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THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, LIBRARIES AND ARTS – 25 SEPTEMBER 2001

REPORT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EDUCATION, LIBRARIES AND ARTS

THE LONDON YOUTH GAMES 2001

This report highlights the success of young people at this year’s London Heathrow Youth Games which took place on Saturday 7 th and Sunday 8 th July 2001. It looks at the strategy adopted by the Sports Development Team to increase the level of individual and team performance in the games and provides targets for next year. FOR INFORMATION

1. BACKGROUND

1.1. At its meeting on 11 September 2000 the former Youth and Continuing Education Committee considered a report on the London Youth Games. The report advised Members that the overall result in the games was disappointing with the Royal Borough only achieving 30 th place out of 33 London boroughs.

1.2. The Committee was advised that at a meeting of the Council on 19 July 2000 it was agreed to: ‘review current facilities with the aim of increasing the resources available to broaden our participation in the Youth Games next year and throughout this century.’

1.3. The Sports Development Team subsequently undertook a full analysis of each sporting activity in the games. The analysis attempted to identify strengths and weaknesses, available resources and facilities and what action would need to be taken to significantly improve performance.

1.4. At its meeting on 30 October 2000, the Youth and Continuing Education Committee agreed targets for the London Heathrow Youth Games 2001. The targets were ambitious and provided the Sports Development Team with a demanding work plan in order to significantly improve performance.

2. REVIEW OF TARGETS

2.1. An analysis of performance against targets is provided as Appendix 1. It can be seen that the individuals and teams that competed in the games exceeded expectations and achieved the best results ever for the Royal Borough, coming joint 16 th with the London Borough of Lewisham with a point score of 839. As a result the Royal Borough received the Capital Radio trophy for Most Improved Borough. The winner of the games this, year was the London Borough of Havering achieving an overall point score of 1,122 points.

2.2. To achieve a position in the top 10 in next year’s youth games would require a point score of at least 940. Although challenging, this is not an unachievable target and is one the Sports Development Team are committed to achieving.

3. CONCLUSION

3.1. The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is asked to note the contents of this report.

FOR INFORMATION

ROGER WOOD IAN COMFORT Executive Director Director for Community Education Education, Libraries and Arts

Background papers used in the preparation of this report: None

Appendix 1

Target Outcome

Identify and enter 30 out of the 42 events on The Royal Borough entered 33 events these offer and concentrate on improving are detailed in appendix 2 performance in these sports

Significantly increase position in at least There was an increase in position in 18 sports fifteen of these sports

Provide all year round training in at least Training was provided all year round in fifteen sports sixteen sports; , , and weightlifting at the Carlyle Building, , , , football, karate and at Kensington Leisure Centre, at Cremorne and Canalside Activity Centre, at Queen Mother Sports Centre, football and at Chelsea Sports Centre, at Holland Park School, at Westway Sports Centre, at Westway Riding Stables, rugby at Sion Manning School and at Canalside Activity Centre

Identify new sports coaches with the ability New coaches were appointed in squash, to improve performance of participants. weightlifting, , football, archery badminton, fencing and volleyball

Ensure that there are no penalty points No penalty points were awarded awarded

Qualify for at least 4 quarterfinal places Achieved five quarter-final places in girls football, weightlifting, male swimming, male and female volleyball

Achieve an overall point score of at least An overall point score of 839 was achieved 750

Appendix 2

LONDON HEATHROW YOUTH GAMES POSITIONS 2000 AND 2001

SPORT TEAM POSITION 2000TEAM POSITION 2001INCREASE 1 Angling No Entry 22 nd N/A 2 Archery 18 th 17 th +1 3 Athletics Female 20 th 0 N/A 4 Athletics Male 20 th 21 st -1 5 Badminton 25 th 20 th +5 6 Basketball Female 23 rd 12 th +11 7 Basketball Male No Entry 12 th N/A 8 Canoeing 22 nd 10 th +12 9 Cycling 18 th No event this year N/A 10 Diving 13 th 9th +4 11 Fencing 1st 1st 0 12 Football Female 28 th 5th +23 13 Football Male 20 th 17 th +3 14 Football Disabled Girls No Entry No Entry N/A 15 Football Disabled Boys No Entry No Entry N/A 16 Football Disabled Senior Boys No Entry No Entry N/A 17 Gymnastics Female 24 th 27 th -3 18 Gymnastics Male 19 th 19 th 0 19 Hockey Female 16 th 16 th 0 20 Hockey Male 16 th 18 th -2 21 Female No Entry No Entry N/A 22 Judo Male 26 th No Entry N/A 23 Karate Female 24 th No Entry N/A 24 Karate Male No Entry 21 st N/A 25 Lawn Tennis 17 th 9th +8 26 25 th 25 th 0 27 Paddlesports 15 th 15 th 0 28 Rugby girls -25 9th N/A 29 Rowing No Entry No Entry N/A 30 Show Jumping 19 th 10 th +9 31 Skiing 17 th 15 th +2 32 No Entry No Entry N/A 33 Squash 16 th 14 th +2 34 Swimming Female 27 th 18 th +9 35 Swimming Male 27 th 5th +22 36 Table Tennis Female No Entry 13 th N/A 37 Table Tennis Male 25 th 17 th +8 38 Trampolining 25 th 19 th +6 39 14 th 16 th +2 40 Volleyball Female 2nd 5th -3 41 Volleyball Male 21 st 5th +16 42 Weightlifting 18 th 8th +10 Overall points 598 839 Increase 241