Guernsey Sports News: Recent Episodes
Guernsey Sports News
St Michael Junior badminton club is one of the first clubs here in Guernsey to achieve the award of Badminton England Premier Club and Sport England Clubmark.
The Premier Club and Clubmark standard requires commitment, dedication and hard work from both the club and its volunteers. It demonstrates that St Michael’s Junior club has strong coaching and effective management in place and that they take equality and child protection issues seriously.
Read more: http://guernseysports.com/2015/03/17/st-michaels-achieve-clubmark-status/
In this short audio interview we hear from Jenny Murphy, Sports Development Officer at the Guernsey Sports Commission, who is helping to deliver this initiative. The Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games 2015 is open to school children in school year 5 & 6 and gives them the opportunity to try a new sport then represent their parish in a competition in June.
Touch Rugby is on offer to school children in years 5 & 6 in the Specsavers Youth Games which is being organised by the Guernsey Sports Commission for the 6th time - since 2005 when it was first run. In this short audio interview we chat with the Rugby Development Officer Steve Melbourne who is supporting the delivery of Touch Rugby opportunities to school children as part of the initiative.
Find out more about this initiative on our website: http://ww.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Ten Pin Bowling is just one of 17 sports open to school children in school year 5 & 6 in the upcoming Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games. The biennial initiative is organised by the Guernsey Sports Commission and offers school children in two school years the chance to try a new sport then represent their parish in a competition in June.
Find out more information about this initiative on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Sitting Volleyball is one of two new sports to be added to the selection of activities available for year 5 & 6 children in this years Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games. We launched the initiative to the media this week at Specsavers HQ and we caught up with Jo Turvill who is helping to deliver Sitting Volleyball in the initiative.
Read more about this initiative on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
In this short audio interview we hear from Richard Klein who will be helping to offer sailing as part of the 2015 Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games. Sailing is just one of 15 sports on offer to children currently in school year 5 & 6. Read more about this initiative on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Matt Fallaize is captaining the Vale parish for the 2015 Guernsey Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games which we launched to the media on Thursday 22nd January. 17 sports are on offer for children that are currently in school year 5 & 6. We will be visiting primary schools in the next few weeks to inform the children of the opportunities available to them.
Further details will be available on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Todd Priaulx is helping to offer Indoor Bowls during our Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games 2015. The biennial initiative is running for the 6th time and is organised by the Guernsey Spots Commission and is offering children in school years 5 & 6 the chance to take part in one of 17 sports before representing their parish in the islands largest sports competition.
Girls Football is just one of the 17 sports on offer to the year 5 & 6 children here in Guernsey as part of the Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games 2015. It is an initiative organised by the Guernsey Sports Commission and this year will be the 6th time the biennial initiative is run.
Read more about the Youth Games on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Gavin St. Pier is the captain of the St. Sampson's parish and is looking forward to joining the children from his parish in school years 5 & 6 at Footes Lane for the closing ceremony in June. The Specsavers Youth Games is an initiative organised by the Sports Commission and 2015 will be the 6th time the initiative has been organised.
Read more on our website://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Fencing is one of the 17 sports on offer to school children in year 5 & 6 living in Guernsey during the 6th Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games organised by the Guernsey Sports Commission. Hear from Rob Harnish who will be helping to deliver the training to the children in the lead up to the competition later this year.
Read more about the initiative and how you can get invovled by visiting our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Darren Duquemin is one of the Deputies supporting the biennial initiative organised by the Sports Commission on offer to school children in year 5 & 6. He will be captaining the Castel parish on the day of competition in June.
Further details about the initiative can be found on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
Basketball is just one of the 17 different sports on offer during the 2015 Youth Games being organised by the Guernsey Sports Commission.
Read more on our website://www.guernseysports.com/youthgames
The Guernsey Sports Commission hosted the 3rd Brooks Macdonald Performance and Coaching Conference last weekend at St Sampsons High and Footes Lane. Local coaches were joined by 15 students and 5 lecturers from Bournemouth University and one delegate who came from as far away as Singapore to share knowledge and experience.
Read more on our website: http://guernseysports.com/2014/12/07/connections-made-doors-opened-at-3rd-coaching-conference/
The Guernsey Sports Commission has launched a Tag-Games book which features 101 tag-games created by school children here in the Bailiwick. Tied in with our 10th birthday earlier this year, we challenged local school children to come up with a basic tag-game and to write up their game on a template we designed. We then collected in over 400 entries and chose the best 101 games for our book. We then got it produced professionally and are ready to make it available for distribution for only £10.
Read more online: http://guernseysports.com/2014/12/05/we-launch-101-tag-games-book/
A weight lifting competition is being organised to take place on Monday 26th January from 8pm at our Brooks Macdonald High Performance Centre adjacent to the athletics track at Footes Lane. This will be the first weight lifting competition in Guernsey in decades and will be open to anyone living in Guernsey.
On Wednesday this week, the first sessions of walking football were introduced here in Guernsey by the Friends of KGV. There were two sessions held at the 3G pitch which has just celebrated its first birthday last month. The sessions were led by Angus Mackay, Football Development Officer. There was a good attendance at both sessions and it is just the start of things to come as more sessions are planned for 2015. Find out when and where by contacting shirleyann@gkv.gg.
In this audio post we hear from an athlete on our High Performance Programme. Clementine Thompson has a great piece of news for us and she shares it with our marketing officer Olly Tracey who caught up with her earlier this week at the Guernsey Yacht Club.
Read the full report on our website http://www.guernseysports.com/news
Rachel Merrien has recently been licensed as a new RFU Level 2 Rugby Coach, and is the first to achieve the accolade here in the bailiwick. Her appointment comes after three weeks of hard work researching and planning rugby coaching techniques to deliver on the three intense days of practical on the rugby pitch. Her accreditation is for the 15 a side game which is the traditional game taught in the UK and is a nationally recognised qualification.
Rachel took on the course as she enjoys coaching and thrives on seeing other players develop and highlighted "if i have good coaching I want to give good coaching back to apsiring young athletes". She is hopefull that other players seeing her as their coach will help inspire more players to take up the game and hopes to serve as a as a good role model for up and coming rugby stars.
Read the full report online: http://guernseysports.com/2014/10/31/first-female-rfu-level-2-coach-in-guernsey/
We spoke to two of the coaches alongside one of the players travelling to the Isle of White this weekend for the Hampshire Junior Closed Tournament.
Short interview with Martin Watts, the Squash Development Officer here in Guernsey, who summarises his summer for us before looking ahead to the next few weeks.
The Guernsey Table Tennis Association have benefited from a makeover in recent weeks. The president of the club, Derek Webb, joined their sports development officer, Becks O'keffe, to show our marketing officer around the facilities based at the Hougue du Pommier.
Dave Bartram, Relationship Manager from Barclays Wealth, visited the Tuesday evening session at Les Genats Estate this week to get a insight into what happens on a typical session.
Barclays have pledged to support the programme next year, during 2015.
Read the whole report on our website: http://www.guernseysports.com
At a reception held at the Bailiffs chambers, the athletes set to represent Guernsey in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this month received their official farewell by the Deputy Bailiff. In the Bailiffs absence, Richard McMahon joined the Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association Sponsors, alongside team managers and officials, to wish the athletes representing Guernsey good luck in the 20th Commonwealth Games, this time to be contested in Glasgow's largest city, Glasgow.
60 girls from four secondary schools here in Guernsey attended our M&S Girls Convention held last Wednesday at the Indoor Cricket Guernsey centre at the Hougue Du Pommier. The annual event is now in its fourth year having continually been supported by Marks and Spencer. The day offers girls in year 9 the chance to try a range of different sports and physical activities in a fun and women only environment.
Read more online: http://guernseysports.com/2014/06/30/smiles-all-round-at-ms-girls-convention/
Street Sports is one of our headline programme, running for 50 weeks of the year. Over the past few weeks the participants attending the sessions have been in for a treat as a number of additional opportunities have been made available to them. On Friday 2nd May a football tournament was held at the King George V Playing Fields for 16 participants from our three evening Street Sports sessions. Paul van Beek from the Youth Commission was also in attendance and joined in with the three teams who played in a round robin tournament.
Get Active fortnight returns from May 31st, with even more free activities on offer. With over 35 different activities with more than 90 sessions on offer, all activities are free of charge and are offered as taster sessions – making them accessible and suitable for everyone, whatever their level of fitness.
On Wednesday 14th May Guernsey will play its part in a worldwide event, which is the Queen's Baton Relay. Whilst it is welcomed at a private reception at Beau Sejour tomorrow evening, on Wednesday we are touring a number of Primary Schools here in Guernsey. We start our tour at 9am at Le Houguette School before reaching La Mare de Carteret Primary School around midday.
James Le Tissier, from Year 6, is one of the batonbearers due to represent his school that day. He enjoys playing Table Tennis & Football and has many excellent qualities which his headteacher highlighted were some of the reasons why he was selected to represent his school in this global event, that has so far toured 65 countries. He was highlighted as a kind child with a caring attitude whilst being consistently hard working and is always helpful and often gives up his own free time.
Rubi Hockey from Year 3 has demonstrated a real talent for Netball. Her school has highlighted that she has a real talent for netball and has a good attitude and is a reliable team player.
The Queen's Baton Relay is due to be seen by over 4000 children next week when it tours Primary Schools here in Guernsey on Wednesday 14th May. It will start its journey at 9am and tour the majority of Primary Schools here in Guernsey before reaching St. Mary & St. Michael at approximately 3pm.
At St. Mary & St. Michael Seanna Hainsworth and Leighton Woodhead, both in Year 6, will be some of the batonbearers lucky enough to be part of this worldwide relay. Seanna is a keen dancer and is also the Head Girl at her school. Her headteacher highlighted that she always tries her best and can be relied upon to go the extra mile. She has been involved in dance for a long time and has taken part in the World Cup of Dance for Irish Dancing.
Leighton, will join Seanna in bearering the baton that day, and is also from Year 6 and is head boy at St. Mary & St. Michael Primary School. His nomination highlighted that he can be relied upon to go the extra mile and he has also represented Guernsey at Rugby.
On Wednesday 14th May the Queen's Baton Relay will be touring Primary Schools here in Guernsey. The morning will start at 9am at La Houguette Primary School before venturing North towards Amherst and then Haute Capelles Primary School in the afternoon.
At Haute Capelles, Katie-Louise Baker in Year 3, will be representing her school alongside Thomas Gough from Year 6. Katie has cerebral palsy and uses crutches or a wheelchair, however this never stops her from having a go at anything. Her school nominated her as she shows real determination and always has a smile on her face.
Thomas lives for sport and always joins up for the sporting activities on offer both in and out of school. His school headteacher highlighted that he always displays good sportsmanship and positive behaviour towards his teammates and opponents.
Jaime Sarre, from Year 6, is a keen Netballer and also enjoys playing and her school highlighted that she is extremely motivated and rises to any challenge she is set. She has the skills and attributes which makes her perfect for this opportunity highlighted the school in their nomination form.
Jacob will join Jaime in bearing the baton. He is also in Year 6 and enjoys Cricket and Cricket and in the nomination form the school submitted to us it highlighted that Jacob has a positive attitude, always preserves and is keen to represent the school in this 'once is a lifetime opportunity'.
On Wednesday 15th May the Queen's Baton Relay is due to visit a number of Primary Schools here in Guernsey. Different children from each school will bear the baton and represent Guernsey in the local leg of what is a worldwide relay, which will have travelled to over 65 different countries before arriving in the Bailiwick.
In Vale Primary School Alfie Bentley & Gemma Creber, both in Year 6, will bear the baton. Allfie Bentley is a keen footballer and has captained both the Tag Rugby Team which won the Primary Schools Tournament and the school Football team which won both the Guernsey Schools and Channel Islands Championships. His school highlighted him as a great sportsman who is always keen to develop his skills and to lead by example.
Gemma Creber, also in Year 6, will join Alfie to bear the baton. She is a keen Netballer and has shown dedication, determination and great leadership within the A Netball team over the last 2 years. The School highlighted that she is a truely fantastic player that could play any position within the team. She has captained the A Team this year and led the players to a 7-schools victory and 3rd place in the Island Tournament. Gemma has represented the Island (Panthers) U11 U12 and received player of the match against Jersey.
We met with a few players from the Guernsey Squash & Racketball Association who are gearing up to represent Guernsey in the Winchester Junior Open between 9-11th May. The 14 junior players range from 9-15 year of age and are looking forward to traveling to the UK to fly the Guernsey flag.
The seventh Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop 30in30 Challenges will be taking place again this year starting on Saturday 26th April. Before they embarked on their challenge we met with a few of them to find out what they are looking forward to most about riding for 1 hour for the next 30 days.
The seventh Ian Brown’s Cycle Shop 30in30 Challenges will be taking place again this year starting on Saturday 26th April. We caught up with Ian Brown who told us a little more about the challenge ahead for the 30 riders signed up to raise money for Les Bourgs Hospice.
The Guernsey Sports Commission celebrated their 10th Birthday last weekend with a special reception at Government House. Over 40 individuals that have been involved with the local charity were in attendance and a review video showcasing the achievement of the Commission in the last decade was shown.
This audio is taken from our review video - to watch the full video & to read more about our achievements in the last 10 years visit our website: http://guernseysports.com/2014/04/07/anniversary-video-commemorates-past-decade/
Photograph used kindly reproduced with permission of the Guernsey Press.
Jeremy Frith, Performance Director at the Guernsey Sports Commission tells us about this years Brooks Macdonald Coaches Conference.
Further details can be found on our website: http://guernseysports.com/event/coaches-conference
The Guernsey Sports Commission and Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association are joining forces to encourage islanders to support Commonwealth Day by wearing their trainers on Monday 10th March 2014.
Read more on our website: http://guernseysports.com/2014/03/03/sport-you-trainers-for-commonwealth-day
In this interview we hear from Glen Etherington who supported the GIAAC during the February Half Term 2014 in the provision of their first Playscheme for 40 young athletes.
In this interview with Rachel, a very driven 17yr old rugby player on our Brooks Macdonald High Performance Programme, we hear how she first got introduced into sport by her primary school teacher.
Since then trying Rugby during her teenage years was capitalised on with her love of sport, which her reinforced her decision to move off island to continue in the pursuit of her dream of becoming a top level female rugby playing in the premiership.
We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with the Ray Lowe Sporting Foundation to offer a programme of activities for young people to get involved in for only £1 this February Half Term.
Further details can be found on our website: http://guernseysports.com/event/quids-in-sports-february-half-term/
The Guernsey Sports Commission have received news that Chris Simpson, Guernsey’s highest ranked squash player (World no. 26) will be playing Daryl Selby (World no. 10) in an exhibition match to be played here in Guernsey later this month.
Further details at: http://guernseysports.com/2014/01/simpson-to-play-exhibition-match-in-guernsey/
On his maiden trip to Guernsey, Jonah speaks highly of new 3G Pitch here in the bailiwick, whilst providing an insight into being a international rugby player.
In this boo we hear from Jeremy Frith, our Performance Director, in the lead up to our Brooks Macdonald High Performance Coaching Conference which is taking place from 22nd - 24th November 2013.
In this boo we hear from staff and participants who take part in our weekly street sports programme. It is an outreach project whereby we visit the young people in their community and offer them the chance to take part in different sports they may not have tried before.
We hear from the tournament organisers at the beginning of the competition held at the Rohais Badminton halls.
We hear from a number of participants who took part in Multisports this week as part of our Ray Lowe Sporting Foundation Quids in Sports Programme. For more details about the programme visit our website: http://www.guernseysports.com/quidsinsports
Clementine Thompson has recently received the news that she has qualified for the National Youth Squad in Sailing. In this short catch up with Clem before she jets of her next journey, we hear how she started sailing, what it means to be an athlete on our High Performance Programme & what she is looking forward to most about the next 6 months.
In this boo we hear from Steve Melbourne the newly appointed Rugby Development Officer. Steve will be working across the board with children & adults to increase the number of opportunities to play rugby here in Guernsey.
We hear from Richard Skipper, from Volleyball Guernsey who is helping to organise this weekends competition. We find out what teams to look out for, what this weekends schedule hold & where you can get involved in Volleyball locally.
The Guernsey Sports Commission are proud to announce that from the 18th November 2013 till Christmas the KGV pitch will be free to use.
More details at http://www.guernseysports.com/kgv
Kaitlin is attempting to raise money this morning for Headway by riding 403 miles. Distance between London & Glasgow.
We hear from Josh Lucey, Chief Executive & Performance Director alongside Ian Davies, Head Coach at the Cornish Pirates one month after they signed our rising star Luke Jones.
Squash was denied a position at the Olympics in 2020 and we hear from local squash coach who shares his thoughts on the issue.
We hear from two of our PE & Sport Development officers who are looking forward to the next year delivering our PE in Schools programme.
For more details head to our website at http://www.guernseysports.com
Mark Ingrouille has joined our team here at the Guernsey Sports Commission and will specifically be helping deliver PE Lessons part of our PE in Schools Programme.
Read more at http://www.guernseysports.com
We hear from Jo Wyatt who has recently been employed by the Guernsey Sports Commission as the KGV Director. She will be heading up the re-development which has begun already.
In this summers #gscacademy we spoke to Ollie Dowding, a PE & Sport Development officer for the Guernsey Sports Commission who helped to organise the session alongside some of the participants who took part.
We spoke to a number of pupils competing in the event alongside a few teachers who provided their comments on the races being held at Footes Lane.
Listen to interview at the Smokebusters/RG Falla Athletics Competition conducted by pupil at St. Andrews Primary School.
We spoke to Katie, Zoe & Sam who told us what events they will be taking part in the Islang Games later this year.
After our last radio interview in the lead up our #SportsSunday we summarise what activities will be available.
We hear from athletes who are benefiting from our High Performance Programme, now 1 celebrating its first birthday.
We speak to athletes representing their school in this competition alongside a coach & teacher supporting the event.
We took our microphone to one of our Multisports sessions as part of our Quids in Sports programme. Hear the comments from the participants by listening to our sound bite.
Our high performance programme is one year old and we hear from Jeremy Frith, performance director at the commission, who tells us about the future of the programme.
We listen in on the tips Steve Evans (Medical Director at the Commission) gives athletes on our Brooks Macdonald High Performance Programme. http://www.guernseysports.com/performance
Last couple of athletics races taking place before closing ceremony here at footes lane
We chatted to Vince McEneaney at the event who told us why they need to fundraise and what the different phases involved in the redevelopment consist of.
We spoke to coaches and participants taking part in last training session of touch rugby before the big competition day on Saturday
We spoke to a number of Deputies who will be representing their parish at the main competition and closing ceremony due to take place this Saturday 18th May.
We describe just some of the activities on offer during our Generali Get Active Fortnight.
We hear from Martin Watts who is delivering squash part of the Specsavers Guernsey Youth Games. #youthgames2013
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