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Mid Kent and Ashford School
Sports Partnership staged a judo festival on Friday 26 November
for children in the region to link-up with fellow newcomers from
local schools.
The festival was run in
conjunction with Sport Unlimited, a youth
sports programme targeting children and young people who may not
be naturally interested in sport, who secured funding from Kent
Sport.
The
sessions were led by highly-regarded coaches Jon Sieloff, who
works on British Judo’s Enjoy Judo school programme, and Ian Jenkinson
of Ashford Judo Club.
Peter
Beard, British Judo’s South East Regional Development Officer,
believes such sessions can spur on youngsters to try and reach
the next level.
“These sort of events let
children interact and train with players of the same age and experience
who they have never met previously. This is what they would experience
in competitions and everyone who took part said they had a great
time.
“The festival was well-run
and the coaches worked well with the children but we also have
to recognise the financial support from partners Sport Unlimited
and Kent Sport.”
Ashford Judo Club train
at S. A. Y. C. Club, Ashford, TN23 5BD. Boys and girls (novice)
train on a Saturday at 09:30 – 10:30, followed by advanced boys
and girls at 10:30 – 11:30. Men and women train on the same day
at 11:30 – 12:30.
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