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FA reveals youth review fi ndings PETE HAYMAN
Recommendations to improve the development of young football players have been unveiled following an exten- sive review carried out by the Football Association (FA). FA director of football
development, Sir Trevor Brooking, identifi ed 25 mea- sures in order to help improve the sport from grassroots level to the Club England set-up. A reform of the way that
youth football is delivered in England has been placed at the centre of the proposals, while another major theme focuses on coach development. T e FA is proposing to invest in the education of coaches, which will comple- ment the new St George’s Park development near Burton upon Trent, Staff ordshire. FA general secretary Alex Horne said: “T e recommendations are fundamental in helping
T e FA review aims to help improve the development of young players
us to ensure that we produce more and better English players. “T e FA must ensure that the highest qual-
ity coaches are available to the game, and that coaches are trained with the right skills to spe- cifi cally work with young players at every age across clubs from grassroots to elite level.”
Lifestyle and sport venues for Cheshire TOM WALKER
Cheshire East Council (CEC) has revealed that new life- style centres are to be built in Crewe and Wilmslow as part of eff orts to roll out the con- cept across the region. T e local authority is look-
ing to overhaul the way it delivers health and wellbeing services to residents, with the venues set to accommodate leisure, library and social care facilities. Under CEC’s plans, each lifestyle centre will be able to provide activities such as basketball, water aerobics, badminton, PC tuition and tea dances. T e initial two facilities will be followed by
T e move could create the UK’s largest gym chain
sporta members to create national chain of gyms TOM WALKER
Members of the Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta) are fi nalising plans to create a nationwide chain of lei- sure centres and fi tness suites. T e move, which can be seen as an expan-
sion of the current UK Fitness Network (UKFN), could result in linking more than 900 centres across the country – making it the largest gym chain in the UK. UKFN currently includes 14 leisure
trusts, which gives the public access to nearly 130 leisure centre gyms.
Plans for the lifestyle centres will see a range of services under one roof Andrew Knowles, the cabinet member
two further new-build centres in Congleton and Macclesfi eld and are designed to reduce health inequalities in Cheshire East.
with responsibility for health and wellbeing, said: “T is is a bold, ambitious and forward- thinking plan which will bring leisure centres, libraries and care services under one roof.”
App launched to boost disability sports participation TOM WALKER
A new service allowing customers to search for disability sports facilities while ‘on the move’ has been unveiled. T e Leisure Database Company, Splashpath and DisabledGo have teamed up as part of
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£10m cost for Spalding leisure complex scheme TOM WALKER
A South Holland District Council report has revealed the cost of plans to revamp Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex. According to the report, the estimated
the new scheme, which aims to deliver more powerful consumer information through Splashpath, the newly launched iPhone app. Information about where, when and how to
take part in sport, combined with full access details on sites, is provided by the service.
costs of renovating the complex will come to £7.2m, rising to £10m once “design and client supervision” costs are considered. Councillors have now agreed to earmark
£20,000 to draw up a business case for the scheme, with the proposed design having been guided by a survey carried out on behalf of the council by Leisure-net Solutions.
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Renfrewshire investment plans move forward TOM WALKER
Renfrewshire Council’s plans for a multi- million pound investment in local leisure facilities has moved forward. Two planning applications – for an adult
day care centre as part of the £7.1m upgrade of Paisley’s Lagoon Leisure Centre and a £6.3m sports facility at Johnstone High School – have been given the green light. T e facilities will form part of the coun-
cil’s wider £92m investment in schools, community and leisure facilities.
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