Sporting Stars – Activities
Websites to Visit
Want more information? Here are some of the best websites to start you off!
Football
Football Skills
Premier skills English (get logo?) http://premierskills.britishcouncil.org/en/ – You will find all you need to know to understand the game of football.
BBC Sport Football. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/ in order to keep up to date with the latest going-on!
Welsh FA Football Trust: http://www.welshfootballtrust.org.uk/
Welsh Schools Football Association: http://www.welshsfa.co.uk/readarticle.php?article_id=5
Taekwondo
UK Taekwondo Council: http://www.uktc.co.uk/Taekwondo.aspx
ITF Wales
Taekwon-do-Wales: http://www.taekwon-do-wales.com/
Welsh Taekwondo: http://www.welshtaekwondo.co.uk/index.htm
Taekwondo Wales: http://www.taekwondowales.com/NewSite/
International Taekwondo Federation Wales: http://itfwales.com/wordpress/
Swimming:
Swim Wales
Swim Wales: www.swimwales.org
Find your local pool at http://www.swimming.org/poolfinder?gclid=CKSEnry0iL4CFYbMtAod9ykAOg
You can even go leisure swimming for free! Sport Wales explains how free swimming works. http://www.sportwales.org.uk/community-sport/adults/free-swimming/about-free-swimming.aspx
Rugby:
Welsh FA Rugby directory: http://www.faw.org.uk/ClubDirectory.ink?Country=Wales lists all rugby clubs registered within Wales for all age groups.
Welsh Rugby Union: https://camps.wru.co.uk/
What about joining a rugby summer camp? Cardiff Blues run one! http://www.cardiffblues.com/community/rugby_camps.php
Motorsport
Cycling
Ride the Track
The national velodrome for Wales is based in Newport http://www.nationalcyclingcentre.com/track/ride-the-track/ You can have a taster session and move onto more complicated sessions if you enjoy it!
British Cycling in Wales: http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/wales
British Cycling also allows you to find a cycling club anywhere in the country! http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/clubs
Rowing
Welsh Rowing: http://www.welshrowing.com/
Or you could try the Welsh Sea Rowing Association: http://www.welshsearowing.org.uk/
Triathlon
Welsh Triathlon
Visit Welsh Triathlon for information on getting involved in triathlon events: http://www.welshtriathlon.org/
Or you could visit British Triathlon for more events and clubs! http://www.britishtriathlon.org/
To find out more about triathlon training and to talk and get in touch with other potential triathletes visit: http://www.activitywalesevents.com/
Boxing
For the latest news on boxing visit the BBC Boxing homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/
For information on amateur boxing in Wales and the clubs in your area, visit: http://www.welshboxing.org/
For information on professional boxing in Wales visit: http://boxingwales.com/
Discus
Welsh Athletics
Visit England Athletic for information on Discus and to discover more about the sport: http://www.englandathletics.org/?hidesplash=1
For more information on Welsh Athletics and for information on clubs in your area visit: http://www.welshathletics.org/
Visit British Athletics for more information on competitions, clubs and events: http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/#
Hurdling
Similar to Discus (England athletics, Welsh athletics, British Athletics websites) as both are ‘Athletics sports’.