Youngsters enjoy Judo experience
Bolton Wanderers, Bolton Judokwai and Wigan Athletic got together for one night of great competition on 2nd December 2010.
Twenty seven young people took to the judo mats where they competed against each other to showcase the skills they had learned through the Premier League 4Sport project at their respective clubs.
Also on show was a demonstration of different techniques that all the youngsters have learned which they would use when in competition.The young people from Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic have been enjoying judo for the past 15 months and in that time many have developed their skills and gained their first belt. The competition was to give young people the chance to put all they have been taught into practice.
There was also a fun and productive element to the event. Project representatives Kerry Finny and Dave Duffy broke the competition up by delivering a festival where young people took part in fun games and also demonstrated to the small crowd all they had been taught while on the Premier League 4Sport programme.
The Bolton Wanderers Community Trust Premier League 4Sport co-ordinator Nicol Meredith, who organised the event, said: "We are keen to develop Judo in Bolton and for the past 15 months we have been working in partnership with Bolton Judokwai to deliver community based sessions in Bolton.
"As the Premier League 4Sport project is nationally recognised it would be great to work with another Premier League club to create some competitive fun for young people. It was a brilliant experience for the youngsters involved as this was their first taste of a competitive Judo competition."
Wigan Athletic Community Trust Premier League 4Sport co-ordinator Wesley Partington said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for the participants to try out the techniques they have been taught over the past year."
On the evening each competitor received a medal for taking part and three lucky participants were presented with trophies for their outstanding individual performance.
It is certainly felt that the event was a great success and Bolton Wanderers Community Trust will be hoping to deliver more of the Premier League 4Sport competitions in the near future.
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