It is more great news for sport
in Kent with the recent award for the 100th Clubmark accredited club
in the County. In an amazing twist, two clubs shared the momentous
occasion.
Akzo Judo Club based in Gillingham and Medkwai Judo
Club who are based on St Mary’s Island both achieved this recognition
at the same time. The British Judo Association, presented to them
by Andrew Moshanov, awarded both clubs with Clubmark Accreditation.
As a special guest, Andrew is the Sports Director of the Russian Judo
Federation and he is recognized as one of the leading judo coaches
and experts.
Medway Council Sports Development Officer Sarah Risby said “both clubs
have been working tirelessly towards this accreditation during the
past 18 months and deserve to be recognised for all their efforts
and hard work that this has involved”.
Karen French – Development Officer (South, London & South West)
for British Judo said “Akzo and Medkwai Judo Clubs should be proud
of their achievements in gaining Clubmark and demonstrating the high
standards required for the award. Both clubs have good standards and
have used and built on this to underpin the values that Clubmark recognises
and raise the bar even higher for the BJA. As well as them both moving
venues and adapting to the ever changing world of Judo, they have
managed to use the structure that Clubmark gives to create a friendly
and professional clubs for their members, volunteers and coaches.”
Clubmark which was developed by Sport England, is a set of national
standards for National Governing Bodies of Sport to adopt and their
affiliated clubs to meet. It is designed to recognise the achievements
of sports clubs in England in developing high quality and welcoming
environments for young people.
For more information on Akzo Judo Club please contact Terry Judge
on 07702323280 or to contact Medkwai Judo Club contact Steve Hunter
on 01474 812870.
Medway Sports Development Team provides information, training and
support to local clubs and coaches. For more information, contact
Sarah Risby, Sports Development Officer on 01634 338766 / sarah.risby@medway.gov.uk
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