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Sport Compass appoints board of directors


The Compass Association (TCA) – the newly launched industry body for sports pro- viders – has appointed its new board of directors. Linda Plowright, CEO of


Sports Leaders UK has been named chair while Dean Horridge, founder and CEO of Fit For Sport has taken the role of vice chair. Other board members


are Guy Ker, Super Camps; Steve Franks, Water Babies; Matthew Lord, Let Me Play; Dominic Gibson, Go Active Schools; Rob Oyston, Sports Xtra; Jon Pettit, PE Recruitment; Richard Doubleday, Perkins Slade Insurance; David Batch, Premier Sport; and Toby Mitchell, Activate Sport. Te appointment of the full board marks


the final phase of setting up TCA, which was officially launched in February 2013. Linda Plowright said the association’s aim was to


Sports Leaders CEO Linda Plowright has been elected TCA’s new chair


become an active and strong voice for the pro- viders of physical activity and sport in schools and school communities - alongside the other established bodies such as the Association for Physical Education. “We will contribute strongly to a cohesive


and collaborative industry sector,” she said. Details: http://lei.sr?a=i4c9G


Sports technical college set for Stoke-on-Trent


Construction has started on a new sports technical college at Holden Lane High School Specialist Sports College in Stoke-on-Trent that will open in January 2014. Designed by architects Aedas, the facility is being constructed by Balfour Beatty under a


design and build contract with Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Te building will feature curric- ulum-based hubs for teaching and training, which allow for teaching spaces and a large indoor area for use in inclement weather. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Z2L2T


Cost biggest barrier to sport participation


A new report, delivered by Brunel University, reveals that cost is the main barrier preventing increased partici- pation in sport. Te ‘Building a Participation


Legacy’ study highlights affordable access to sport as being the vital key to deliv- ering a genuine legacy from the London 2012 Games. Te research study points out that the most disadvantaged mem- bers of the 2012 generation, youths from impoverished urban areas such as Newport, Pendle and the Olympic Borough of Newham, are less likely to participate in sport where a cost is involved or there is a need to travel beyond their local neighbourhood. The two-year study was carried out on more than 3,000 young people across the


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Youths from impoverished urban areas lack opportunities to take part


UK in five disadvantaged neighbourhoods (in Newham, Newcastle, Birmingham, Pendle and Newport). Te report outlines the main factors that help young people engage in sport, which include the style of sports coaching. Details: http://lei.sr?a=Y8r7c


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