Hunt on for sporty stars to be Youth Panel members

Young people from South Lanarkshire have the chance to help shape the future of Scottish sport as sportscotland launches its search for new Young People’s Sport Panel members.

Megan Glancy, Eilidh Barclay and Anna McDiarmid are hoping to encourage the next crop of inspirational youngsters from the region to apply to become members of the Young People’s Sport Panel (YPSP), with applications now open.

The panel is currently in its fourth two-year cycle and Megan (from Hamilton), Eilidh (Bothwell) and Anna (Biggar) have already made great strides in ensuring that the voice of young people is part of the sporting conversation across Scotland.

Highlights for the panel since starting in June 2018 have been: Meeting with Minister for Sport,

Joe FitzPatrick, to present their work and discuss the importance of young people as leaders in

Scottish sport and supporting the launch of sportscotland’s new corporate plan where panel members delivered the opening and closing speeches across the country at the launch events.

Three main project areas were identified by the panel to make an impact upon which are: women and girls sport, access to sport and mental health and sport.

The YPSP is part of sportscotland’s commitment to provide a legacy of confident young people who will become the next generation of leaders to help take the sporting system forward.

In 2018, Megan, Eilidh and Anna along with 12 other panel members, who are between the ages of 17 and 24, were selected following a rigorous recruitment process to be part of the team.

Anna said:“Being part of the

Young People’s Sport Panel has opened up so many doors to opportunities I could never have otherwise imagined.

“It has given me the chance to have my voice heard in discussions with some of Scotland’s most influential sporting figures such as CEOs of governing bodies.”

The Young People’s Sport

Panel recruitment will close on February 24.

For more information about the project and how to get involved, please visit: https://sportscotland.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/ the-young-peoples-sport-panel/