About Us
The origin of
Since 2001 we have been able to almost treble our membership, and have enjoyed much team success in a variety of competitions, whilst individual members of the club have competed at county, regional, national and international level.
We recognise, however, that competition results are not the only measure of a club’s success. Our primary aim here at Taunton AC is to witness individuals enjoying sport, fulfilling their potential and at the simplest level just being active and enjoying the physical and psychological benefits which sport brings to our lives. We try to achieve all of this through quality coaching and appropriate competition.
TAC were among the first in the Southwest to gain Club Mark accreditation (Sport England’s stamp of approval that Taunton AC is a child-friendly, safe and effective club for young athletes), and in 2005 were voted
Read more about the Past / Present / Future of the Club below :
Then: The origin of
Now: Over a century since its formation Taunton AC remains the only affiliated club in the area of Taunton Deane, West Somerset & Sedgemoor offering opportunity in track & field, as well as cross-country, road running & sportshall athletics. After a fallow period during the nineties the club is currently enjoying new found success. Since drawing up our first development plan in 2001 we have trebled our membership & continue to attract new members across all age groups & of all levels of ability. Not only do we have more members, but more of our members are active more of the time. We have also expanded in terms of membership, but also in the widening range of opportunities it offers its members in terms of coaching, training and competition. We are particularly proud of our commitment to young people & if you are reading this as a parent or a young athlete then we feel confident in saying that
The Future : The future holds real opportunities for the club to continue to grow in numbers & to further develop the opportunities for its athletes. Since 2000 Taunton AC has worked closely with the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership, who have strongly supported a number of club’s the development projects & worked hard to acquire a facility in Taunton for this great sport of athletics. The completion of the all weather training facility with floodlights has seen the club training nights more popular than eve before, especially during the dark winter evenings. The facility enables us to offer coaching in events that we were not previously able to offer. And the club is working towards raising standards. Over the years
It is testament to the club’s long standing officers & coaches that it has survived. Perhaps one of our biggest challenges is in recruiting new volunteers to help with the running of this growing club.