UK School Games Announce Partnership with EIS

06.08.10 Youth Sport Trust

It has been confirmed that the English Institute of Sport (EIS) will be a part of the delivery team for the Culture and Education Programme at the 2010 Sainsbury’s UK School Games which will be held in North East England from the 2 – 5 September 2010.

 
The involvement of the EIS falls into two elements across the duration of the event.  The first element is a sprint sessions which will focus on the specifics of nutrition, performance lifestyle and strength and conditioning.  The second element will see a number of nutritionists providing expert insight at specially themed ‘Evening With’ on the Friday evening (3 September) in the athletes’ village. 
 
Louise Davis, Talent and Competition Development Manager, Youth Sport Trust.
 
“It’s really exciting to get a lead national partner on board to be part of the Cultural and Educational Programme, and one that can give such specialist support  to the UK’s most talented athletes’ at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games.
 
“As the event is in England for the next two years it seemed only natural to get the EIS on board and their expertise will hopefully help more of our talented young athletes progress to the next level.”
 
Peter Elliott, North Regional Director at the English Institute of Sport said of the partnership.
 
“Having EIS sport science practitioners involved in the Culture and Education Programme of the Sainsbury’s UK School Games gives us the opportunity to educate athletes early on in their sporting careers about where sport science and medicine may be of use to them as they progress within their sport”
 
“Working with elite athletes on a daily basis gives us an understanding of the needs and demands of high performance sport and we hope that our expertise can help benefit the rising stars in British sport that will be competing at this year’s event.”
 
The Sainsbury’s UK School Games will feature 1,600 of the UK’s most talented athletes compete across ten sports in venues throughout the North East.  Road and Criterium Cycling has been added to the nine existing sports of Badminton, Judo, Hockey, Athletics, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Fencing and Gymnastics.