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Edinburgh pupils give touch rugby a try OVER 300 Edinburgh schoolchildren were introduced to a fast growing sport as part of a festival marking the year of Active Scotland. The ActivCity Touch World Cup Youth Festival gave the youngsters a first hand introduction to touch
rugby from the best in the business, including current World champions Australia. Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison said: “Touch is a fast growing sport and can be enjoyed by people of all ages
and abilities. It is a tremendous way of keeping active and having great fun at the same time. The growth in touch over the past few years has been fantastic and is making a very positive contribution to our efforts in encouraging a more Active Nation.”
Bootcamp for budding basketball players
Sports fun for pupils run by student trainees A GROUP of young people gearing up to pass their NVQ coaching qualifications have organised a sports taster day for local primary school pupils. The event at the Talacre Community Sports Centre, in Kentish Town included team games, table tennis, trampolining, fitness sessions and dance.
It was run to boost grassroots participation and counted towards the NVQ students’ final assessments. The training programme is run by Camden Council’s sports development team in partnership with LaSwap Sixth Form Consortium and the national Positive Futures youth programme.
YOUNG basketball fans will be given the chance to improve their skills by taking part in a new residential bootcamp. MasterClass Sports Tours and NBA have signed a deal that will see a series of camps rolled out for 10-16 year olds at Condover Hall in Shropshire. The first deal of its kind with the NBA in the UK, the camps will focus on developing essential basketball skills, whilst instilling the core values of the game such as teamwork, inclusiveness and responsibility. The two to four day camps are for boys and girls of all ability levels and 1,000 youngsters are expected to take part in the five camps held this year, with more expected in 2012. During their stay at Condover Hall, students will also be able to take part in other activities such as climbing, fencing and swimming.
Free dance sessions SCHOOLS up and down the country were able to gain free access to an online dance programme, thanks to Cyber Coach. To recognise and thank School Sports Partnerships for their contribution to children’s health and fitness, the company offered schools free access to its Smart online dance programme during Lloyds TSB National School Sports Week. The sessions were streamed directly to interactive whiteboards in classrooms, enabling teachers to deliver dance and exercise at any time of the school day.