Sport SportsDock opens in east London


SportsDock, a new £21m com- plex to be used by Team USA as its training base during the 2012 Games, has opened at the University of East London’s (UEL) Docklands Campus. Canterbury-based architec-


tural firm Clague are behind the design of the new facility, which was built by Denne Construction. Te project was managed by Ball Hall. A Precor-equipped fit-


ness centre and offering cv equipment and free weights is among the facilities, along with two indoor arenas cater- ing for a range of sports such as basketball. Elsewhere, the complex incorporates two


SportsDock’s two indoor arenas cater for basketball among other sports


outdoor 3G five-a-side football pitches and dance studios, as well as a sports café, chang- ing facilities and a sports injury clinic. Meanwhile, Team USA has kitted out a strength and conditioning suite at SportsDock.


Te equipment will then be leſt for commu- nity use following the 2012 Games. UEL vice-chancellor Professor Patrick


McGhee said: “Te opening of SportsDock will herald the dawn of an exciting new era for sport in East London.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=k3K3T


London’s Olympic Games are moving ever closer Research uncovers school sports ‘warfare’


A new study carried out the Chance to Shine campaign has uncovered the extent of the “psychological warfare” experienced by children as young as eight-years-old while playing sport at school. Chance to Shine – together


with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) – polled 1,250 kids aged eight-to16-years-old, plus 1,010 parents of children from the same age group. MCC head of cricket John


Stephenson said: “Te results from the survey highlight an alarming trend in school sport, which needs to be pro-actively addressed.” More than two thirds of the children (68 per


cent) had witnessed verbal abuse during school matches, while 66 per cent of parents had seen “different forms” of mental intimidation.


Te MCC has urged pro-active steps to address “psychological warfare” Meanwhile, 51 per cent of children surveyed


admitted they had been a victim of taunts or threats, while 55 per cent had seen physical violence – a quarter of which had seen their team mate deliberately fouled. Details: http://lei.sr?a=p7x7X


BISL/Oliver Wyman to produce new report


Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has part- nered with Oliver Wyman, the international consulting firm, to produce its first report map- ping the size of the UK’s leisure industry. Te inaugural BISL Oliver Wyman Leisure Industry Report is designed to outline the role


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that sport and leisure can play in supporting the UK economy’s “rehabilitation”. Te research will also support BISL’s polit-


ical and media campaign to secure a “fairer deal” for commercial operators in the sector. Details: http://lei.sr?a=U9a2D


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Championship clubs to adopt financial rules


Te Football League will extend its Financial Fair Play rules to all three divisions from next season, following the backing of the 24 npower Championship clubs. Clubs in League One and League Two are


already subject to the regulations, which were introduced aſter a review by the com- petition to curb unchecked spending. The regulations contain a number of


sanctions for clubs that exceed “defined limits” with regards to losses and share- holder equity investment. Details: http://lei.sr?a=H7k0F


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London 2012 marks 100- day Olympic countdown


A new London 2012 motto – Inspire a gen- eration – has been announced by organisers as part of celebrations marking the 100-day countdown until the Olympic Games. The London Organising Committee


of the 2012 Games (LOCOG) has also unveiled a giant set of Olympic rings under the Heathrow flight path at Kew Gardens as part of the celebrations on 18 April. Meanwhile, LOCOG has confirmed the


Red Arrows will perform a nine-ship flypast across the UK to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Games on 27 July. Details: http://lei.sr?a=G2L0Y


Hunt calls for greater disability participation


Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has used the government’s first Disability Sport Summit to urge the sector to do more to boost par- ticipation levels among disabled people. Hunt urged governing bodies to use the


2012 Games to integrate disability sport provision into their respective Whole Sport Plans and attract more participants. Sport England is to invest £8m from its


Places People Play scheme to help remove some of the barriers preventing disabled people from taking part in sports. Details: http://lei.sr?a=j9r4y


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