many witnesses. The stored passed around afterwards varied in detail, but all agreed it was a worthy candidate for the Fall of the Year competition.

Congratulations to Euan T.

Many congratulations to Shannon who has been awarded South Ayrshire Sports Council Junior Sports Personality of the Year, 2009.

Shannon was nominated for her many achievements during the season, not least her excellent results representing the Ayrshire Flyers in Europe. The award was announced at the recent AGM of the South Ayrshire Sports Council.

Young athletes between the ages of 16 and 18 are entitled to a cardiac assessment carried out under the Scottish Government pilot scheme.

The National Sports Health and Injury Clinic have sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-9pm and on Saturday mornings from 9.30am-12pm.

If you are interested in being screened, or know someone who would benefit from being screened, contact Gillian Wales on 0141 616 6164 or email caya@sportsmedicinecentre.org.

Photo by Lainy

Well - what can we say about the chaos, fun ... and yet more chaos, that is the club championships. There was an excellent turnout - particularly from the novices, great to see. There was some dodgy handicapping, enthusiastic racing ... and did I mention the chaos? Connor emerged from the chaos as the winner of the handicapped competition, closely followed by Stephen and Frazer.

Craig (just) held off the challenge from Shannon and Shelley to retain the Club Championship title.

As ever the most anticipated race was the parent's race. We had another clear winner this year in Brendan, and yet more dodgy handicapping (I still maintain anyone in purple wellies should get a half lap start). Thanks to all the parents that joined in. The sheer raw talent on display was awesome.

If anyone has some photos - please send them in. In the meantime ... here are some results:

This event is the last skating event in the club calendar - so here ends another season. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have helped out during the year, the club depends on the time and energy of a lot of volunteers, but particular thanks must go to Archie in appreciation of his huge commitment to the club (3 sessions a week, virtually without fail), and also for the support, time and effort from Stewart and Carol.

I would strongly encourage you all to try to attend the AGM this year (see below), we have an interesting year ahead and will be needing some new blood volunteers for the committee.

Hope to see you all at the Awards Night barbecue.

12 Flyers headed down to Nottingham for the 2010 British Championships. After a weekend of eventful racing, the Flyers returned with 3 medals, with 2 skaters just missing out in 4th place.

Kathryn T. overcame recent injuries to take Silver in the Juvenile Girls, while Alison W. fought off fierce competition to take the Bronze in the Junior Ladies. Stewart L took the Silver in the very competitive masters section. Craig M. came a close 4th in the Junior men, with Roy W. also just missing out on a podium place in the Juvenile Boys.

Well done to all flyers competed, including Fiona , Frazer, Samantha, Shannon, Shelley, Rosslyn and Euan.

Full results are available on ShorttrackOnLine.info.

More photos available here (with thanks to Martin).

The Fitzroy Smith Final Rankings for 2009-10 are now available.

Craig M. (Ayrshire Flyers) took the men's title, with the maximum available points from the four qualifying Scottish competitions. Euan T. (Ayrshire Flyers) took second, with Barrie B. in 3rd (Falkirk and Stirling).

The ladies had a separate competition for the first time this year with the points taken from 5 qualifying competitions. This inaugural ladies title was won by Alison W. (Ayrshire Flyers), with Rosslyn W. (Ayrshire Flyers) in 2nd and Claire P. (Dundee) in 3rd place.

Craig M. (Ayrshire Flyers) took the 2010 Scottish Championship title in an eventful competition with some exciting racing. Euan T. (Ayrshire Flyers) took Silver with Scott A. (Dundee) taking Bronze in a closely fought competition.

At the PeeWee competition, Ben M. (Dundee) took an emphatic Gold, winning all races in his category.  Frazer L. (Ayrshire Flyers ) skated consistently well to take the Silver, with Kristopher H. (Ayrshire Flyers) taking his first podium place at national level, earning a Bronze medal.

In the novice category, Andrew B. (Ayrshire Flyers) took 1st place, with Jordan M. (Stirling) in 2nd. Well done to both these boys skating in their first national competition.

The Scottish 3000m Relay Championship was another closely fought race, with the Ayrshire Flyers (A) team and the Dundee team swapping first place continuously throughout. A DQ for the Ayrshire Flyers meant the Dundee team emerged as the winners of this exciting race. Stirling took the Silver medal with the Ayrshire Flyers (B) taking Bronze.

Protocol available and PBs have been updated.

The 2010 Scotland v England Junior International was held at Dundee Ice Rink on the 21st March.

Scotland got off to good start in the first session of 777m and 1500m races, taking a lead of 43 to 22 points. The English team rose to the challenge in the second session of shorter 333m and 500m races, the points ending equal for that session. Scotland however extended their lead in the third session of 500m and 100m races, taking that session with 42 points to England's 23.

The most exciting races of the evening, as always, were the relays, with the crowd getting into the fun of the event. The Senior relay turned into two very close races between the English and Scottish A teams, and the two B teams. An exciting end to a great competition, with Scotland winning the overall event, 151 points to England's 94.

This was a great event, with skaters and parents all contributing to a fun and friendly atmosphere. We would like to thank all the English skaters and families that made the long journey to Dundee and helped keep this junior international event going for another year.

Full results are available in the Protocol.

Well done to Brian Reid on winning the inaugural Scottish Masters title for 2010. Brian held off Stewart Logan in the last few laps in a closely fought 800m final to lift the title in yet another come back, Alison Gilkes was a worthy third place medal winner and well done to Paul McKeen on a new PB in the 500m.

Great to see such an age diversity of age of masters competing, some for the first time in many years and we hope to see many more "experienced" skaters entering next year’s competition as this is definitely a competition we wish to encourage.

Full results are available in the Protocol 2.

Jnr Club Captain: Euan C.

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