4th July 2009
News and developments
News
| 02/07/2009 | Apply for STARS |
| The Youth Sport Trust is seeking applications for the 2009-10 STARS (Supporting Talented Athletes on the Road to Success) Squad Scholarships. | |
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| 17/06/2009 | UKSG competitor profile: Peter Barwell |
| As part of the build up to the UK School Games, the Youth Sport Trust will be profiling a competitor from each sport. To kick off the series, we introduce you to 18-year old, Fencer Peter Barwell from Kent. | |
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| 15/06/2009 | Gail gets an MBE |
| The Youth Sport Trust would like to congratulate our School Sport Ambassador and Olympic winning badminton player, Gail Emms who received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List at the weekend. | |
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| 27/05/2009 | Volleyball Wales launches |
| After two years of intense development work, the Youth Sport Trust is pleased to announce that Volleyball Wales has launched. | |
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| 18/05/2009 | UK School Games reception |
| President of the UK School Games, Richard Caborn is holding a reception at the House of Commons today to celebrate the forthcoming UK School Games which are taking place in south Wales from 3 to 6 September. | |
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| 06/05/2009 | UK School Games helps local economy |
| New figures released from Fast Track, who deliver the UK School Games on behalf of the Youth Sport Trust, have shown that the UK School Games last August brought £2.4 million into Bath and Bristol. | |
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| 28/04/2009 | Inspiring School Sport website |
| The Inspiring School Sport website has been updated with some fantastic new content so please check it out! | |
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| 22/04/2009 | Tickets on sale for UK School Games |
| Do you fancy watching future Olympic and Commonwealth stars compete across 10 sports in six venues? | |
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| 03/04/2009 | A new name for G&T provision online |
| The Youth Sport Trust has re-branded its gifted and talented website to make it easier for users to find the area they need. | |
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| 24/02/2009 | UKSG – an event for all |
| The Youth Sport Trust has commissioned a report to explore how the UK School Games can be more effective at increasing opportunities for young disabled people to take part in competitive school sport. | |
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| 28/01/2009 | 2009 UK School Games Champion Ambassadors |
| UK School Games President Richard Caborn MP hosted a reception at the House of Commons on Monday 26 January to welcome the 2009 UK School Games Champion Ambassadors. | |
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| 08/01/2009 | National Talent Orientation Camp |
| Our four-day National Talent Orientation Camp, which kicks off on Thursday 8 January, is for talented youngsters aged 14-18 years who are aiming to be part of their sport’s world-class talent confirmation phase. | |
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| 05/01/2009 | Eleanor receives an MBE |
| Eleanor Simmonds, the 14-year-old double Paralympic swimming gold medalist, received an MBE in the New Year Honours List. | |
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| 15/12/2008 | Eleanor wins BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year |
| Paralympic swimmer Eleanor Simmonds was named the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year last night in Liverpool. | |
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| 04/11/2008 | UKSG fencers head to Amsterdam |
| The best fencers from this summer's UK School Games have been selected to represent Great Britain in the European Under-20 Championships in Amsterdam this month. | |
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| 23/10/2008 | UKSG swimmers compete at international level |
| Five former UK School Games swimmers have been selected for the LEN European Championships, Croatia in December. | |
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| 09/10/2008 | Christine Ohuruogu supports Young Ambassador Conference |
| Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu (400m) and bronze medallist Natasha Danvers (400m hurdles) are today at Chelsea FC to support our Young Ambassador Conference – the last one of the year. | |
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| 07/10/2008 | Silver sailor supports Young Ambassador Conference |
| Olympic silver medal-winning sailor Joe Glanfield, who along with Nick Rogers won silver in the 470 class in Beijing, is today in Exeter to support our Young Ambassador Conference. | |
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| 02/10/2008 | Golden girl supports Young Ambassador Conferences |
| Olympic sensation Rebecca Romero is today in Derby to support our Young Ambassador Conference. | |
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| 23/09/2008 | Silver sailor visits Oxford to support nationwide Young Ambassador Scheme |
| Olympic silver medal-winning sailor Joe Glanfield is in Oxford on Tuesday 23 September to support a nationwide scheme which celebrates Britain’s hosting of the 2012 Games. | |
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| 18/09/2008 | Inspiring the next generation |
| To coincide with the launch of the London 2012 education programme, the Youth Sport Trust has launched the Inspiring School Sport website. | |
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| 18/09/2008 | Young Ambassadors get London 2012 recognition |
| Our Young Ambassador programme has been granted the London 2012 Inspire Mark by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). | |
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| 11/09/2008 | Helene wins gold! |
| Sky Sports Living for Sport Athlete Mentor Helene Raynsford became the first Paralympic rowing gold medallist in history, winning 1000m single sculls races in Beijing. | |
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| 09/09/2008 | Eleanor makes history |
| Eleanor Simmonds, became Great Britain's youngest individual Paralympic gold medal-winner yesterday winning the 100 metres freestyle in Beijing and beating 39-year-old Holland swimmer, Mirjam de Koning-Peper, in 1min 18.75sec. | |
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| 08/09/2008 | Paralympic Games 2008 |
| Britain’s Paralympic bid got off to flying start yesterday with Team GB winning four gold medals on the first day of action. | |
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| 05/09/2008 | Young Ambassador becomes Paralympic Games torchbearer |
| Dominique Alexander-Ellis, a Young Ambassador from Capital City Academy in London has been invited by the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) to take part in the Beijing Paralympic Torch Relay. | |
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| 01/09/2008 | Highlights from the UK School Games |
| Sara Lougher secured Wales’ first ever UK School Games swimming gold medal at Millfield School and set her sights on London 2012 glory. | |
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| 01/09/2008 | Multi-skill Clubs and Multi-skill Academies 2008/09 |
| School Sport Partnerships can register online before 31 October, for funding worth £300 as a contribution towards helping to sustain local multi-skill Clubs, and £100 towards multi-skill CPD provision. | |
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| 01/09/2008 | Bright future for young sprinter |
| UK School Games gold medallist Deji Tobias reckons he has the potential to catch triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt after he won gold in the 100m final. | |
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| 29/08/2008 | Rebecca Adlington opens the UK School Games |
| Golden girl of the Olympic pool, Rebecca Adlington officially opened the UK School Games at last night's opening ceremony which saw the 2008 athletes parade with their home teams and a dazzling display of Cirque Bijoux accompanied by fireworks. | |
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| 27/08/2008 | Youth Sport Trust seeks squad STARS |
| We are seeking applications our new STARS (Supporting Talented Athletes on the Road to Success)Squad Scholarship programme. | |
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| 21/08/2008 | UK School Games |
| The UK School Games kicks off in Bath and Bristol from 28 to 31 August showcasing the UK’s finest school-age elite athletes. This is the third UK School Games to be staged and it looks set to be the biggest and best yet. | |
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| 19/08/2008 | Face behind the Games - Lisa Blacow |
| Lisa Blacow, Senior Competition Manager, tells us about the role her team have played in the UK School Games and the importance of school sport. | |
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| 20/12/2007 | Season’s Greetings |
| All of us at the Youth Sport Trust would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. | |
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| 17/12/2007 | Soph far, so good for ex-YST scholar |
| Former Youth Sport Trust Beckwith Scholar Sophie Weguelin is celebrating more great news in 2007 as her sailing career continues to go from strength-to-strength. | |
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| 12/12/2007 | Daley wins Young Sports Personality |
| Promising diver Thomas Daley has been crowned 2007 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year at a glittering live television awards. | |
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| 30/11/2007 | Young leader wins award |
| Joe Harris, of Hodge Hill Sport and Enterprise College, Birmingham was commended at The Daily Telegraph's School Sport Matters awards. He received his prize (placing him 3rd in the nation, behind two elite national athletes), at a national awards ceremon | |
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| 26/11/2007 | Final three shortlisted for BBC Award |
| Former Beckwith Scholar Paul Drinkhall is on a shortlist of three finalists for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award 2007. | |
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| 23/11/2007 | Do you know an inspirational young volunteer? |
| The Young Achievers Trust has launched a national search for England's star achievers with the opening of nominations for the prestigious Young Achievers Awards. | |
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| 22/11/2007 | YST reveals names of scholars |
| The Youth Sport Trust has announced the names of the first young athletes who will receive funding as part of its “Believe to Achieve with Kelly Holmes” scholarship programme. | |
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| 20/11/2007 | YST congratulates Lottery funded young athletes |
| UK Athletics has confirmed the names of 234 athletes who will receive National Lottery funding during 2008 across all levels of the World Class Programme. | |
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| 16/11/2007 | Pilot passport scheme takes off |
| The Youth Sport Trust is pleased to announce the launch of the SiS Volunteer Passport pilot scheme. The SiS Volunteer Passport is a dedicated website to allow volunteers to quickly register all their volunteering hours. | |
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| 14/11/2007 | The gifted and talented find new online home |
| The Youth Sport Trust has announced the launch of the all new Talent Ladder website. Aimed at gifted and talented pupils in PE and sport, teachers, coaches and parents, the Talent Ladder website provides information that will be able to help guide and pro | |
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| 13/11/2007 | UK School Games legacy continues as inaugural venue gets a boost |
| Glasgow’s Scotstoun Stadium, which hosted the Youth Sport Trust’s first UK School Games in September 2006, is set to receive a £4.5 million investment from the Scottish Government. The money will go towards a £14.2million overhaul of the stadium, up grad | |
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| 13/11/2007 | Inspiring our future athletes |
| All eyes will be on Crystal Palace this Friday for one of the biggest athletics events of the year – the Norwich Union London Grand Prix. | |
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| 12/11/2007 | BBC Young Sports Personality 2007 - The Finalists |
| The Youth Sport Trust is proud to continue its support of the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award, which recognises the cream of Britain’s outstanding young sporting talent. | |
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| 09/11/2007 | Glasgow grabs Games again |
| The legacy of the UK School Games proved its worth for Glasgow as today, the city won the race to stage one of the biggest events in sport: the Commonwealth Games. Celebrations are taking place over Glasgow and Scotland with hundreds gathering in the city | |
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| 31/10/2007 | Stunning line-up of athlete mentors revealed |
| Olympic, Paralympic, World, Commonwealth and European Champions across a variety of sports make up this year’s inspirational team of Sky Living For Sport Athlete Mentors. | |
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| 31/10/2007 | Talented students excel with new pilot card scheme |
| Youth Sport Trust is pleased to announce the pilot of the I eXcel card in conjunction with British Gymnastics, British Diving and England Hockey. Each NGB has nominated eligible young people to register their details online and test out the new scheme. | |
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| 26/10/2007 | Book your place now! |
| Registration is now open for the next round of TOP Link Conferences. With a choice of over 32 venues, schools have been invited to register for a conference near them. Places are limited so submit your registration today. | |
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| 24/10/2007 | Kelly’s scholars shown pathway to success |
| As British sport starts to recover from last weekend’s near misses in Rugby and Formula 1, the Youth Sport Trust is ensuring the next generation of sporting stars get the best possible start to their sporting careers. | |
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| 10/10/2007 | Athlete mentoring scheme launched |
| A scheme designed to give disadvantaged young people the chance to get their lives back on track with the help of elite sports stars has been launched today with support from the Youth Sport Trust. | |
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| 05/10/2007 | New role spurs on Young Ambassadors |
| This year’s Young Ambassador Conferences drew to a close on Friday as the remaining 200 new recruits were inspired and challenged by Olympic and Paralympian greats at White Hart Lane stadium, home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. | |
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