Student’s key role on youth’s sports panel
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A fun day is set to be held in Netherburn Hall, Overton Road, on Saturday, July 2, from noon to 3pm.
On the grounds next to the hall there will be universal play bus, bouncy castle, ski slope, face painting, soft play bus, balloon modelling, bungee run and the Fire Brigade, for all the children to enjoy on the day.
In the hall will be raffles, tombola, lottery and hot food will also be on sale.
A Larkhall student is set to play a key role in developing sport in Scotland over the next two years as part of the Young people’s sports panel (YPSP).
Sam Butler, a student at Edinburgh University, has been selected from over 180 applicants to be part of the third Young people’s sport panel.
A rigorous recruitment process began in January when applications were submitted by young people between the ages of 14-25 years old from every region of Scotland and entries were whittled down to a final selection.
Sam (19) who is a third year student at Edinburgh University, plays basketball for Boroughmuir Blaze and a volunteer with Active Schools in her native South Lanarkshire knows just how important sport can be and the positive effect it can have on young people of all ages.
Sam is looking forward to being part of the panel and making a huge difference to young people’s lives,
“I’m most looking forward to working alongside the other panel members for the next two years.”
The panel is now in its third two-year cycle and sportscotland CEO, Stewart Harris, is delighted with the impact the panel has made on sport across the country.
Part of the role of the young people’s panel is to create online content that will encourage and entice their peers from across Scotland to get involved in sport. A lot of this content is hosted on the Young Scot website and they use their various channels to communicate with their audience.
Young Scot CEO, Louise Macdonald, said: “We are extremely proud Sam and the rest of the panel and the way they have used their passion for sport to make a real difference to young people across Scotland.
The Rio Olympic Games and the prospect that this will be Scotland’s most successful away Olympics, is also likely to generate additional opportunities for the panel .
2018 will be ‘The Year of Young People’ and the panel will be heavily involved in the sportscotland’s approach in making sure young people across Scotland get the chance to live a healthier lifestyle.