Written Question · S3W-12772 · Session 3
For which sports it plans to establish high-performance sports centres to train Scottish sportsmen and women.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive for which sports it plans to establish high-performance sports centres to train Scottish sportsmen and women.
The answer
The Scottish Government, working with sportscotland, has established the following sports specific high performance sports centres in Scotland:
Hockey:
National Hockey Academy, Peffermill, Edinburgh
National Sports Centre, Inverclyde
Tennis:
Scottish National Tennis Centre, University of Stirling
Craiglockhart Sports Centre, Edinburgh
Swimming and Diving:
National Swimming Academy, University of Stirling
Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
Tollcross Park Leisure Centre, Glasgow
Football:
National Stadium, Hampden Park, Glasgow
Football academies based at Rangers FC; Highland Football Academy Trust (Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Heriot Watt University (in association with Heart of Midlothian FC).
Badminton:
National Badminton Academy, Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow
Watersports:
Scottish Sailing Institute, Largs
National Canoe Centre, Grandtully near Aberfeldy
Scottish National Water Ski Centre, Dunfermline
National Rowing Academy, Strathclyde Country Park
Judo:
National Judo Academy, Ratho, Edinburgh
Equestrianism:
Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Oatridge College, West Lothian
Climbing:
National Rock Climbing Centre, Ratho, Edinburgh
Cricket:
National Indoor Cricket Centre, Edinburgh
Lawn Bowls:
National Bowling Centre, Ayr
Croquet:
National Croquet, The Meadows, Edinburgh
Mountain Biking:
Mountain Downhill Biking, Aonach Mhor, Fort William
Squash:
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
Orienteering:
National Centre, Glenmore Lodge
Projects developed through the National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy will support the needs of athletes by providing a network of training and competition facilities such as the new National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome in Glasgow and a network of indoor athletics training facilities.
It should also be noted that sportscotland''s three national centres provide training grounds for professional athletes across a range of sports. The three national centres are at Glenmore Lodge; Inverclyde and Cumbrae.
Throughout Scotland we have provided a network of state of the art strength and conditioning facilities. Also, available to support the development of high performance sports centres in Scotland is the provision of a range of services by the Scottish Institute of Sport, the high-performance arm of sportscotland, and the area network.
Hockey:
National Hockey Academy, Peffermill, Edinburgh
National Sports Centre, Inverclyde
Tennis:
Scottish National Tennis Centre, University of Stirling
Craiglockhart Sports Centre, Edinburgh
Swimming and Diving:
National Swimming Academy, University of Stirling
Royal Commonwealth Pool, Edinburgh
Tollcross Park Leisure Centre, Glasgow
Football:
National Stadium, Hampden Park, Glasgow
Football academies based at Rangers FC; Highland Football Academy Trust (Ross County and Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Heriot Watt University (in association with Heart of Midlothian FC).
Badminton:
National Badminton Academy, Scotstoun Leisure Centre, Glasgow
Watersports:
Scottish Sailing Institute, Largs
National Canoe Centre, Grandtully near Aberfeldy
Scottish National Water Ski Centre, Dunfermline
National Rowing Academy, Strathclyde Country Park
Judo:
National Judo Academy, Ratho, Edinburgh
Equestrianism:
Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Oatridge College, West Lothian
Climbing:
National Rock Climbing Centre, Ratho, Edinburgh
Cricket:
National Indoor Cricket Centre, Edinburgh
Lawn Bowls:
National Bowling Centre, Ayr
Croquet:
National Croquet, The Meadows, Edinburgh
Mountain Biking:
Mountain Downhill Biking, Aonach Mhor, Fort William
Squash:
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
Orienteering:
National Centre, Glenmore Lodge
Projects developed through the National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy will support the needs of athletes by providing a network of training and competition facilities such as the new National Indoor Sports Arena and Velodrome in Glasgow and a network of indoor athletics training facilities.
It should also be noted that sportscotland''s three national centres provide training grounds for professional athletes across a range of sports. The three national centres are at Glenmore Lodge; Inverclyde and Cumbrae.
Throughout Scotland we have provided a network of state of the art strength and conditioning facilities. Also, available to support the development of high performance sports centres in Scotland is the provision of a range of services by the Scottish Institute of Sport, the high-performance arm of sportscotland, and the area network.
In the Official Report
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