“Two coaches from Swimming and Diving have been recognised at the 2007 Sports Coach UK Coaching Awards.

Diving coach Charly Tomkys and swimming coach Ian Armiger were named in the annual awards which recognise coaching excellence. Both coaches will now be invited to the national ceremony where they will be presented with this awards by HRH [...]

“‘The only sporting experience for many children is the annual sports day,’ reports Gary Cleland in this article on the lack of competitive sport in school.”

(Via poolingresources at Yahoo! Groups Sports fields closed to half of pupils – Telegraph: .)

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“The number of public sports pitches in Scotland continues to fall, according to new figures.”

(Via BBC News | UK Sports pitch decline not stopping: .)

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“THERE are few coaches in Scotland, in any sport, who can boast having taken their athletes to world and European titles. There are fewer still who, having achieved such success, could walk down the street unnoticed.”

(Via Scotsman.com Sport – Other Sports – Vergnoux central to pool glory: .)

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“Michael Scott pay tribute to predecessor Bill Sweetenham after taking up the post of British Swimming’s new high-performance boss.”

(Via BBC Sport | Other Sports | Swimming | UK Edition Sweetenham stand-in appointed: .)

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Frederic Vergnoux (City of Edinburgh) and Sean Kelly (Stockport Metro) were jointly named Coach of the Year at the British Swimming Coaches and Teachers Conference at the weekend.

Both were rewarded for steering an athlete to a World Championship medal, with their charges Kirsty Balfour and Cassie Patten both winning silver in Melbourne earlier this year.

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