Jul 26, 2010
Barbara Borwell tells us how the 2010 tennis challenge held in Sunderland went, and how the children have progressed in their tennis skills.
Mar 12, 2010
Working with British Cycling, the Tony Blair Sports Foundation has created a programme to recruit and develop more cycling coaches across the region, so that more children get the very best introduction to cycling. Tony Hodgson from Hetton Hawks Cycling Club and Jon Bateman from British Cycling talk about how the Tony Blair Sports Foundation are developing cycling coaches in the North East.
Mar 12, 2010
The Tony Blair Sports Foundation aims to increase the number of young people playing basketball by introducing a coaching/official recruitment programme where new volunteers will be invited to help run and organise main events. The Foundation is working with basketball clubs like Newcastle Eagles and Hartlepool Heat, to enable the sport to grow and to develop junior leagues in the North East. Fab Flourney, Head Coach with Newcastle Eagles talks about the role that the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is playing in helping the sport at grassroots level.
Mar 12, 2010
In 2009, more than 10,000 children across the North East picked up a racquet and started playing tennis, as part of the Tony Blair Sports Foundation's Challenge Cup. The Foundation works with schools and local tennis clubs to recruit volunteers and officials, who can introduce the game to a new generation. Former British No.1 Greg Rusedski explains how the Tony Blair Sports Foundation is developing Tennis across the region.
Mar 12, 2010
Working with NHS North East, the Tony Blair Sports Foundation launched the Get Going, Get Rowing Initiative to provide indoor rowing machines for schools and continues to recruit volunteers and help aspiring coaches get involved in the sport. Here, double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell talks about the importance of a good coach when it comes to unleashing the potential of an athlete and the role that the Foundation plays in developing coaches.
Mar 12, 2010
Officials, coaches and volunteers are the lifeblood of athletics. Their work allows competitions to take place, helps develop and improve talented youngsters but perhaps most importantly provides the tangible support structures that enable the clubs to exist and thrive. Former Olympic Athlete, Brendan Foster, talks about the role of the coach in getting into sport and the valuable work that the Tony Blair Sports Foundation plays in making this happen.
Jan 25, 2010
The Sports Foundation is working with local clubs and the Football Association to give a real boost to coaching in the North East and work has begun with a local community clubs like Wallsend Boys Club, to develop specific recruitment programmes for girls and women. Chelsea Cairn and Jann Hall talk about how the Tony Blair Sports Foundation helped them to become trained football coaches.
Jan 25, 2010
Tony Blair outlines what the sports foundation is about and why its important to become a member
Nov 26, 2009
Nov 26, 2009