Autumn 2010 the magazine of sportscotland Featuring Steeling a march The new Ravenscraig sports complex Sport’s beating heart Focus on coaching & volunteering Girl power! Introducing the Fit for Girls initiative GOLDZONE Delhi special edition Bullish mood Hockey’s set for Games Pedal hopes Fine tuning for elite cyclists Talent quest The search for Scotland’s future stars INVESTMENT Preparing Scotland’s best athletes to perform on the world stage. Visit our website to find out more www.sisport.com Sean trains with the wrestling squad in the West of Scotland Scottish Wrestling Institute of Sport benefits from facility at the Palace sportscotland institute of Art in Glasgow. of sport support in Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning and a host of other disciplines as they make their final preparations for Delhi. News roundup 2 The latest from the national agency GOLD Eastern promise 4 Mike Whittingham outlines expectations for Delhi and beyond Achieve 2014 6 Preparing Scottish athletes for success in 2014 Scotland’s got talent! 8 Leaving no stone unturned in the Chair Louise Martin focuses search for success on Delhi 2010 A team approach for hockey 10 We are now just days away from the Tackling the unique challenges of Delhi opening of the 2010 Commonwealth A case of fine tuning 12 Games in Delhi and, with years of How physiology is helping our elite preparation and hard work behind us, we’re now looking forward to watching endurance cyclists some of our greatest athletes representing Aiming for the top 13 Scotland on the world stage. An insight into the sport of target shooting In this special Delhi edition of our Food for thought 14 regular Sport First magazine, we take Why athletes are what they eat the opportunity to profile some of the excellent work that our team at the institute have delivered in the run up to the Games. Our Director of High Passage to Delhi 18 Performance, Mike Whittingham, also Wrestler Sean Keogh and hockey umpire Aileen Ross look east gives us his thoughts on the Games and explains how the institute is planning Profile of a nation 20 ahead to 2012, 2014 and beyond. Introducing the Active Scotland Household Targeting Tool There is a ‘pathways’ theme throughout Actively working together 21 this edition too, as we highlight how Six years of the Active Schools Network integrated support from sportscotland is helping to join up the people, places Commonwealth Sports and thinking that make sport happen in Development Conference 22 Scotland. We also have a comprehensive How do we achieve sustainable development in sport? update on our current coaching programmes and take a look at the Showing its mettle 24 fantastic new Ravenscraig Regional The iconic new Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Sports Facility. Spotlight on coaching & volunteering 26 I would like to wish all of the Scottish An update on sportscotland’s plans for coaching and volunteering athletes heading to India the very best of luck. We are behind you all the way. Girl power! 28 Miss Scotland supports the Fit For Girls programme Train, learn, play, relax 30 Scotland’s national sports training centre at Inverclyde Louise Martin CBE Chair, sportscotland 32 Off the wall Front Cover: An interview with Forbes Dunlop, Head of Pathways Hannah Miley, institute supported athlete | 1 For more information on the 2010 Commonwealth wwwGames,visit .sisport.co m Planning for success sportscotland With the current sportscotland Annual Review corporate plan coming to an end 2009/10 in 2011, we are in the process of developing our new plan, which sportscotland’s 2009/10 Annual will shape how we invest Scottish Review is out now! The review looks Government and National Lottery back at the past year, highlighting resources over the next four years. the progress that sportscotland – together with our partners – has Our plan for 2011-2015 will cover one made throughout the year. of the most exciting and demanding times that Scottish sport has ever To download the review, visit seen. Against the backdrop of a highly www.sportscotland.org.uk/annualreview challenging economic environment, we or, for a hard copy, contact the have an incredible range of high-profile communications team by emailing events on home soil that will help to [email protected] accelerate the development of sport or calling 0141 534 6500. in Scotland, while raising its profile and motivating the nation to be more active. Golf programme To help ensure that we make the most of the opportunities in front of us, sportscotland up and running has undertaken a consultation with partners and stakeholders across Scottish sport to capture their opinions on what can be achieved through sport, the outcomes that In the last edition of Sport First, need to be delivered and our emerging plans for the next four years. we profiled a new £1m programme designed to provide support for Taking our guide from Reaching Higher, the national strategy for sport, and A Games Scottish golfers transitioning from Legacy for Scotland, we want to work with partners to achieve best value for our amateur to professional tour status. investment, ensuring that more and more people across Scotland realise the benefits of sport and physical activity, and seeing our nation become a better place as a result. A few months later, the full board of Professional Golf Support Ltd – the Beyond the consultation period, we are always looking for evidence of best practice body that will oversee the programme – to develop case studies and strengthen our evidence base. If you would like to tell is now in place. Chaired by Graeme us about how work in your area is delivering an impact for sport, please get in touch. Simmers, the board comprises representatives from sportscotland, This public consultation closes on Friday 8 October, so you still have time to have the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish your say. Visit www.sportscotland.org.uk/ShapingOurPlans for more information! Ladies’ Golfing Association and the Professional Golfers’ Association. Former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Glasgow to welcome Namibia and Gallacher has also agreed to provide Zambia ahead of London 2012 an independent player’s voice on the board. The next meeting in December National Olympic teams from Namibia is when the first set of players to and Zambia are to base their 2012 receive support will be identified. Olympic training camps in Glasgow. The two African nations will use the Support is likely to be worth around recently refurbished Scotstoun Leisure £30,000 per player, per year. The Centre and the Palace of Art Centre for criteria for an award means a newly- Sport Excellence in Bellahouston Park turned professional needs to have in the run up to the Games. a European Challenge Tour card or better to qualify. On the women’s side, Making the announcement, Glasgow’s Lord Provost, Bob Winter, said: “This is a a Ladies’ European Tour card or better tremendous endorsement of the city’s world-class sporting facilities, and we hope is required. that other national Olympic teams follow this lead.” Going forward, the board will also Glasgow currently has three approved training venues for the London Games, with the be speaking to players such as Toryglen Regional Indoor Football Centre available to countries along with the Scotstoun Colin Montgomerie, Paul Lawrie and and Bellahouston sites. sportscotland has invested over £6m in the three facilities Andrew Coltart to get their feedback. which are recognised by the London Organising Committee. Mrs Miriam Moyo, President of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia, said: “Certainly Follow us on twitter for with Namibia already on board, and hopefully soon a few more southern African countries, the latest news updates: Glasgow will provide a very homely and welcoming setting for our athletes.” twitter.com/sportscotland 2 | For more information on the 2010 Commonwealth wwwGames,visit .sisport.co m Louise Martin CBE, Chair of sportscotland, New Credit and Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Kit available Sport & Public Health attended the launch to download sportscotland distributes Scottish Government and National Lottery funding in the best interests of Scottish sport. It is important that the public know how and where their money has been spent and one of the conditions of any sportscotland award is that our partners acknowledge their award publicly. sportscotland launch one of the first To support our partners in doing this, community sport hubs we’ve recently launched a Credit Kit, August saw the official launch of one of the first ‘community sport hubs’ to be which offers practical guidance on developed in Scotland, at Calderglen High School in East Kilbride. The community acknowledging sportscotland funding sport hub concept is an innovative approach to the delivery of community sport, into facilities, governing bodies and local aimed at providing more opportunities for communities to engage in an active, authorities, and leisure trusts. The kit, healthy lifestyle and is a key part of the Scottish Government’s A Games Legacy which also explains how our logos should for Scotland. be used, is available to download now at www.sportscotland.org.uk/logos Each hub will focus on the needs of the local community, offering clubs and sports groups easier access to sporting facilities, as well as providing community volunteers with an opportunity to lead the development of local sport and physical activity in the area. High Performance Hubs will be based in local facilities such as sport centres, community centres, Conference – schools and/or the natural environment. At Calderglen, five clubs are already involved (football, athletics, dance, trampolining and gymnastics) with a further six groups save the date! already expressing an interest in becoming part of the club.