Jersey is used to an impressive range of sporting infrastructure. In 2015 £4.5m was invested in sports facilities, including a new hockey pitch at Les Quennevais, a new athletics track at FB Fields, and new 3G pitches at Springfield Stadium and Haute Vallee School.
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Sport features positively in ‘Future Jersey’, which measures the percentage of adults rating the range of sporting activities and events in Jersey as ‘good’ or ‘very good’. The challenge will be to shift perceptions of sporting events in Jersey from ‘good’ to ‘very good’. Progress will benefit health and life satisfaction indicators and support Jersey’s attraction as a place to live.
In 2013 a survey in sport concluded that 69% of islanders wanted sports facilities to remain run by the States. This suggests that the public are content with current service provision.
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Active card membership regularly surveys it members. The 2017 survey said that more than 97% of respondents said they would ‘strongly agree or agree’ to recommending Active to a friend or colleague. This survey received a 15% response rate. I’d like to think that this is a strong indicator that the service we provide is viewed by our customers as providing value for money.
Any major changes would involve extensive consultation to evaluate the impact on all concerned.
How would (privatisation?) impact on the lower paid and senior citizens? At the moment there are affordable pricing structures for groups and individuals. State schools get free use of sports
centres, playing fields and pitches. Fee paying schools get a 50% discount. Clubs and associations also get a discount on headline prices for all non-commercial activities for under 18’s.
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Pensioners are also eligible for discounted Active Card memberships.
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It is difficult to accurately anticipate how a private company would manage its pricing structure.
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GOLF LESSONS REGULARLY Sebastien Jost, PGA Professional since 2002, is Head of Coaching at the Royal Jersey Golf Club
WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE
A few points to explain the values of regular golf lessons for any kind of golfers
• As a beginner you will learn the correct way, building a solid foundation for the future • Also when you start, having lessons gives you a purpose when practicing at the range • Learning the right way will prevent injury • Most importantly a good learning process will make you have fun quicker! • The cliché that golf pros destroy golf swings or make it difficult is completely wrong • A good golf lesson will simplify your swing, by making it more efficient and relevant • A good lesson will make you understand important principles and gives you goals • A good lesson should also teach you aspects of playing on the course • As a junior having regular lessons teaches you concentration and self-control • As a junior in a group, regular lessons will build a good social environment • Injured or restricted, a good lesson will make you find a way to swing a different way
Email:
royaljerseyproshop@gmail.com Telephone: 01534 852234
Website:
www.rjproshop.com A sporting Island Page 59
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