Scottish Saltires MPC is now on Facebook!
Scottish Pentathlon Biathlon on 22 March 2015 at Aberdeen Sports Village. Hosted by SSMPC. Details soon!
Welcome to the website for Scottish Saltires Modern Pentathlon Club (SSMPC).
Scottish Saltires MPC provides information and training relating to the five disciplines in Modern Pentathlon: Fencing, Riding, Running, Shooting and Swimming. Information is provided for each discipline, on its own and within pentathlon.
You don't have to do all five disciplines to be involved. Competitions are held using only some of the events. This means athletes can pick and choose their involvement in the sport.
Modern Pentathlon is made up of 5 different sports: swimming, fencing, riding, shooting and running. Times and scores are converted into points, which are worked out from set, published tables. include:
Modern Biathlon (swim and run)
Modern Triathlon (shoot,swim,run)
Modern Tetrathlon (fence, shoot, swim and run)
Modern Pentathlon (ride, fence, shoot, swim and run)
Scottish Saltires MPC is affilliated to Pentathlon GB which is the governing body for Modern Pentathlon in the UK. SSMPC is also affiliated to Scottish Fencing
As a club, we encourage participation in each discipline through using local athletics, swimming, fencing shooting and riding clubs. SSMPC top up this training with events and training throughout Scotland. The club can also provide use of fencing equipment, knock-down and electric targets for CE.
Kerry Prise riding at the European Championships 2012.
From L to R; Gemma Craig, Aylish Paisley, Steph Craig, Lauren Craig and Ellie Paisley at the UK Triathlon Championships, Solihull, 17/18 Nov 2012.
SSMPC new training facility in Aberdeen.
Former Scottish rugby captain David Sole with SSMPC club members, from left, Freya Hartley, Isabella McQuaker-Kajwara, Katie Knowles, Tom Robertson and Trish Prise when receiving bursery award from 'Quality Meat Scotland'
Pictures; (top)The Three Musketeers! at Youth International, Gloucester, (middle) Michael Smith and Chris Leichti at Triathlon Championships. (bottom) SSMPC Biathlon running . Left; U10 girls start their run at SSMPC Biathlon 16/3/14. Scroll down for more photos.
IMPORTANT EVENT/INFORMATION/NEWS
Membership renewal of SSMPC is due on 1/1/15. The new membership form is on the membership page. It only costs £5 if you pay before the 31/1/15 so it's a real good deal!
CONGRATULATION TO THE STEWARTRY BRANCE OF SCOTTISH SALTIRES WHO HAD A FANTASTIC PIECE IN THE GALLOWAY NEWS. They have worked so hard and this is a wonderful achievement. Read more on the News page. Stewartry Sports Council Supports Fencing Club;The ‘Scottish Saltires Modern Pentahlon Club’ (Stewartry Branch) were delighted to hear that they had achieved accreditation as a recognised Sports Club
Fencing classes in Perth, Strathearn, Kinross, Highland Perthshire and Blairegowrie areas; Click on this link http://www.liveactive.co.uk/activiti…/…/bell-s-sports-centre to find out more. This sounds like a great opportunity to kick start your fencing especially if you are doing PC tetrathlon. All you need to learn is fencing to be able to compete in an olympic sport.
Shooting Training; Organised by Deeside Pony Club
SHOOTING TRAINING
WITH MARK JOYCE SPA COACH
TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE AT BURNETT PARK BANCHORY ON THE FOLLOWING DATES.
Saturday 29th November 2014
Tuesday 30th December 2014
Saturday 31st January 2015
TIMES WILL BE GIVEN FOR DETAILS
PLEASE FILL IN AND RETURN FORM WITH PAYMENT OF £12 per PERSON
CHEQUES PAYABLE TO DEESIDE PONY CLUB OR PAYMENT BY BACS
SEND TO KATE TAYLOR
Newton of Drumduan,Dess Aboyne AB34 5BD
Email: thosetaylors@hotmail.co.uk
Fencing Coach in Edinburgh keen to set up pentathlon fencing group; Andy Alderman has contacted SSMPC with the exciting idea of getting a pentathlon fencing group going in Edinburgh. He says; I would like to set up fencing training for pentathletes of all abilities, I am Prof Andy Alderman Level 5 coach, I am the Scottish Fencing Academy epee coach, I have also coached the Scottish teams at both senior and junior commonwealth games, school game and home internationals , and the present coach for this commonwealth games. If you are interested in finding out more, you can email the club.
Shooting, Swimming and fencing in Aberdeen; Swimming training restarts the week of 1st Sept 2014. Swimming is on Tuesdays 7pm to 8pm at ISA and shooting is on Thursdays in the log cabin 7pm to 7pm. Swimming form here. Fencing is on at ISA every Monday and Wednesday evening in conjunction with Aberdeen Fencing Club.
Dates of GB/selection competitions; 29/30 Nov - GB National Biathlon, Solihull,13 Dec - National Ranking Competition 1, Millfield. 2015; 17 Jan - National Ranking Competition 2, National Youth Competition 1 Millfield, 7 Feb - National Ranking Competition 3, National Youth Competition 2, Millfield, 14 March - GB Youth International, Solihull, 28/29 March - British Schools Modern Biathlon Championships, 25/26 April - British Modern Triathlon Championships, 2/3 May - National Youth Competition 4, Hartpury, 20/21 June - British Pentathlon Championships, 26/27 Sept - British Modern Tetrathlon Championships,
Dates of Scottish Competitions; 22 March - Scottish Pentathlon Biathlon Aberdeen Sports Village. 11/12 April or 18/19 April - Scotland V Ireland international in Dublin. Waiting for confirmation from the Irish.
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