Schools
"It's amazing that nobody has thought of this idea before - the girls enjoyed
inputting data about themselves and doing the tests, which are not very difficult".
Edwina Fearson, Atherley School, Southampton
"As a special school, something like sportsearch is real confidence-builder
for our children. They love taking part in the tests and getting a wider view of what sport can offer
them. It's really helping to raise their self esteem".
Alwyn Anderson, Alt Bridge Secondary Support Centre
"Broadening of horizons, tapping into pupil's obsessions with IT, the fun of
the testing".
Mr. T Barlow Bacons Technology College
"sportsearch motivated both the staff and pupils. It encouraged pupils to explore
the Internet for different sports".
Ms S Edwards Brookfield Sports College
"sportsearch is an excellent means of encouraging older students (16-18 yrs)
to find new activities, so many of our students have 'given up' sport but have a real interest. Have not
found the sport for them this is the chance".
Mr. G Horner, Henley 6th Form College
"sportsearch improved self-confidence as it was all done on an individual basis.
Pupils can access the site easily".
Ms S Edwards Brookfield Sports College
"Through sportsearch students gained an appreciation of the diversity and qualities
associated with different sports. When the database is complete it will be easy for students to access
sports in local area".
Mr. M Carpenter, Kenilworth Sports College
"sportsearch has tremendous potential and I look forward to the day when every
school in the country has access to it".
Mr. D Geldart, St. Mary's Sports College, Leeds
"Motivating, good for GCSE candidates as it allowed them to understand the
relationship between body type and components of fitness with actual sports".
Ms J Trimell, Scholing Technology College
"sportsearch provides important opportunities for cross-curricular work ICT
& Maths, (ii) important tool which will allow us to set students as they come into school at year
7, (iii) fantastic resource linking students to clubs in local community".
Mr. M Carpenter, Kenilworth Sports College
"Every school in the country should do sportsearch if we wish to spot talent
but also to encourage participation in an age group for which participation is essential".
Mr. G Horner, Henley 6th Form College
"I hope you find a sponsor soon as I think sportsearch is a great programme
and one that should be used by all children."
Ms Nicola Darley, Downe House School, Berkshire.
"Students not only enjoyed the testing and comparisons with national data but
some have already started at new school clubs because of the information they gained from sportsearch."
Gary Smith, Director of PE & Sport, Wye Valley Sports College, Bucks.
Students
"I think that sportsearch is a positive advancement for sport and allows young
people to become interested in what it has to offer. We need more of these schemes to be available to
us."
Female A level student, Bucks
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Research
"Initial reaction to the programme is overwhelmingly positive from all three
audiences: teachers see it as a valuable tool and can immediately see potential benefits in terms of allowing
them to exploit cross-curricular links; students see the programme as exciting and as something that they
are interested in participating in, and finally, sports clubs see the value largely in terms of enabling
them to recruit junior members, something that tends to cause immense problems".
Opinion Leader Research, sportsearch pilot - Sept 01- July 02
Sports Development
"This innovative scheme should broaden children's horizons and provide an objective
assessment of the activities they are best suited for. We hope to improve club-school links and also identify
needs within the city. Many Southampton teachers who have been involved in the piloting of the scheme
in a majority of our schools will quickly see the benefits of such a tool and integrate it into their
long term planning. It should develop greater cross-curricular links, encouraging greater use of ICT in
PE lessons."
Paul Howarth, Southampton City Council
"The work of the CPSU is based on the principles that sport can make a significant
contribution to the positive development of children and young people and to the protection of young people
from harm. It is clear that these principles have featured in the development of sportsearch."
Steve Boocock, Child protection in Sport Unit.
National Governing Bodies
"The concept of helping kids find local sports clubs is brilliant"
Loretta Sollars, Amateur Athletics Association
Education
"Congratulation on the initiative. I am confident that your hard and thorough
work will produce a useful and practical outcome for the benefit of very many young people in secondary
schools"
Norman Eve, British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education
Higher Education
"I think it is vitally important for students to meet and hear people who are
working on such projects".
James Johnstone, University of East London
"…a number of our graduates have gone into community sports development
positions, and this has reinforced their view that sportsearch would be of particular value in school
and community settings.... graduates report that sportsearch would be a significant tool in school settings.
We were certainly impressed by sportsearch and I hope that the project continues to receive support in
the future".
Dr Andy Pitchford, University of Gloucestershire
Local Education Authorities
"The delegates left the conference at the end of the day with a real buzz for
what they had experienced. This particularly reflected the various inputs and the use of ICT within the
curriculum, which secondary colleagues are beginning to find of particular benefit. I think that they
see sportsearch as one such tool."
Mr. Frank Perry, Cornwall County Council
International
"On behalf of the Hong Kong delegation, I would like to thank you for your
time in meeting us and introducing sportsearch which is of great interest to us".
Mr. Samual Chan, Hong Kong Sports Development Board
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