Month: June 2023
Davies Sports, one of the UK’s foremost companies in youth sport, have been appointed as the official sports equipment supplier for the London Youth Games.
The relationship will see Davies Sports provide a whole range of essential equipment across 30 sports, including shuttlecocks, team bibs, archery targets and referee whistles. The contract will runs from the 2010 season through until January 2013.
Emma Markey, Director of Marketing, Davies Sports said: -Davies Sports is passionate about helping every child realise their sporting ability. The London Youth Games is all about creating opportunities for young children to compete on a grand scale and we believe our equipment will help them achieve their best during this exciting competition.-
Russell Findlay, Chief Executive, London Youth Games said: -Around 47,000 youngsters across London will set out on the journey to represent their borough at the 2010 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games.
“For thousands of young people in the capital, the Games will provide the first opportunity to compete in a large-scale sporting event, following in the footsteps of stars such as Christine Ohuruogu and Rio Ferdinand. It is in our hands to provide a really positive early experience of sport.
“By teaming up with a company of the professional reputation as Davies Sports, we can be sure of delivering well-organised and professional competitions using top-quality equipment to increase the likelihood of each young person staying within sport and enjoying the social and physical benefits it brings.-
The 2010 season launched with the girls indoor cricket qualifiers on 6/7 February and will run for 23 competition days throughout the year culminating on 15 July and including the Thames Water Regatta on 5 June, Balfour Beatty Mini Games on 1 July and Balfour Beatty Main Games on 3/4 July at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.
Former participants at the London Youth Games include 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold medallists Christine Ohuruogu (athletics), Bradley Wiggins (cycling) and Mark Hunter (rowing). Christine Ohuruogu is the 2010 patron of the Games; she represented her borough of Newham in netball and athletics as a youngster.
She said: -I am really happy to be patron of the 2010 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games. It is an event which holds a lot of fond memories for me. The London Youth Games is where I first discovered sport on a bigger level.
-It completely opened my eyes to what youngsters could do. When I think back, it was like one big carnival. As a kid, I thought that was what the Olympic Games were like. I absolutely loved it and I always had to make sure I was there again the following year.
-What I learned from the London Youth Games was to enjoy sport. It is such a brilliant setting. Even though boroughs want to compete against each other, the fun element is definitely there. Yes, you want to win. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to win when I go to championships – I do want to win. But that winning comes from the fact that I enjoy what I do. I think that is something that is instilled in me from the London Youth Games.-
We are passionate about playground equipment and sport equipment and the benefits it can offer young people. Along with making them more active and healthy sport can play a central role in developing young people’s confidence and helps develop team work and wider social skills.
Sports betting, an activity for predicting sports results and placing some amount as betting on the final results is very much popular among the youngsters and adults. Digging up the history involved with USA Sports Betting Sites will disclose the history evolved with this field since past several years. Here we are briefly representing that how a sport betting has changed his structure since 1000 B.C. till 2013 A.D.
* Several years before, round about during 1000 B.C., the first sports betting was done between dogs and horse racings. Chinese people were the first one to bet on racing sports that was organize between dogs and horses. This was the first time betting was recorded in the history of sports.
* Then the next betting recorded in the history of sports was during 400 B.C. Greeks used to bet on different Olympic Games.
* The next betting that was recorded in betting world is an interesting one. In 300 B.C. The Romans used to bet on gladiator flights. This has no connection with the sports betting world, but still it is presented here because it involves betting term.
* Then after during 600-1600 A.D. Medieval Europe initiated betting trends based on animal races. They used to place huge amount of money for various races organized between different animals.
* During 1800 A.D. betting was done on some types of sports like rugby and soccer. British people used to bet on organized rugby and soccer matches and enjoyed betting a lot.
* Nearly after a century, in 1920 A.D. a trend started to bet on horse racings, boxing, baseball, college football as well as basketball. Most of the people started betting on these kinds of sports and used to enjoy the game.
* Nearly about 1927, many bettors and gamblers used to place bets on different sports through T.V. People used to come in contact with bookies and local casinos to bet on different sports.
* After 2 years of that almost for a decade (i.e., 1929-1939) a project named The Great Depression and Hover Dam lead to legal gambling in Nevada.
* During 1950, Las Vegas became the center for betting and gaming sports in United States and after that slowly the betting trend became popular. This resulted in making New Jersey as a legal gambling center in Atlantic City in 1977.
* After 2 years of that, in 1979, the Seminole tribe opened first commercial gambling reservation center. During 1991, Mississippi approved for permanently docked riverboat casinos.
* Then in 1994, first offshore sportsbooks show was live on internet and in 1996 Michigan legalized gambling/betting in Detroit for supporting their economy.
* Within 6-7 years after that, in 2003, online sports betting reached up to profit of $63 billion and after that till now betting fever has been spread around the world. In 2011, it is a record that at-least 1 in 4 American is betting on any sports event once in a year.
Sports supplements were originally designed for professional sportsmen and athletes. These were ergogenic supplements meant to enhance athletic performance, increase muscle mass, and provide spurts of energy when needed. However, the real force driving the industry today is adolescents and baby boomers! Enthused by a desire to live long and healthy, these baby boomers have sent the sports supplement market soaring for more than a decade. Adolescents, or the younger generation, want to build muscle, enhance their sports performance, or use sports supplements as part of their diet regimen.
This popularity is marked by a fast rise in sales every year. According to research conducted by the Nutrition Business Journal, the fastest growth in the nutritional supplement market is in specialty supplements and in the sports nutrition sector, which has a growth expectancy of 6 percent right through 2010.
Sports Nutrition Products ‘ Rising Popularity
Baby Boomers
Baby boomers were the first generation to include fitness in their daily program even beyond middle age. These people are educated, have the spending power, are aware of their nutritional needs and desire to adopt proactive measures to maintain good health. According to Forbes, the number of health clubs has tripled since 1990. This is directly related to the number of men and women, over the age of 55, joining health clubs. In 2003, 6.3 million health club members were over 55 working out what they believe is a prescription for maintaining an active lifestyle. The intensity of growth is further substantiated when you think of the fact that there is a baby boomer turning 55 every 7 seconds!
Adolescents
Adolescents are another group of people who increasingly enjoys sports nutrition supplements for various reasons.
The problem of being overweight has tripled since the early 1970s and today about 15% of our children between the ages of 16-19 are overweight. Statistics keep rising, with an expected 25% of overweight children by 2010. Many of these adolescents use weight loss supplements.
Thirty to forty million children participate in organized athletic activities. About sixty percent of our children participate in school sports. There is pressure to perform and many of these children use supplements to enhance muscle mass and improve their sports performance. Nutritional sports supplements offer a better alternative to steroids which are considered unsafe and carry harmful side effects.
Bars, beverages and meal replacements are the most popular sports supplements in this category. Energy drinks sensationalized by celebrities or sports stars have become lucrative prospects.
Sports Nutrition Products ‘ Rising Prospects
The nutritional sports supplement manufacturing industry maybe a small segment of the entire nutritional supplement industry, but it consists of consumers who are dedicated. Those who invest in sports nutrition supplements are making an investment towards a determined goal. It could be to enhance sports performance, or to maintain good health and an active lifestyle.
Sports nutrition products, including weight loss products, are not only sold by retailers, but many health spas, gyms, health clubs carry sports supplements. This accounts for about 42 million people. Retail stores, chain stores and departments are other additional outlets.
Sports nutrition and weight loss is therefore a big business and still booming. In spite of the economic climate this industry is showing a respectable growth. With the new GMPs in place by June 2009 for medium sized manufacturers, the supplement industry will receive an added impetus. The newly enforced quality regulations will help to build more consumer trust in nutritional supplements.