Elite Soccer – the leading source of coaching session plans – announced the launch of their brand new next-gen website, marking a ten-year partnership with League Managers Association. Since its inception in 2010, Elite Soccer has offered exclusive access to training sessions written by professional managers in the Barclays Premier…
Energetic residents across Stockport have ‘actively’ raised more than £3,800 for charity. The impressive total is the result of generous donations made in sponsorship of those who took part in Life Leisure’s 10 Day Challenge – a ‘virtual’ fitness event set up to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.…
Today marks the 72nd Anniversary of some 500 migrants from the Caribbean disembark the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex to step foot on British soil for the first time on 22nd June 1948. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, Lorna Dwyer, Senior Performance Co-ordinator – Age Group Lead at British Athletics, has collated these…
Just two months on from its inception, this is the story of the non-profit charity team using the power of the game’s good to earn money for a commendable cause. Eight weeks ago, with the United Kingdom locked down amid the peak of the most severe global health crisis in…
GB’s Tom George (Leander Club) has broken the GB Rowing Team men’s 2km indoor rowing record while training at home, setting a new fastest-ever British time of 05:39.6 and becoming the first ever British rower – and eighth man ever – to break the 5:40 barrier. Tom’s incredible time beats the current…
My name is Reece McCook. I’m 18 and my passion is equestrianism. Picture me riding and jumping my beloved bay mare Rose, helping the younger riders on the yard with their horsemanship skills and volunteering with a local equestrian charity. Now I’ll tell you I’m black and from inner-city Coventry.…
The PGA has responded to requests from its Members for more trainees to fill gaps in the workforce by launching a recruitment campaign to inspire anyone considering a career in golf or those who have never given it a thought. The campaign – #PGADraft2020 – calls on the experiences of…
BARROW AFC’S promotion back into the Football League for the first time in almost 50 years has been hailed as a huge boost for the whole borough. The Bluebirds sealed their long-awaited promotion when it was confirmed that the National League table toppers would indeed take their place in League…
“The reason I became a coach is because I learnt some amazing stuff, and not just from my playing career. When my career finished, I ended up homeless, bankrupt, divorced and in rehab. My life was rock bottom nine years ago.” Drewe Broughton is uniquely placed to discuss the potential…
British Athletics has today begun the recruitment process for two key roles part of a new era for the sport. Applications are being sought for a Performance Director to lead a single performance and talent system within the UK as well as a Head Coach to front the Olympic World…
Dear Athletes, As your British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes’ Commission, we are unanimous and unequivocal in our rejection of racism and all forms of discrimination. As Olympians, we believe in fairness and equality for all, and see the Olympic Games as one of the greatest demonstrations of humanity, inclusivity and…
As someone who prefers to look at his glass as half full rather than half empty, it is no surprise that Mahama Cho has taken lockdown and the postponement of Tokyo 2020 in his stride. The 30-year-old had secured an Olympic spot in the taekwondo heavyweight division for Britain after…
A message from UK Athletics CEO, Joanna Coates: Last week I reached out to athletes and staff following the murder of George Floyd in the USA. I wanted them to understand and know that people were here in support of them at this terrible and distressing time, and I also…
Polar, the pioneers behind the world’s first wearable heart rate measuring technology, announces its new partnership with championship racing driver Valtteri Bottas. The partnership between Polar and Bottas, an avid Polar user for years, officially brings the two legendary Finnish powerhouses together. “My experience with Polar actually started with my…
Pentathletes know all about sharp shooting but for Jamie Cooke, lockdown has allowed him to take it to a whole new level. The 2018 world champion has enjoyed a glittering career at the summit of his sport, claiming overall gold at the 2016 World Cup before going on to represent…
ason Kenny is going nowhere and feels a remodelled mentality will help him go deep into a second decade at the top of track cycling. The six-time Olympic champion vowed to walk away after Rio, when he became the second Brit after Chris Hoy to win three gold medals at…
In our series “Why Are There So Few Women Coaching Elite Track & Field?” so far, we have asked the fastest woman alive Carmelita Jeter and Assistant Track & Field Coach (Jumps and Multi Events) at Murray State University Kelsey Riggins. This time around, we ask the question to our founder Vicky, who has been involved…
CORRUPTION, FINANCIAL, ANTI-DOPING AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION “As a IWF Member Federation, we are hugely concerned and disappointed at both the findings of the McLaren report and to read of the Executive Board’s lack of ability to identify, challenge and prevent any of these alleged abuses…
Nathan Aspinall was crowned champion of the PDC’s first ever home-staged event by winning the Low6 Home Tour Championship Group on Friday night. As the innovative tournament reached its climax with the final night of action, Aspinall recorded a hat-trick of wins over Gary Anderson, Jonny Clayton and Jelle Klaasen to…
We are incredibly proud that our sport represents and reflects society; every corner of the country, every background, and the cultural diversity within our communities. But, we recognise that is not enough on its own. As a sport, and as people, we collectively need to do better to bring about…
The Angling Trust is marking this year’s National Volunteers’ Week (June 1-7) by acknowledging the fantastic contribution to our work made by volunteers. This year, 18 volunteers have been nominated to receive Volunteering Excellence Awards in recognition of their continued commitment. The volunteers, members of the Angling Trust’s Voluntary Bailiff…
The British Basketball League (BBL) announced today that the remainder of the current 2019/20 season will be cancelled following the continued impact of coronavirus. The move came after the member clubs unanimously agreed that there was no viable option to allow for the season to be completed in a safe…
This year we’re once again celebrating Volunteers’ Week, saying thank you to those who support our sport all year round and those who have been supporting the response to the pandemic over recent months. Throughout the week we are going to be sharing stories from our volunteers through our social…
Lexus UK has released a new film, The Power of Two, in which Seb Coe, President of World Athletics, meets Olympic hopeful Alex Haydock-Wilson, revealing what happens when the wisdom of experience meets the raw potential and promise of a new generation. The 12-minute film, made before the COVID-19 lockdown, records…
LiveScore, one of the world’s leading real-time sports updates and results providers, has announced its title sponsorship of the ‘LiveScore Cup’, with WTA World Number 3 Karolina Pliskova headlining a number of European stars as live women’s tennis returns. Staged on clay-courts and held at the Stvanice Stadium in Prague from Wednesday 3rd until…
Officially launching today, the ‘Train Your Way to Tokyo’ challenge sees Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell joining forces with athletes from the three GB squads to cover the 9,448km distance – an average of 314km per day, which they are completing from inside their own homes or outdoors within current…
The release of the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) guidance on the phased return of sport and recreation is a significant early step in the return of community sports. We cannot yet quantify or qualify how great an impact lockdown has had on activity levels, but what we’ve…
British Athletics are joining forces with British Cycling and British Rowing and iconic BBC children’s television show Blue Peter to run, cycle and row the distance from Manchester to Tokyo in just 30 days. Officially launching today [May 28], the ‘Train Your Way to Tokyo’ challenge will see Blue Peter…