Play by the rules

Ever wanted to introduce a new sport to your pupils but were unsure of the rules and traditions? Well that is no longer a problem thanks to The Sports Rules Book.

From alpine skiing to wrestling and all sports in between, this book is an all-inclusive resource covering 54 sports.

With it you can quickly glean information on each sport’s origin and history, basic procedures, terminology, equipment, competitive playing areas, scoring systems, player positions and primary features, common rule violations and their consequences and where applicable, officials’ signals.

Aviva UKA Academy launched to combat child obesity

New research released today reveals that over half of British children are spending 20 times longer in front of a television or computer screen than they do playing sport – the equivalent of almost two whole days a week outside of school hours.

In response, Olympic 400m Gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu is today 03/06/2009) launching the Aviva UKA Academy, designed to encourage more teenagers to get active by providing more opportunities to participate in sport.

The Academy will house six different schemes which aim to engage children regardless of age, level or ability and will include teacher training tools, after school and summer holiday programmes and disability sport schemes.