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SPORTS COACHING TO RECEIVE £1.6M
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09:10 - 10 March 2007
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E Yorks: More than £1.6m is being invested
in sports coaching in the region thanks to the Humber Sports
Partnership and Sport England.
The Humber Sports Partnership
is an organisation that brings together stakeholders with an
affiliation and connection to sport.
The money will help
improve sporting and coaching opportunities at a local level. It
will fund the employment of 23 coaches over three years in the
region.
Rachel Roberts, director of the Humber Sports
Partnership, said: "We are thrilled to have secured this funding for
the county.
"This will have a major impact on the delivery of
high-quality sports coaching. We are confident this will result in
increased, sustained participation, which is great for the future
health, fitness and wellbeing of residents.
"Last year's
national school sports survey showed the number of pupils identified
as gifted and talented had increased to almost 190,000 - four times
more than in 2003-04.
"Employing more quality coaches who are
able to spot talent and then nurture and develop this skill will see
this figure increase further."
The funding for the scheme has
come from Sport England's Community Investment Fund and was
match-funded by local partners Tribune Trust, School Sports
Partnerships, Football Foundation, Humberside Police, Extended
Schools and the local
authorities.
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