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Sports Academy
| Developing Potential in the Scottish Borders |
The Scottish Borders Sports Academy is now in its Ninth year and goes from strength to strength each year. The event is designed to allow selected Border athletes to work intensively within specialised sport for three days, receiving the highest quality coaching available. Athletes are provided with the opportunity to work with top regional, and national coaches.
The programme offers a exceptional experience for developing coaches, who have demonstrated dedicated and passion within coaching throughout the region, to come into the Academy to assist high quality coaches and improve the standard of their coaching, though a coach mentoring programme.
Neil Renton is the current event Co-ordinator, contact Neil Renton if you have any other enquires regarding the Scottish Borders Sports Academy.
| Sports Academy 2011 |
This year the sports Academy returned to Heriot Watt Uni in Galashiels. Guest coaches at the event included Gil Stevenson and Keith Wright. The event which is in its ninth successive year, is an intensive three-day residential training camp aimed at developing region's young elite sporting talent.
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More pictures in the Gallery |
| Sports Academy 2010 |
This year the sports Academy returned to Heriot Watt Uni in Galashiels. Guest speakers at the event included Tony Stanger and Watt Nicoll. The event which is in its eighth successive year, is an intensive three-day residential training camp aimed at developing region's young elite sporting talent.
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More pictures in the Gallery |
| Sports Academy 2009 |
This year, 110 athletes took part in the unique 3 day training event in August at the National Sports Centre Largs, where many national squads prepare for major international events. The youngsters will be visited by Pat Nevin for a Q&A session and be coached by some of the best coaches in the region.
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Find out the 2009 Squads for the Sports Academy More pictures in the Gallery |
| Sports Academy 2008 |
This year, 123 athletes are due to take part in the unique 3 day training event in August at the National Sports Centre Largs, where many national squads prepare for major international events. The youngsters are representing a wide range of sports including football, athletics, hockey, badminton, swimming, tennis and cricket and are all specially selected to attend the Academy by the regional sports-specific development groups.
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Find out the 2008 Sport Academy Squads The 2008 pictures are now available to view on Sport Borders |
| Sports Academy 2007 |
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The 2007 academy seen 113 athletes taking part in top-class training sessions, various workshops and unique experiences such as a visit to the Soccer Circus (the World’s first ever fully interactive football attraction at Braehead) which was hosted by England legend Kevin Keegan. They also enjoyed a presentation from the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014 team, who were bidding to host the Games. Both local and national coaches led all the training sessions and were very impressed by the attitude and abilities of the Borders youngsters, several of whom have been identified as potential internationalists of the future. |
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Check out the gallery for 2007 Sports Academy Pictures |
