Junior National Squad  2021

PRIZE PRESENTATION 2017

PRIZE PRESENTATION

 

JUNIOR ANGLING – OSPREYS

The Leigh & District Angling Association has had a strong, keen, enthusiastic junior section for over 20 years and many of our juniors have represented our Association at junior level in local, regional and national competitions. Many of our juniors have also developed into very proficient anglers representing our Association in senior competitions..

Junior angling has in the past been managed for many years  by our Senior coach Ken Buxton. Sadly Ken has recently passed away  and  now a number of coaches ( Kevin Sephton,   Neville Henshaw, Frank Partington, Dean Cox, Y. Sephton, Tom Maden-Atkinson, Daniel Howarth) help at junior matches and coaching sessions. Kevin Sephton is  now the Head Coach for the Association. He is enthusiastic and a very good coach.  Each year, during the warmer months, matches are organised on Saturdays during the spring and the summer holidays. Inter club matches are also arranged for those juniors interested in inter club competitions. The club has  received Clubmark accrediation by the Angling Development Board in conjuntion with Sport England and new coaches have been  qualified and trained. All coaches are CRB checked and coaching is provided in the types of fishing that the juniors wish to develop ( i.e. waggler fishing, pole fishing, tip fishing, match fishing). An annual prize presentation is also arranged each year for the improving and the successful anglers.

 

LEIGH & DISTRICT ANGLING ASSOCIATION COACHES

 

KEV SEPHTON   Head Coach

 

 

KENNY BUXTON AND  BARABARA – HIS WIFE

 

FRANK PARTINGTON – COACH AND  TREASURER

 

 

OTHER COACHES  

 

 

NEVILLE HENSHAW, DEAN COX, ANDY GINTY,

 

TOM MADEN ATKINSON, DANIEL HOWARTH.  LEVEL 1

 

 

Junior – Talent Pathway

Leigh & District Angling Association  supports the Junior angling talent pathway.  First to attend were Sonny Smith and Yestyn Sephton.  Yestyn continued with the talent pathway and was joined by Sam Scott, another of our promising young anglers.  There are currently vacancies on the talent pathway for any juniors interested

Yestyn waggler fishing on the canal at Leigh . Long range waggler.

 

Yestyn Sephton at the award ceremony – just another day at the office

 

 

 

Yestyn Sephton Winner of the Junior National 2016 at Partridge and coach for the Junior Ospreys

 

 

 

COACHING SESSIONS ON THE CANAL 1st MAY 2015

 

 

Ruben Jones with a catch on a coaching session at Leigh Basin.  Method feeder and maggot. Coaching session  1st May, 2015

 

 

 

Below  Bailey Barton – another good carp catch

THE ORANGES IN 2020

 

 

 

Junior Ospreys Competitions

 

2015  WINNERS

Martins Furniture Cup   SAM SCOTT

Ken Buxton  Trophy    Miss K>D Acton

Summer Series    KEN Buxton  Sheild   –  Yestyn SEPHTON

Leigh Trading Cup  –  Connor Hulme

Ellesmere Trophy  – Yestyn Sephton

K & S Trophy – Connor Hulme

Steve& Joes Cup   Ross Redfern

Charlie Hibbs Cup  Connor Hulme

Last Chance Shield  – Lewis Orange

Young Juniors Knockout  Miss K. Acton

Senior Juniors Knockout  Connor Hulme

Most Improved Angler –  Connor Hulme

Best Performance Lewis Orange

Partington Cup Jack Wilding

Taylors Hole Championship Yestyn Sephton

A good tench from Pennington Flash

Winners in 2016

Y. Sephton

Connor Hulme

Elise Blydgen

Joshua Haseldine

Lewis Orange

 

Prize presentation 2016

 

THE ASSOCIATION ALSO ASSISTS THE ANGLING TRUST IN ATTRACTING YOUNG ANGLERS TO ANGLING

IN 2021 AND 2022 AT  THE FIRS PARK OPEN DAY  IN 2022 16 YOUNG ANGLERS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT ALL CAUGHT EITHER SMALL FISH OR BREAM

 

TWO BREAM CAUGHT BY LEO FLETCHER AND SPIKE MAGUIRE ARE SHOWN BELOW

WELL DONE LADS