Online Registration Is Open To Join Team Elmbridge At The P&G Surrey Youth Games 2012

Elmbridge will start training for the P&G Surrey Youth Games 2012 on Monday 23 April and now is the |time to register your children to give them the chance to take part in the biggest youth multi-sport event in Surrey.

The P&G Surrey Youth Games are open to children and young people aged between 7 and 16 years old who live or go to school in the Borough. Team Elmbridge's free trials provide a chance for youngsters to try for a place in this year's training squads. In order to register, children should have a genuine interest in sport and be willing to develop their skills further under the supervision of professional coaches.

The P&G Surrey Youth Games 2012 will take place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 June at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford. It is expected to attract nearly 2000 participants from the County's 11 districts who will come together to compete for trophies in a variety of sports, including disability sports.

Overall, Team Elmbridge did extremely well at the P&G Surrey Youth Games 2011. They came away with a gold medal in junior girls football, silver medals in boys basketball, non-contact boxing, girls cricket, junior hockey, senior girls hockey, senior girls football, junior squash and junior boccia. Bronze medals were won in tag-rugby, junior badminton, and senior boys hockey.

This year, there are a variety of sports on offer with Team Elmbridge's free trials starting in April 2012, continuing throughout May 2012, up until the P&G Surrey Youth Games on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 June.

The trial sessions will be held at various locations across the borough including the Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex, Foley Boxing Club, Esher Cricket Club, Molesey Juniors Football Club, Surbiton Hockey Club, Imber Court Sports Club, Sandown Sports Club and Esher Lawn Tennis Club. Sports clubs and coaches who are running the Borough's free trials will be looking for youngsters to make up Team Elmbridge's training squads. Successful participants will be representing Team Elmbridge at the P&G Surrey Youth Games 2012.

You can find out more information on this year's sports, age groups and trial dates. You can also pick up an information postcard from the Civic Centre in Esher or Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex at Walton on Thames.

|Councillor Jan Fuller, Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Cultural Services, said, "While winning trophies is important, the major benefit of The P&G Surrey Youth Games is that, as a high profile local event, they give the opportunity to youngsters to compete at a great level in a multi-sport environment at an early age. It will provide competition experience and hopefully be a stepping-stone for those young people who want to pursue a sporting career. In this very exciting year for sport in general, The P&G Surrey Youth Games are the sort of competition young people want to be part of so why don't you give your children a chance to be part of Team Elmbridge and fly the flag for their Borough?"

If you would like to find out more please contact the |Sports Development Team.

Last Updated: 28/2/2012 4:16:35 PM

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