Copmanthorpe Primary School are excited to be hosting an inspirational workshop with David Morgan-Harrison. David needs your help to raise funds for vital training, medical and competition costs. This money will also help your school and other athletes across the country, find out more below!
The Copmanthorpe Primary School is committed to providing a broad and balanced education, ensuring that every child thrives academically while developing the skills, character, and values they need to succeed in life.
Who's Coming?
How I started:
I started sprinting in school and was noticed by my teachers at sports days. I followed the same path as my brother and joined my first athletics club at the age of eight. This began as a hobby and gradually I became more serious about it as time went on and started to ramp up training. I began competing between local clubs and then competing in the English Schools championship where I represented my county, unfortunately it didn’t go as well as I would have hoped but I gained necessary experience of competing at a higher level that I would need in the future!
My Greatest Achievement:
My greatest achievement so far is becoming the British U23 champion in Chelmsford at the U23 British Championships. This was a big competition as it was trials for the European Championships, and it was a competition that my whole season was building up to last year. I am also very proud to say that I am a 4x British Universities Champion.
My Greatest Challenge:
My greatest challenge has been overcoming injuries that have come from accidents that have happened on the track during practice. Firstly, I tore my hip. This put me out of competition for the first half of 2022, throughout this I kept being selected for races, but then closer to the date I found out that I couldn’t compete. It was about two months of full recovery, but the problem persisted for almost half of the full season!
My Hobbies:
Outside of Sprinting I enjoy spending time with my girlfriend, on days out, going for food etc. I live at home for my studies and spend my time with friends and family too whenever I can.
My Future Aspirations:
In the future I aim to make it to the World Championships, these are held in mid-septemeber, meaning I have a lot of time to build up to that competition and I will be using all of the races next season to complete the 100m in the qualifying time. I will also need to come within the top 2 at the trials too. I also aim to compete in the next Olympics in LA, and hopefully medalling for Team GB!
Who are Sports For Champions?
Great news! Sports For Champions UK (CIC) will soon visit your school! Your young people have been invited to join a sponsored fitness circuit led by a Professional athlete, who will educate, enable, and empower participants with a view to inspiring them to be the champions of tomorrow.
While we're not all athletically inclined, we strongly encourage participation; all young people have talent and require inspiration to pursue their dreams - whatever they may be!
After 12 years of success, we have perfected our inspirational events, and they are guaranteed to deliver for your school and pupils!
Sports For Champions events are held in support of schools, which keep 60% of the funds raised to spend on resources that will enrich young people's education/experience. Professional athletes in need of support are the only other beneficiaries from the remaining 40%. Sports For Champions is an audited organization that is voluntarily registered with the Fundraising Regulator, meaning you can support the initiative with assurance.
What will happen on the day?
During the assembly, Sports For Champions athletes show medals and tell their story, hard work, lessons, and insights shared to capture the imagination of all and inspire healthier active lifestyles. Athletes discuss challenges on the road to success, with resilience, nutrition, diet, and dedication forming key topics. Fitness is essential for every young person’s general wellbeing in physical and mental health. It is also proven to be a strong booster of learning potential or brain power. By inspiring children as champions of tomorrow, Sports For Champions envision young people developing in all walks of life as healthy, active, community-minded participants in society.
Alongside Team Sports For Champions, athletes engage in invaluable work within local communities to support their training-related costs (e.g. physio/travel). Most world-class athletes train a rigorous 35-hour week and struggle to find reliable work that fits their schedule. This is how the funds we raise enable athletes and your school/club to realize their potential. Many pro athletes are unsponsored, lose support, or cannot find it.
Sports For Champions offers schools the benefit of additional funds to go towards resources/facilities, whilst helping athletes with the funds required to sustain their journey with an contribution towards training and competition fees, medical costs, equipment, and more.
Copmanthorpe Primary School will be receiving an inspirational visit from David Morgan-Harrison on the 26th of February 2025 and we need your support!
The pupils will benefit from physical activity through our fitness circuit, an inspirational talk including medal display, and a Q&A session.
Where does the money go?
When parents and guardians offer their support to a Sports for Champions UK (CIC) fundraising event, they are nurturing not only their children's immediate environments but also the bright futures of many rising athletes. Here is a breakdown of how your contributions make a significant difference:
For each fundraising event, Sports For Champions looks to raise enough money to cover the costs that it takes to provide such an excellent service nationally. Once that goal is reached, surplus funds are allocated in a way that benefits both the school and our passionate athletes – 60% for the school’s continued growth and 40% contributing to the athlete fund.
At the core of the Sports For Champions UK (CIC) initiative is the Athlete Fund. Primarily, the fund aids schools in less economically privileged areas that might struggle with costs, ensuring that the administrative fee isn’t a barrier to vital opportunities. Additionally, it assists our dedicated athletes in moments of pressing need, whether it’s recovering from injuries, procuring advanced equipment, or embarking on warm-weather training camps. Our fundamental belief remains unwavering: no school should be compromised for its economic stance, and every promising athlete deserves a fair shot at excellence. Our commitment ensures no child or school is left behind due to circumstances beyond their control.
Challenges Athletes Face: Our partnering pro athletes and Team GB Olympians have a world of responsibilities on their shoulders. They juggle between a rigorous training schedule that demands over 35 hours a week and their personal commitments. This often leaves them with limited time and resources to focus on their careers, leading to financial constraints. Expenses for equipment, training, coaching, travel, and more pile up, making it a challenge for these athletes to perform at their best and represent Great Britain.
Why is this important?
Copmanthorpe Primary School is promoting health and wellbeing throughout the school, and with the help of a visit from David Morgan-Harrison, this will be enhanced across all year groups and staff. They are also focusing on encouraging diversity and raising the aspirations of the pupils through sport.
Copmanthorpe Primary School will benefit from the money raised as they will be able to provide new equipment, fund opportunities for the children, and more.
How can you help?
We're asking all parents to help make it a memorable event for the pupils with the help of David Morgan-Harrison, to raise funds for key resources for Copmanthorpe Primary School.
If you are a local business or a friend of the school and would like to contribute to help us get to our target, then please do make a donation and share our project as far as you can.