Facilities are a key element in improving the stream of young talent into national teams


out via a 19” touch-screen. Technogym has been awarded a three-year tender to supply all gym equipment. Jim McCable, council leader, has


praised Ravenscraig for “providing the people of North Lanarkshire with some of the best facilities in the country”. Meanwhile Sportscotland’s chief


executive, Stewart Harris, believes the centre is able to accommodate athletes of all levels, from community participation through to elite level.


“The facility will give people across the region increased opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity, and it will become home to a number of local community clubs and groups,” he says. Since the facility opened, its ‘Sports


for All’ approach has proven a great success, with development classes in gymnastics, badminton, football, tennis, volleyball, athletics and martial arts operating at almost full capacity and giving the positive problem of needing extra classes to meet demand.


january 2010 © cybertrek 2010 An all-inclusive membership to


all sport centres managed by North Lanarkshire Leisure, including Ravenscraig, costs £34 a month, while


‘pay as you go’ sessions cost £4.95 for the gym and £4.30 for fi tness classes. Around 65 per cent of programmed


use at Ravenscraig is by local people and local sports clubs, meeting the centre’s brief to address community needs. However, it also offers an ideal venue to host national and international events, with three international airports within 40 minutes’ drive time and excellent road and rail links. Harris explains: “Ravenscraig will


be hugely valuable to the network of national and regional facilities, providing world-class training and competition venues to Scotland’s high performance athletes. It will contribute to the development of our young athletes.” Football in Scotland will particularly


benefi t, with indoor and outdoor full-size third generation synthetic football pitches on offer, as well as six fi ve-a-side pitches.


The facility has been equipped by Technogym, with VISIOweb screens on equipment so members can surf the internet while they work out


Craig Levein, Scotland’s men’s national coach, says: “Facilities are a key element in improving the stream of young talent into the Scotland national teams. As we’ve seen with similar centres in Glasgow and Aberdeen, a facility like the one here at Ravenscraig has the potential to have a massive impact on football at all levels, and the local community in general.”


architecture The sports facilities at Ravenscraig were designed by Populous architects, who also designed the new Wembley


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