Winter 2010/2011 the magazine of sportscotland Featuring Challenging times, creative solutions Opportunities for innovation Hands up for volunteering Developing and supporting our sporting volunteer workforce A new GOLDZONE generation of From India to Caledonia sports facilities Picking up The backbone the baton for of Scotland’s regional Glasgow 2014 facility network Delhi’s Setting new shining stars Catching up with standards Eilidh Child and Glenmore Lodge’s Jen McIntosh role at the heart of the outdoor Getting set industry to take Sochi by storm Winter sports are on target for Russia our staff, partners and other as we profile various activities which are stakeholders, we are now developing targeted at developing more and better our new corporate plan. This four-year volunteers. You will also read about the plan covers a unique period in the importance of an integrated approach history of Scottish sport where we have to the planning and delivery of sport unparalleled opportunities coupled with nationally, regionally and locally, and POWER very real challenges. The core of what an update on the Positive Coaching Sport makes a unique contribution to Scotland’s health, identity, economy and communities. we do across sports development and Scotland programme. It’s powerful stuff. Visit our website to find out more www.sportscotland.org.uk high performance sport will continue, however we do recognise that the This being our first edition of Sport First sporting landscape is changing and we since the 2010 Commonwealth Games are working to adapt our plans to ensure in Delhi, you will hear from the team at we make the most of the opportunities the institute on how their work helped Athletes like Robbie Sport helps people that lie ahead. Team Scotland to its second best gold provide Scotland realise their potential medal tally ever. Within performance with role models and provides a In particular we recognise that sport there is no time to rest on laurels, that inspire us and platform to recognise sportscotland is in a unique position so you will also read how the institute is motivate us to take and celebrate Chair Louise Martin CBE recognises the unique to communicate the power of sport – now firmly focused on the major events life on and achieve Scottish success. to profile the huge contribution that that lie ahead over the next four years our goals. contribution that sport sport makes to life in Scotland and and beyond. The institute makes to life in Scotland demonstrate how it can do more. network has As you will see, this is a theme which I hope you enjoy the magazine. supported Robbie Welcome to the Winter 2010/2011 edition runs throughout this edition of Sport on his journey to of our regular Sport First magazine. First and it will continue to be high on success on the our agenda for the next four years. world stage. It is an exciting time for everyone at sportscotland. After months of Within this issue you will also find an Louise Martin CBE preparation and consultation with update on our work in volunteering Chair, sportscotland GOLD News roundup 2 From India to Caledonia 18 Challenging times, Prevention is the cure 20 creative solutions 6 Delhi’s shining stars 22 Working together better 8 Scottish students are winning all the way 24 Positive Coaching Scotland 10 Getting set to take Hands up for our volunteers 12 Sochi by storm 25 Recognising Scottish sporting success 14 Setting new standards: Glenmore Lodge 26 A new generation of sports facilities 16 Off the wall: an interview with Katie Oman 28 Front Cover: Children enjoying a multi sport session organised by Stirling’s Active Schools team | 1 Active Schools – summit Sport-specific Active Scotland seekers’ success Coaching Matters programmes Household Targeting Coaching Matters is a coach education programme run in partnership between In early October 2010, six Active Schools team members Tool – now live! sportscotland and the University of Stirling. The programme lets performance from Aberdeen completed a six day trek to the top of coaches develop their expertise and keep up to date with the latest issues by The Active Scotland Household Targeting Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, at a attending a series of workshops. Tool, previewed in our last edition of Sport staggering 19,341ft. First, is now live on the sportscotland Following a successful first year, the website. The tool, which was developed in Susan Mackintosh, Roddy Hall, Stuart Glennie, Kerry programme is going from strength to partnership between Scottish Government, Massie, Derek Atkinson and Abigail Hay decided to take strength and now the generic Scottish Natural Heritage, NHS Health on the challenge to raise funds for the Friends of ANCHOR Coaching Matters workshops are set Scotland and sportscotland, is designed charity after their friend and colleague Paul Robinson was to be supplemented by a range of to support planning around sport, physical diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer sport-specific programmes. These will activity and outdoor recreation. (adenocarcinoma) in November 2009. see the Coaching Matters project team work with governing bodies to For more information, visit For more information on their fundraising activities, visit the shape a programme aligned to the www.sportscotland.org.uk/targetingtool summit seekers page at www.balmoral-group.com/foa needs of their sport’s performance coaches. So far eight sports – rugby, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, disability sport, judo, football and golf – have Pledge your signed up to take part. The first of these – targeted at disability sports coaches – support for kicked off in December last year, with the rest following closely behind. Scottish sport: For more information on the Coaching Matters programme, visit VoteforSport.com www.sportscotland.org.uk/coachingmatters Sports Facilities Fund Whether it’s watching a local club, or The Sports Facilities Fund is our main funding stream for sports facilities, supporting our national teams, most of us use our voices to lend our support to offering applicants from across the sporting landscape the chance to access sport in Scotland. Now there’s another sportscotland investment. way to make yourself heard to help Scottish sport – by signing up to the The fund covers the entire spectrum of facilities from schools and communities, VoteforSport Pledge. right through to performance sport and is open to applications from clubs, community sport hubs, governing bodies, local authorities and trusts. The Scottish Sports Alliance is asking MSPs and prospective parliamentary Projects of less than £100,000 now access a one candidates to sign up to the Pledge to stage application process – a move which is recognise the unique role, value and designed to make the process easier and quicker potential of sport in Scottish society and, for applicants to apply for funding. The fund also New website if elected, to act as a Scottish Sporting offers community based groups the opportunity to Champion in parliament. apply for 100% funding for their projects – up to a for Inverclyde maximum of £50,000 – in exceptional The brand new Inverclyde website The Alliance is also looking for members of the public to show their support for circumstances. contains all you need to know about sport by signing up to the Pledge at one of Scotland’s best loved sports www.VoteforSport.com and to ask For more information on the Sports Facilities Fund, or to download our application facilities, including a fully searchable Gold4Glasgow friends, family, colleagues and sports forms, visit www.sportscotland.org.uk/sff list of sports and activities. You can club members to sign up too. Sport is take a video tour of the centre and Gold4Glasgow is the institute of sport’s talent identification programme designed Scotland’s greatest social movement check out an interactive map of the to help identify athletes with the potential to represent Scotland in Glasgow 2014. and, in what is the most exciting time our Look out for our new corporate plan grounds, while the site also contains country has ever seen, Scottish sport specific information for schools and The latest two Gold4Glasgow programmes have focused on triathlon and track Following a period of consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, sportscotland needs your help. other groups to help them make the cycling. Working with triathlonscotland and Scottish Cycling respectively, both will shortly be launching its new 2011-2015 corporate plan. events had a fantastic response. most of their visit. High profile names such as Rhona Martin MBE, Margo MacDonald MSP and rugby This plan covers a unique period for Scottish In triathlon there were a total of 110 applicants, 55 of whom went on to complete a Check out legend Scott Hastings have already sport where, despite a challenging economic home test. Of those, 15 were selected to attend an intense testing session in Stirling www.nationalcentreinverclyde.org.uk signed up to the Pledge, with more backdrop, we have unparalleled opportunities to today and let us know what you think! in November – the institute talent team and triathlonscotland are now working with people showing their support every day. accelerate the development of sport in Scotland. six athletes to develop them even further. Our plan will describe the key role that sportscotland has to play in the team effort Response to the track cycling programme was also excellent, with a total of 120 required to make the most of the opportunities applications received. These will be taken forward shortly with more testing dates that lie before us. in the pipeline. Visit www.VoteforSport.com Follow us on twitter for for more information and to the latest news updates: Keep an eye on www.sportscotland.org.uk for more information. For more information on the Gold4Glasgow programme, visit www.gold4glasgow.com show your support.