Clubbing together for extra Dragon Sports in the Vale
Young people who attend out of school clubs in the Vale of
Glamorgan will soon have the chance to enjoy playing extra sports
after Clybiau Plant Cymru teamed up with the Vale Council’s Dragon
Sport team.
Twenty staff from Clybiau Plant Cyrmu boosted their
sporting knowledge after receiving Dragon Sport training at the
Colcot Sports Centre in Barry, and are now fully equipped to add
athletics to the range of activities on offer for local
children.
The organisation, which helps set up, develop and support out of
school clubs across Wales, already had a bag of Dragon Sport golf
equipment to hand out to Vale clubs, and have now been given an
athletics bag so that local children can try to become the next
Usain Bolt or Jessica Ennis.
Kevin
Morgan, from Clybiau Plant Cymru, said: “This is a good opportunity
for individual clubs to participate in the Dragon Sport programme.
Clubs in the Vale receive an equipment bag we have been given by
the Dragon Sport team on a weekly basis then pass it on to another.
It also gives children in the clubs the opportunity to participate
in sporting activities they may not have tried before.”
Dragon Sport is a Sports Council for Wales initiative funded by
the National Lottery which is designed to offer seven to 11-year
olds fun and enjoyable sporting opportunities with suitably-sized
equipment.
The scheme focuses on eight key sports – rugby, football,
netball, hockey, golf, athletics, tennis and cricket. The flagship
scheme also aims to recruit and train volunteers to provide Dragon
Sports, just like the staff from Clybiau Plant Cymru.
While the staff were being trained inside the sports
centre, more than 50 children from local out of school clubs were
already getting sporty out on the astroturf, as the Vale’s Dragon
Sport assistant Pete Hardwick explained: “We provided a range of
activities so that the boys and girls could get a taste of the fun
they can have by getting involved in Dragon Sport.
"They all had a great time and I hope that they continue to
enjoy playing sport for many years to come. I’d also like to thank
the volunteers who helped make the day a big success, including
members of the Vale’s under 14 cricket team.”
You can find out more about Dragon Sport in the Vale by calling
01446 704820 or by going online at www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/dragonsports.
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