St Helens Council’s Sports Development team will be fanning the Olympic
flames as next year’s London games draw closer.
They will be delivering Sportivate - part of the Places People Play mass
participation legacy programme which gives 14 to 25 year olds the chance to receive six to eight weeks of coaching in a number of sports.
Sports Development staff will be working with local sports clubs to help the young people continue taking part long after they have completed their course. The scheme is open to everyone, although St.Helens will be focusing on young women in particular as part of its ‘Active St.Helens’ strategy.
As an added incentive, those still playing sport three months after the end of their course will have the chance to enter a ballot for free London 2012 tickets.
Sport England, which is investing £32 million of National Lottery funding in Sportivate, has hundreds of Olympic and Paralympic tickets available for Sportivate participants via the London 2012 Ticketshare initiative.
To inspire participants, our Sporting Champions – a team of current and
retired athletes - will visit Sportivate sessions to share their experiences and enthusiasm for sport.
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Culture, Communications and Town Centre Councillor Grunewald said: “Many young people think sport isn’t for them, but now they have a chance to discover whether there is a sport they really enjoy.
“Everyone who takes part will receive high quality coaching – giving them the confidence and skills which will make them want to keep playing in the future.”
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