SPORTINGWALES ISSUE SEVEN COVER STORY

words Simon Grant pictures Steve Pope
The buzz word on everyone’s lips in like cheerleading and dodgeball as well as the "We want pupils to be involved beyond
UK sport at the moment is “legacy.” likes of rugby and netball. lunchtimes and after school. We need schools
Be it London 2012 or Ryder Cup to throw open their doors at weekends and
2010, the challenge is to inspire And PE lessons have had a makeover too - the in the holidays so that youngsters can use the
the next generation of sporting Sports Council has stepped in to make sure facilities and the schoolyard to help them get
hopefuls. SIMON GRANT found out teachers are more conﬁ dent in technical the exercise they need," he added.
how the Sports Council for Wales is sports like gymnastics. Teachers have even
helping to get kids on track towards had assistance to bust some moves with dance “These are some of the challenges we face and
getting sporty. lessons. must overcome if we are to ensure a signiﬁ cant
legacy post-Olympics.”
Welsh kids are racing out of the blocks thanks Chair of the Sports Council for Wales, Philip
to a number of Sports Council for Wales Carling said: There’s that word again: legacy. For a small
initiatives. Dragon Sport has had huge success nation, Wales sure has some big dreams for
in getting primary school children to play more “Increases in levels of sport and physical our sporting future. And perhaps that’ll be
sport outside of lesson times. activity have already been achieved however our greatest legacy of all, to show the next
there are still major challenges ahead." generation that it is possible to follow your
By the time they reach the turn to high school, dreams and succeed.
a relatively new programme, 5x60, takes them The next big goal will be to persuade
off the sidelines into more alternative sports youngsters to ditch the Xbox on weekends and
school holidays.
“We need to ensure that the good work that has already begun
can continue well into the future and supporting children and
young people to lead an active lifestyle is a sure fire way of
developing active, healthy adults.”
YOUNG, FREE
& NIMBLE

DRAGON SPORT 5X60 PE AND SCHOOL SPORT
PROGRAMME
94% of primary schools across Wales are 98% of Welsh state schools have signed up
actively involved in Wales’ biggest campaign to the scheme that encourages secondary Improving the standard of PE in Welsh
to get primary school children hooked on school pupils to do 60 minutes of sport schools by equipping teachers with
out-of-school-hours sport. and physical activity ﬁ ve times a week. conﬁ dence and resources.

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