Judo champ has schools in sights
A judo champion who survived a horrific bike crash in Vietnam has taken up a new sporting role in Perth.
Stephanie Inglis, who won a silver medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, was in a coma for six weeks after her accident on the streets of Ha Long in 2016.
But now Stephanie has taken up her new post as active schools coordinator for Live Active Leisure in Perth.
Stephanie will be charged with setting up sports clubs for youngsters at schools across the region.
With a competitive return to judo being put on hold, the 30-year-old spoke of her excitement about educating and inspiring the next generation of sports stars in Perth and Kinross.
“I always enjoyed working with kids and I’ve done a lot of judo presentations in schools, so this was a great opportunity for me,”she said.
“After the accident, I had a job at a car rental company at Edinburgh Airport but I never really enjoyed it.
“I just wanted to get back into sport, so when I heard about this job in Perth, I thought it sounded ideal.”
Stephanie is now appealing for local parents to help run after-school, lunchtime and before-school clubs.
“I want to set up as many clubs and opportunities for children in the area as possible,”she revealed.
“The more we can launch, the more we can offer local kids the chance to try something they might never have tried before.”
Stephanie has urged any parents who are keen to help run new schools clubs to contact her on SInglis@ liveactiveleisure.co.uk