Youth Development League, Lower Age Group – 2026 Season
YDL is a prestigious competition giving athletes the opportunity and experience to compete against other high-level athletes in their age group from clubs in the Midlands. The format is similar to Mini League but only 2 athletes participate in each event, with the exception of 75m/100m/800m where 2 additional (non-scoring) athletes can participate. Where we have more requests for places than we have capacity, we will revert to Power of 10 for place allocation and will try and accommodate as many athletes’ requests as possible.
When: There are 3 Fixtures for the Midland LAG in the summer of 2026 – 3rd May, 31st May and 18th July.
www.ukydl.org.uk/ (Lower Age Group)
Where: Across the Midlands, with fixtures held in date order at Moorways Stadium in Derby, Tamworth Athletics Track and Berry Hill Park in Mansfield.
Ages: U14 to U16
Entry Cost: Covered by the club
Team Managers: LAG – Dave Paget.
Contact: [email protected]
National Finals are on Saturday 5th September.
The next event will take place at Tamworth Athletics Track on Sunday 31st May from 11am.
The timetable is below and it is free to enter for U14 and U16.
Closing date for entries is 6pm on Friday 29th May 2026.
Note:
- Under 14 competitors must be aged 12 or 13, and under 16 athletes aged 14 or 15 on the 31st August in the competition year.
- They are limited to 4 events, and if doing so 1 MUST be a relay, this includes any non-scoring events they may take part in.
- Athletes are not allowed to compete in both 800m and 1500m at the same meeting.
- (For clarification: U14 athletes are not allowed to compete in the U16 age group, and athletes in the U12 age group are NOT allowed to compete in the league)
Athletes can choose up to 3 events from the lists below, and have the opportunity to take part in a relay too.
Please give your event choices in order of preference.
U14G (Yrs 7&8) 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 75mH, 4x100m, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U14B (Yrs 7&8) 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 80mH, 4x100, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U16G (Yrs 9&10) 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, 80mH, 300mH, 4x100, 4x300, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U16B (Yrs 9&10) 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, 100mH, 300mH, 4x100, 4x300, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
A timetable for the event can be found here.
Please consider volunteering - it is the usual process of signing the volunteering sheet on arrival & being at the event 10 mins before it's due to start.
The entry form can be found at https://forms.gle/om3KPKFskEn1Wn1M7
When: There are 3 Fixtures for the Midland LAG in the summer of 2026 – 3rd May, 31st May and 18th July.
www.ukydl.org.uk/ (Lower Age Group)
Where: Across the Midlands, with fixtures held in date order at Moorways Stadium in Derby, Tamworth Athletics Track and Berry Hill Park in Mansfield.
Ages: U14 to U16
Entry Cost: Covered by the club
Team Managers: LAG – Dave Paget.
Contact: [email protected]
National Finals are on Saturday 5th September.
The next event will take place at Tamworth Athletics Track on Sunday 31st May from 11am.
The timetable is below and it is free to enter for U14 and U16.
Closing date for entries is 6pm on Friday 29th May 2026.
Note:
- Under 14 competitors must be aged 12 or 13, and under 16 athletes aged 14 or 15 on the 31st August in the competition year.
- They are limited to 4 events, and if doing so 1 MUST be a relay, this includes any non-scoring events they may take part in.
- Athletes are not allowed to compete in both 800m and 1500m at the same meeting.
- (For clarification: U14 athletes are not allowed to compete in the U16 age group, and athletes in the U12 age group are NOT allowed to compete in the league)
Athletes can choose up to 3 events from the lists below, and have the opportunity to take part in a relay too.
Please give your event choices in order of preference.
U14G (Yrs 7&8) 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 75mH, 4x100m, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U14B (Yrs 7&8) 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 80mH, 4x100, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U16G (Yrs 9&10) 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, 80mH, 300mH, 4x100, 4x300, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
U16B (Yrs 9&10) 100m, 200m, 300m, 800m, 1500m, 100mH, 300mH, 4x100, 4x300, high jump, pole vault, long jump, shot, discus, hammer and javelin
A timetable for the event can be found here.
Please consider volunteering - it is the usual process of signing the volunteering sheet on arrival & being at the event 10 mins before it's due to start.
The entry form can be found at https://forms.gle/om3KPKFskEn1Wn1M7
