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Clubs can fill an under-11s start line and still lose half of them by Year 9. Coaches and parents explain the under-13 cliff edge, and the small, unglamorous things that keep teenagers in the sport.
A January trip to an indoor arena can feel like a different sport: tighter bends, shorter races, a warm-up room the size of your kitchen and a call room that waits for nobody. Here is the gentle version of the briefing your club coach would give you if they had twenty quiet minutes and a brew in hand.
When the race calendar goes quiet, the real club work starts. We asked coaches and athletes about muddy intervals, borrowed sports halls and the small habits that make summer performances possible.
GPS watches and training apps are everywhere at club nights — but are they helping young athletes or turning every rep into a spreadsheet? Ahead of the 2026/27 indoor season, we asked UK coaches, parents and athletes what they really think.