More school children across the UK will benefit from enhanced extra-curricular physical education thanks to the expansion of a Blackburn-based sports provider.
SportsCool, which is a specialist provider of sports education for primary schools, has opened three new operations across the UK as it continues to deliver its ambitious expansion plan.
SportsCool works with schools to deliver on their belief that every child should have the chance to participate, progress and achieve.
Its newest branches are in Rhondda Valley in South Wales, Wolverhampton and West Essex. They have now begun working with schools in their communities.
SportsCool national director Lee Lysons, based at its Blackburn headquarters, said: “We’re really excited about opening our latest three franchises as part of our national plans for growth. The service they can now offer will benefit schoolchildren across those communities.”
“At SportsCool we believe that sports education is fundamental to a child’s development and we have been working with primary schools to that end.
“We also believe that every child should have the chance to participate, progress and achieve in physical activities. This in turn has a profound effect on self-esteem, confidence, motivation, physical aptitude, and all-round mental and physical health.
“We use positive rewards in everything that we do, our sessions raise aspirations, are accessible to all, and, most of all, they are fun. As a result, we see the youngsters that we work with blossom into confident, healthy and aspiring individuals.”
Founded in Blackburn, SportsCool currently has 28 operations across the whole of the UK. It currently works closely with more than 400 education providers and has over 100 people working within its organisation.
SportsCool’s latest franchises will deliver its diverse range of sports to local schools, ranging from fencing and archery to ultimate frisbee and tri-golf.
Lee added: “We are also giving people the opportunity to make a career of something that they love, setting up a coaching company, confident in the training, support and business development that we give them.
“We are with them every step of their business journey. We look for people with passion, who want to make a real difference to children. That is at the heart of everything we do.
“Our coaches continue to train in new areas of sports education and take part in continual professional development so that we can offer the best experience to the children and teaching staff that we work with.
“We aim to continue to be leaders in our field, inspiring increasing numbers of children and giving people the chance to forge winning careers in sports coaching.”
SportsCool’s Wolverhampton operation is headed by David Bain. The 55-year-old is a former professional boxer who fought at light-middleweight in the 1990s.
He also appeared on the Channel 5 reality show Unbreakable in 2008. Filmed across four continents, the show took eight super-fit members of the public on a punishing global trail to undergo a series of brutal challenges.
Now facing a new challenge, David is looking forward to making a difference through SportsCool’s operations and seeing the operation grow.
He said: “I’m passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people in Wolverhampton. SportsCool’s vision is all about boosting the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of children.
“There is a sport out there for everybody, it’s a question of finding it and encouraging youngsters to get involved and get active.”
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