Basketball receive funding from sportscotland

Thursday 3 March 2005

sportscotland is delighted announce funding totalling £193,850 to basketballscotland to support key areas of the sport’s business plan from grassroots development to medal success. The investment includes:£98,900 for club development, staffing and the Volunteer Development programme, £64,950 for athlete support and performance coach development and £30,000 to support the post of National Youth Development Manager.

A key priority for basketballscotland is to maximise ways to increase participation. Club development is crucial to this aim and basketballscotland is working closely with clubs to provide support for coaching, training, competition and administration to ensure they develop stronger programmes and widen the opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.

Fundamental to the club structure are the volunteers and members. basketballscotland are introducing a volunteer development project which recognises and rewards the work of volunteers. The project will include a volunteer membership system to provide training and widen the opportunities to get involved.

In addition, more young people will be encouraged to play the sport through the Active Schools network. Co-ordinated by Craig Glasson, the National Youth Development Manager, clubs will be encouraged to develop links with schools and basketballscotland to utilise the resources and expertise available to increase the number of children enjoying the game.

At elite level, the senior men’s team have qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the athlete support funding will enable the squad to train and prepare for this major competition. The senior women are also receiving funding for training and competition programmes.

Fiona Justin, Chief Executive, basketballscotland, said: "Considerable funding from sportscotland coupled with strong commercial partnerships will enable basketballscotland to launch two new projects this year in the areas of volunteer and club development.

"Fundamental to the success of any sport is volunteer participation. This will be encouraged through the development of training opportunities and the launch of an annual volunteer recognition awards scheme. In order to support sustainable opportunities for our volunteers we also need stronger more plentiful clubs that are in line with best practice. The funding from sportscotland will facilitate development and pilot of a best practice ‘club mark’ so that parents, coaches, officials, players and spectators can be assured of the best possible participation experience."

Alastair Dempster, Chairman, sportscotland, said: "sportscotland is delighted to award £193,850 to basketballscotland through our new integrated investment process. This new investment method is driven by our commitment to an enhanced partnership approach. By looking at the whole business plan for a sport in one go, we hope to make a positive impact while ensuring value for money.

"Through investing in the whole of the sport’s infrastructure, we aim not only to encourage people to become more active, more often at a recreational level, but also to nurture and develop those who demonstrate the potential to achieve on the world stage."

A list of the athletes benefiting from the athlete support is detailed below. Athlete Support funding is now largely administered through the governing body.
Integrated investment aims to streamline our support by combining Lottery and Exchequer funding streams enabling governing bodies to submit one development or business plan to be considered across all three sportscotland visions (Achieving Excellence, Developing Potential and Widening Opportunities).
Athlete Support is a new funding programme which merges and replaces the former Junior Groups and Talented Athlete programmes and provides a seamless, integrated pathway for the development of emerging talent.
This new programme supports the training and preparation programmes for elite athletes who have demonstrated the potential to win medals or equivalent, in significant international competitions and events such as the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games.
All athletes who receive Athlete Support will also be supported by the new sportscotland medical scheme.

SENIOR MEN

Ross Campbell, AYRSHIRE, KA10
Keith Bunyan, POLMONT
Keiron Achara, STIRLING, FK7
Roni Gordon, WEST LINTON, EH46
Ross Campbell, AYRSHIRE, KA10
Scott Russell, RENFREWSHIRE, PA5
Laurie Costello, EDINBURGH, EH15
James Steel, DUNFERMLINE, KY12
Kevin Anderson, EDINBURGH, EH8
Daniel Wardrope, EDINBURGH, EH6
Peter Duncan, STIRLINGSHIRE, FK6
Marek Pawlak, ENGLAND
Ross Szifris, EDINBURGH, EH16
Campbell Flockhart, EDINBURGH
Stuart Mackay, EDINBURGH, EH8
Robert Anderson, GLASGOW
Richard Martin, GLASGOW
Josh Tackie, GLASGOW
Robert Archibald, USA
Chris Brown, CANADA
Robert Shanks, EDINBURGH
Mark Duncan, STIRLINGSHIRE, FK6

SENIOR WOMEN

Elise Lovell, EDINBURGH, EH4
Rona Corkindale, RENFREW, PA4
Kirsty Anne Semple, GLASGOW, G15
Louise Anne Steven, RENFREWSHIRE, PA1
Shirley Campbell, FALKIRK, FK2
Alison Jane Paton, EDINBURGH, EH4
Jennifer McLaren, STIRLINGSHIRE, FK6
Angela Taylor, RENFREWSHIRE, PA2
Gillian Bailey, EDINBURGH, EH4
Louise Donaldson, DUNFERMLINE, KY12
Hazel Howson, EDINBURGH, EH8
Leanne Stupart, MIDLOTHIAN, EH22
Amy White, MIDLOTHIAN, EH22
Heather McNeill, LIVINGSTON
Natalie Chaloner, RENFREWSHIRE, PA8
Lynsey Campbell, EDINBURGH, EH17

JUNIOR MEN

Richard McManus, AYR, KA6
Marco Panagopoulas, GLASGOW, G42
Andrew Glascodine, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB32
John Scott Allison, WEST LOTHIAN, EH54
Barry Wark, GLASGOW, G13
Neil Fraser, RENFREWSHIRE, PA5
Robert Houston, RENFREWSHIRE, PA11
James Morrison, RENFREWSHIRE, PA2
Garreth Lodge, EDINBURGH, EH7
Matthew Hoffman, FALKIRK, FK2
Adam Granger, ANGUS, DD11
Owen Whyte, DUNDEE, DD4
Ifedade Thomas, GLASGOW, G3

JUNIOR WOMEN

Michelle Duff, LIVINGSTON, EH15
Emma Findlay, EDINBURGH, EH8
Gina Motion, EDINBURGH, EH16
Emma Macneill, INVERNESS, IV2
Nadele Strain, GLASGOW, G46
Siobhan Moore, GLASGOW, G33
Angela Taylor, RENFREWSHIRE, PA2
Susanne Fleming, GLASGOW, G78
Paula Schweikert, DUNDEE, DD2
Nicola Doyle, DUNDEE, DD3
Rose Anderson, EAST LOTHIAN, EH33

CADET MEN

Jonathon Pettit, GLASGOW, G11
Daniel Donnelly, FALKIRK, FK2
Fraser Smith, AYRSHIRE, KA9
Jamie Frew, AYRSHIRE, KA10
Duncan Peacock, EDINBURGH, EH15
Eoghann Dover, EDINBURGH, EH6
Graeme Sturrock, ANGUS, DD11
Joshua Perera, DUNDEE, DD5
Conor Dalby, GLASGOW, G46
Paul Martin, GLASGOW, G46
Scott Milne, GLASGOW, G76
Martin Lipton, RENFREWSHIRE, PA2

CADET WOMEN

Natalie Fairgrieve, FALKIRK, FK2
Rowan Bell, EDINBURGH, EH15
Ellen Bonar, EDINBURGH, EH15
Annie Rowan, EDINBURGH, EH15
Nisha Purewal, GLASGOW, G74
Susan Johnstone, DUNDEE, DD1
Jennifer Luke, EDINBURGH, EH8
Holly Fillingham, GLASGOW, G44
Mairi Buchan, STIRLINGSHIRE, FK6
Rebecca Cumming, GLASGOW, G78
Lisa Haldane, RENFREWSHIRE, PA7
Michelle Bisset, GLASGOW, G76
Jenny Nolan, RENFREWSHIRE, PA11
Nicola Callachan, GLASGOW, G77
Ashley Bibby, ANGUS, DD11
Siobhan Kean, AYRSHIRE, KA13
Katie Bisset, LARBERT, FK5
Carlyn Wallis, AYRSHIRE, KA3