Everyone Active has partnered with the Tofauti Junior Cycling Team, providing financial backing to the squad. The team, now entitled Tofauti Everyone Active runs a squad of 18 riders, two of whom – Ella Tandy and Mari Porton – are part of the Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme. This means, as well as the financial […]
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In this Olympic and Paralympic year, talented young athletes and sportspeople have a golden opportunity to take their careers to the next level with the Everyone Active Sporting Champions Scheme. Now in its eighth year, more than 5,000 athletes have benefitted from over £2 million since the scheme’s inception in 2016. The programme empowers athletes […]
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Up-and-coming athletes across England have gained much-needed support as part of a sports talent development programme this coming year. Everyone Active’s Sporting Champions scheme, now heading into its seventh year, has helped thousands of athletes to achieve their sporting potential by providing free access to Everyone Active’s 200+ leisure facilities. Some of the incredible athletes […]
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Former Team GB Olympian, Everyone Active Sporting Champion Elite Athlete and the country’s most successful taekwondo athlete of all time, Lutalo Muhammad recently led a half term activity session for kids at The Forum Centre in Wythenshawe. As many as 35 local children – some as young as four years old – attended to enjoy […]
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The Everyone Active Sporting Champions scheme is proud to be supported by – among others – both Swim England and British Gymnastics. Since opening for applications in February, the response has been so overwhelming, we’ve decided to extend the closing date for another two weeks. The final closing date for applications will now be Monday […]
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For all athletes, injuries and the associated setbacks are both par for the course and potentially devastating at the same time. It’s almost impossible for anyone who competes in high level sport to enjoy a totally injury-free career. Injuries are, unfortunately, something that all competitive athletes have to deal with. All we can do is […]
Read More… from Bouncing back from Injuries and setbacks Part 2 with Richard Kilty
For all athletes, injuries and the associated setbacks are both par for the course and potentially devastating at the same time. No-one who competes at a high level will have had a completely injury-free career; they’re something that everyone has to live with. The best we can hope to do is to mitigate the effects […]
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Getting on the property ladder is a dream for so many of us. As a self-employed athlete, when your time and your focus is so often elsewhere, it can be difficult to put the required time and effort into the project. Add to that the lack of regular income of salaried employment and finding a […]
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As an athlete – whatever discipline you may compete in – looking ahead is incredibly important. It’s a short career, however high up the ladder you get and it’s vital you’ve always got an idea in the back of your mind of what you’re going to do when your time competing is up. You’ll have […]
Read More… from Looking ahead: Planning for a career after competing with Maisie Summers-Newton
Focussing on your performance as an athlete is always a priority but it’s also important to look after yourself mentally. A vital part of that is making sure you’re cultivating a healthy personal body image as part of your training. That’s why, as part of our Sporting Champions Mentoring sessions, we’ve teamed up with one […]
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Getting to grips with your mental health and wellbeing and ensuring you are in the right place psychologically is an absolutely vital part of any elite athlete’s preparation. That’s why, as part of their Sporting Champions package, our athletes get access to a number of mentoring days throughout the year with our Elite Athletes as […]
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So far, 2022 has been a marquee year for our Sporting Champions athletes. It’s seen many of them – both from the main scheme and Elite Athletes – taking part in a home Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with several of them experiencing enormous success! With that in mind, we’d like to take this opportunity to […]
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