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Golf and Snooker Chiefs join forces


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he Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) has teamed up with the International Billiards & Snooker


Federation (IBSF). The collaboration will see a sharing of coaching ideas and practices. PGA director of education and career


development Kyle Phillpots said: “We initially had an informal conversation about coaching and it stemmed from that because of the similarities of coaching snooker players and golf players. Both use specifi c equipment to move a


stationary ball, be it putting or potting. There are numerous similarities with regards to ball control in both sports, long and short games in both, plus various scenarios to get out of testing situations. ” Golf uses computer technology and high- speed photography to examine cause and eff ect and it is believed that this kind of technology can be harnessed in snooker coaching too. The IBSF uses techniques such as hypnosis, biofeedback and awareness-based learning in its player improvement programmes. Pascal Guillaume, president of the IBSF said:


“Since founding the IBSF Coaching Academy in 2005, we have always looked at other sports to open our minds to coaching and playing principles that can work in snooker. With golf, we hope to have a long and lasting relationship that can benefi t the coaches and players of both sports for many years to come.”


Joanna Burns, Director of the


brmb Grass Roots Football Show, said; “The attendance of all 72 Football League Club Trusts to the 2012 event is a real coup and we are very excited about all of the activity that we will be running in conjunction with the Football League Trust over the weekend.


all 72 Football League Club Trusts to the 2012 event is a real coup


The attendance of As well as the Community


conference on the Friday they will also hold their annual Every Player Counts awards ceremony on Sunday 27th, which were last year presented by World Cup winner Roger Hunt. The brmb Grass Roots Football Show 2012 is the biggest football event of its kind in Europe and takes place at the NEC in Birmingham between 25th and 27th June.


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attni Imaginations has announced it is adding the England national


team to its range of Match Stars football fi gures, a er signing a deal brokered by BBC Worldwide – a licensing agent for the England brand. Agreements have already been


signed with some of the biggest names in club football in the shape of Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Liverpool FC, Manchester United and FC Barcelona, but the new deal represents the fi rst international team in the Match Stars fold.


Match Stars set for International Debut


All the signs are that Match Stars will be a retail sensation - the leading consumer toy website ToyTalk had the fi gures top of its list of ten outstanding products from Toy Fair 2011. “Adding the England national team to our range of action fi gures is a


phenomenal development - with anticipation building in advance of Euro 2012, the England Match Stars will off er kids a great new way of supporting their country and heroes” says Pattni Imaginations MD, Mayur Pattni.


Speedo unveil new Racing System trilogy for 2012


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peedo has secured full FINA approval for a cap, goggle and suit engineered to work together as


one Racing System. Unveiled during an exclusive global launch event, the Speedo FASTSKIN Racing System off ers many benefi ts to swimmers, including a full body passive drag reduction of 16.6%, an 11% improvement in the swimmer’s oxygen economy enabling you to swim stronger for longer, and a 5.2% reduction in body active drag. Michael Phelps has led plaudits for the


concept, saying: “Speedo FASTSKIN makes me feel completely at one with the water. I feel confi dent, I feel comfortable and I feel like I am wearing the fastest.” While suits, caps and goggles are


conventionally designed separately, Speedo has designed and engineered all three elements together to generate a unifi ed system that works in synergy. David Robinson, Speedo President, said, “Speedo has always been the pioneer of new swimwear technology and innovation, and this reputation is underpinned by the development of the FASTSKIN Racing System, another world-fi rst from Speedo that will help swimmers achieve their full performance potential.”


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