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NEWS HEADLINES - July 2009 ~ December 2009

From: Herne Bay United Club Reporter

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

A Report on a Christmas Roller Extravaganza

A Social Skate and Dance,
an International Hockey Match &
Roller Disco

During the late afternoon of Saturday 19 December The Pier at Herne Bay was taken over by the local roller skating community for the second time in recent months for a multi discipline Roller Skating Extravaganza.

In addition to Roller Hockey, the HBU club has an active artistic skating section and there are also a number of other roller skating clubs in this part of Kent.

In spite of appalling weather - with many parts of the UK being 'snowed in' and reports of traffic mayhem and even trains being stranded inside the Channel Tunnel - the well advertised skating event commenced in the early evening with a two and a half hour social skate based as previously on the principal of the former "Afternoon Tea-Dance" which was attended by just short of 300 people, which included the Rink Hockey club AFP Giovinazzo, with some twenty supporters travelling from Italy. The local Da Vinci Dance Troupe also provided a display of Modern Dance prior to the start and in the half-time break.

It was pleasing to note that a considerable number of people who attended the Social Skate then stayed on to see the European Roller Hockey (CERS CUP) >> >> more

From: British Sledge Hockey Association

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

Inline Sledge Hockey

World Launch Exceeds all Expectations

Inline Sledge Hockey, World Launch Exceeds all Expectations

It’s rare for a new sport to be created. It’s even rarer for it to immediately generate support and a fan base. But after the launch of Inline Sledge Hockey at Bisley on the weekend of the 19th December 2009 its clear that a Inline Sledge Hockey is going to be the future of inclusive sport.

Based on Ice Sledge Hockey (the Paralympic version of Ice Hockey), Inline Sledge Hockey is played on a sports hall using custom made sledges with wheels, using rules adapted from inline puck hockey. The game is as fast and as furious as Ice Sledge Hockey but with the advantage that it can be played anywhere and by anyone.

Three games were played over two days, the first two being between the Hull Stingrays and the Grimsby Redwings and the third being between a combined Stingrays/Redwings team and a number of Ice and Inline Hockey players, including current GB Inline Hockey players. This final game saw the Stingrays/Redwings team comfortably win by a 7 – 0 margin and demonstrated to any sceptics that Inline Sledge Hockey is a genuine physical, contact sport and not just a token nod to allowing the disabled and able bodied to play together.
>> >> >> to read the rest of this report click here

From: British Sledge Hockey Association

Monday, 7 December 2009

Inline Sledge Hockey

WORLD LAUNCH

Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley, Surrey ~ Saturday 19 December 2009

The Ultimate Inclusive Team Sport
Inline Sledge Hockey Launch: 19th December 2009

In partnership with RGK, Hull Stingrays Elite League Ice Hockey team and the British Inline Puck Hockey Association, the British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) is proud to announce the world launch of Inline Sledge Hockey at Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley Camp, Woking, Surrey.

Sledge Hockey is a variant of ice hockey using sledges to allow participants to move about the rink at high speeds whilst controlling and hitting a puck. Players sit in adapted sledges, propelling themselves with sticks adapted to allow propulsion in a manner similar to skiing. As players are strapped to a sledge everybody has the same restrictions, regardless of whether or not the player has a disability.

The BSHA are committed to delivering a fully inclusive community and team development programme which will allow abled bodied and disabled people to learn and compete together on equal terms in a fast and furious full contact sport. The BSHA have a number of sledges (both Inline and Ice) which can be lent out free of charge to clubs, groups and schools to allow them to experience Sledge Hockey.
>> >> >> to read the rest of this story click here

From: Fédéation International de Roller Sports, Website

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Fédération International de Roller Sports
Notes of the Executive Board Meeting
Freiburg, Germany 20 & 21 November 2009

The following Editorial News Story has been posted on the
Fédération International de Roller Sports website

Dear friends of rollersports.org

As you know, together with the Figure Roller Skating World Championships on the 20th and 21st November the meeting of the FIRS Executive Board took place in Freiburg . I do not hesitate to say that this was an historical Executive Board both for the discussed topics and for the importance of the decisions.

First of all, I wish to underline that it was repeated in a firm and shared way the role of FIRS: the International Federation is one and only one, with one government providing the necessary support to all disciplines. Too often in the past, FIRS has been interpreted as a multi speed motor, but this last meeting of the Executive Board reaffirmed the role of the International Federation: an example, in this regard, was the decision to make every headquarter of the Continental Confederations as FIRS HQ, to reinforce the representative role of the Confederations at continental level.

Another important discussed topic was the quality of the image of our sport, beginning from the Organisation of the World Championships. It was fundamental, in this way, the decision to reaffirm the need for FIRS Departments to have maximum control over the communication, protocol and organization of the Worlds. For this reason an assigning book of the World Championships and an organisation book will be realized in addition to the communication handbook already presented at the meeting of the Executive Board held in Gold Coast in 2007.

>> >> >> to read the rest of this story on the FIRS website click here

From: Hallamshire Hornets Inline Hockey Club

Friday, 27 November 2009

HALLAMSHIRE HORNETS HONOURED AT AWARDS CEREMONY

South Yorkshire Sports Awards 2009
Held at The English Institute of Sport, Sheffield,
on Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Hallamshire Hornets, Senior Men's Inline Hockey Team
have recently been nominated along with Sheffield Hatters, a ladies basketball team, and
Sheffield Steelhawks, an Under 18's Ice Hockey team,
for the South Yorkshire Sports Awards 2009, as potential Senior Team of the Year.

At this years event Hallamshire Hornets were selected as Senior Team of the Year 2009
Dave Birch of Hallamshire Hornets said
"A major factor in us being selected for the award was that we had succeeded in a major European Championship tournament".

The South Yorkshire Sports Awards is a prestigious event held each year in South Yorkshire, involving a panel of sporting experts selecting finalists from categories of individuals and/ or clubs that have contributed to the success of all sports across the county during the previous year. The categories include, Coach of the year, Young coach of the year, Unsung Hero, and many more.

To read the rest of this story click here

From: British Inline Puck Hockey Association

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Veterans Christmas Inline Hockey Tournament
Players to be 30 years and older on the first day of the tournament

Saturday 19th December 2009 & Sunday 20th December 2009
Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley, Surrey, GU24 0NP

The veteran age group is the fastest growing age group in the UK
and we are hoping that entry to this will encourage veteran inline hockey players
to dust of their skates and become active again.

The tournament is open to veteran teams from all inline hockey clubs
regardless of affiliation.

The GB Veteran Team will be entering, as will hopefully, the French National Veteran Team.

We are looking for other veteran teams to join them in an exciting Christmas Tournament.

For full details of this Christmas Veterans Tournament please connect to this page

From: Herne Bay United Roller Hockey & Skating Club

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Herne Bay United
Roller Hockey & Skating Club

A Christmas Roller Dance & Social Skate
followed by an International Hockey Match
and the evening closes with a Roller Disco

Saturday 19th December 2009

The Pier, Herne Bay, Kent

An International Roller Hockey Match between
Herne Bay United & AFP Giovinazzo (ITA)
This is the return leg of the first round of the Comité Européenn de Rink Hockey, European Cup series.
The first leg is to be played in Italy on 21 November 2009 at the AFP Giovinazzo home venue.

The evening commences at 5:00pm with 2½ hours of social roller skating, which will include alternate sessions of recreational roller skating and sessions of roller dancing designed to bring back memories of a former era of roller skating.
It will be recalled that a similar event was run at The Pier as recently as 1st August this year,
which proved to be a tremendous success with many requests for similar events
to be arranged in the future (see here). This event is to meet that demand.

At 7:30 there will be a display by a local Modern Dance Troupe,
which then leads into the Roller Hockey teams introductions.

At 8:00 the match of two 25 minute halves commences.

After the match at 9:30 pm The Pier will become the venue
for a Roller Disco, closing around about 10:30.

Admission to the Social Skate alone is £2.00.
Admission to the hockey match alone is £4.00 per adult
(£2.50 for children & OAP's)
Admission for the whole evening is £5.00 per adult
(£3.00 for children & OAP's)

click on the poster opposite to obtain a printable version

link to Herne Bay United website here
link to AFP Giovinazzo website here
link to National Roller Hockey Association website here
link to Comité Européenn de Rink Hockey website here

From: Herne Bay United Roller Hockey Club

Sunday, 8 November 2009

Local Roller Hockey Derby Filmed for Regional Television

Herne Bay & Herne Bay United feature in Meridian TV Evening News story

Meridian TV were in attendance at the Pier Pavilion on Saturday 31 October
to film the local derby match between Herne Bay vs Herne Bay United.

A 3' 30" news item which included interviews with a number of club officials,
the two team capitains and some shots of the game in progress
was broadcast on Meridian TV's evening news program on Wednesday 4th November.

This news report is currently available for viewing on the Meridian TV website (here) The story is accompanied by a short introduction:

It was invented here and has been played in our region for more than one hundred years. Roller hockey games used to fill the stands and, despite dwindling crowds, the sport is still going strong. The skating rink on the pier at Herne Bay in Kent is the spiritual home of the game but there isn't just one team in the town, there's two. But, do they see eye to eye?

It is not known how long the clip will remain available, but try the link and watch an interesting clip.

The following links open new windows:
Connect to the Herne Bay RHC website here
Connect to the Herne Bay United RHC website here
Connect to the National Roller Hockey Association of England website here

From: British Inline Puck Hockey Association (BIPHA)

Saturday, 7 November 2009

click the image to access the BIPHA website

BRSF Level 2, Coach Education Course
(Generic roller skating for learners)

Swindon, January & February 2010

Click this image to access the Sport England website

The British Inline Puck Hockey Association is continuing to deliver
BRSF Level 2 Coach Education courses across England.

As has already been announced the British Inline Puck Hockey Association (the BIPHA)
have been successful in obtaining a substantial grant from Sport England
to assist with the cost of training every coach in every BIPHA club in England.

Level 2 Coach Education Courses are being organised at a number of locations across England during the next twelve months. These courses are being organised primarily for the benefit of BIPHA club coaches, any vacant places will be made available at discounted costs to club coaches from any BRSF affiliated discipline, to staff of Sports and Leisure Services departments and to staff of educational establishments, on a first come, first served basis.

Courses have already been arranged for:

	Rotherham (November 2009) (details here)
	Swindon (January 2010) (details here).
	Swindon (February 2010) (details here).

As further venues and dates are confirmed they will be advertised on this website.

From: CBBC (Childrens BBC)

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

British Artistic Skaters take part in
2009 Cup of Europe
Luso, Portugal

Kaylee & Ursula
both Mini (U10) Skaters from the Downlands Artistic Roller Skating Club, Swindon
represented Great Britain at the recent "2009 Cup of Europe" competition.

Kaylee skated in the Mini Solo Dance Class & Ursula skated in the Mini Free Class

Ursula has submitted a video of her competition program (1' 46") and her story to the CBBC website, the opening paragraphs are reproduced below.

I joined an artistic roller skating club when I was five and started to do competitions with them.

Artistic roller skating is just like ice skating on wheels. You perform the same jumps and spins to music. I love performing in front of an audience.

I sometimes get a bit nervous in case I fall. You have to be brave to jump with only a thin costume to protect you.

To be a champion takes lots of practice and I have to get up early each day and practice before school.
>> >> to read the rest of Ursula's story and to view her video click here

click this image to connect to Official Photographers website

connect to the CBBC website here
connect to the Downlands Artistic Rloller Skating club website here
connect to the Federation of Artistic Roller Skating (FARS) website here
connect to the Official Photographer (Raniero Corbelletti) website here

From: Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club

Wednesday, 21 October 2009

click this image to access the Spen Valley RHC website

Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club

Granted a Sport England Lottery Award

Residents of Kirklees and surrounding areas will soon be able to try roller hockey for free
- and play for their local club -
thanks to a new National Lottery-funded project.

Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club will be holding ten 'come and try' sessions over a series of forthcoming weekends at the Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre - a few minutes from M62, J26 - commencing at 17:00 on Saturday 7th November 2009.

Whilst the sessions are primarily intended to attract younger people to the club, skaters and learner skaters of all ages are welcome to attend these sessions. Basic roller skating skills tuition will be available at every session.

This new sporting opportunity for the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire has been made possible by a £10,000 grant from Sport England, which is working with local communities to get people playing more sports.

The Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club has also received help from Kirklees Active Leisure, Kirklees Council, the Northern Counties Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) and The National Roller Hockey Association (NRHA).
>> >> >> to read the rest of this story, click here

to view a larger version of the poster which includes a list of "Come and Try" dates and contact details for the Spen Valley Flyers Roller Hockey Club click the poster alongside.

to see a map for the Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre click here
to connect to the Kirklees Active Leisure website click here
to connect to the Kirklees Council website click here
to connect to the Northern Counties Roller Hockey Association website click here
to connect to the National Rink Hockey Association website click here
to connect to the Sport England website click here

From: British Inline Skater Hockey Association

Saturday, 10 October 2009

Team GB Juniors Bring Home Silver from
iiSHF European Championships

2009 European Championships - Inline Ball Hockey

Stegersbach, Austria, 11 - 13 September 2009

The British Inline Skater Hockey Association Team GB Juniors have recently returned home
with the Silver award from the iiSHF 2009 European Championships
which this year were hosted in Stegersbach, Austria.

The team also brought home the iiSHF Junior "Fair Play Cup".

The Championships games were interspersed with the Senior Ladies European Championships (report here) with Team GB first visit to the floor being the fourth game of the day. Team GB's first game was against Team Germany with the final score line after three periods being 4:1 in favour of Germany. The second game on day one was against last years champions, Switzerland with a score of 2:5 in favour of Team GB. Team GB's third game of day one was against Austria with a score line of Team GB 5, Team Austria 1 being returned.

Team GB had three games on Saturday 12 September: Great Britain 1, Germany 2; Great Britain 8, Switzerland 2 & Austria 1, Great Britain 11

The Medal games took place on Sunday 13 September with Switzerland winning Bronze from Austria 22:1 and Germany taking Gold from Great Britain by the slenderest of score lines 8:7.

Three Team GB players, Andy Baybut, Peter Cox, & Terao Hedges, are to be congratulated for the quality of their play as they were additionally selected to join the All Stars team.

The German Senior Ladies team also captured Gold from Austria Senior Ladies 7:2.

A full and comprehensive report on Team GB's extended weekend experience at this event can be found on the BISHA Team GB website (here).

to connect to the BiSHA website click here
to connect to the BiSHA Team GB website click here
to connect to the iiSHF website click here

From: Federation of Inline speed Skating

Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Updated: Friday, 16 October 2009

Speed Skaters to feature on CBBC Sportsround

Friday 9 September 2009 @ 18:30 on CBBC Channel &
Saturday 10 October @ 07:25 on BBC2

Speed skating to feature on CBBC Sportsround

CBBC Sportsround presenter John Frank attended at Tatem Park, Enfield, London on
Sunday 04 October to film a group of speed skaters practicing prior to the
British Track Championships being held this coming weekend at Tatem Park.

The reporter interviewed three U16 skaters and closed the report with a one lap challenge race with the three young people.

The report is to be broadcast on CBBC Sportsround at 18:30 this coming Friday on the CBBC channel and will be repeated at 07:25 Saturday morning on BBC2.

To find Tatum Park on a map click here
To view a clip of a 5,000M race (19 April 2009) at Tatem Park click here
To connect to the CBBC Sportsround page click here

British Track Championships 2009, Tatem Park, London

Three British records were broken during this years event

Mini Boys (1999~2002) 300m - 0' 35.21", Jordan Robbins, Birmingham Wheels Roller Speed Club
Pupil Girls (1996~1998) 300m - 0' 34.13", Chloe Astle, Cadomotus Racing UK
Pupil Girls (1996~1998) 2000m - 4' 1.72", Chloe Astle, Cadomotus Racing UK

Photographs of the days events are available here

to access an online distance, time & speed calculator click here
to view details of UK roller Speed skating clubs click here

From: World Anti Doping Agency

Thursday, 01 October 2009

WADA 2010 Prohibited List Published

WADA 2010 Prohibited List Now Published

Following its approval by WADA's Executive Committee on 19th September 2009,
the 2010 List of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods is now available.
This list will go into effect on 1st January 2010.

The 2010 List reflects the latest scientific advances and
offers a number of noteworthy changes compared to the 2009 list.

To read more on the WADA website click here

From: The BBC

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

To download a larger copy click the image

From a covering letter to the BRSF

We are looking for people who take part in all types of dance and performance, from ballet to ballroom and morris to belly dancing, as well as freestyle, and we are particularly interested in more specialised and unique dance styles.

We are searching for raw talent and potential from all sorts of performers, and having seen your website, I really think that our competition applies to artistic skaters. We want "So You Think You Can Dance" to include performers from all disciplines, and not just the more traditional styles of dance.

For a larger version of the poster alongside click the poster.

To download an application form click here

To connect to the BBC "So You Think You Can Dance" website click here

From: Delyth Morgan, Children's Minister, Department for Children, Schools and Families

Monday, 21 September 2009
Updated Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Delyth Morgan
Children's Minister, Department for Children, Schools and Families
Answers questions on the Vetting and Barring Scheme

Westminster, London; Friday, 11 September 2009

Children’s Minister, Delyth Morgan answers questions on the Vetting and Barring Scheme

including:

►	What is the vetting and barring scheme and why was it set up?
►	Will parents need a police check to drive their neighbour’s child to swimming?
►	Is this scheme going too far?
►	Will this stop people volunteering?
►	Why do volunteers need to do this?

To download and listen to the Minister speaking click here
To connect to the same story on the DCSF website click here

Westminster, London; Monday, 14 September 2009

Letter from Ed Balls on the Vetting and Barring scheme

Below is a letter from Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls to Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee Barry Sheerman.
He writes about the new vetting and barring scheme that becomes operational for individuals from July 2010.

Barry Sheerman MP
Chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

Dear Barry

I am writing to you about the new vetting and barring scheme that becomes operational for individuals from next July, and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). As you will recall, the Government has taken these forward in response to recommendations made in Sir Michael Bichard’s Inquiry into the tragic child murders in Soham in 2002.

Parliament legislated for the new scheme in the 2006 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, for which there was overwhelming support. We recognised then, as we do now, that it is essential to ensure that children and vulnerable adults are properly safeguarded and that we do everything we reasonably can to protect them from those who seek to do them harm.

to read the rest of this letter on the DCFS website click here

From: British Inline Puck Hockey Association (BIPHA)

Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Updated Wednesday, 9 September 2009

British Inline Puck Hockey Association secure substantial
Grant Aid to support Coach Education Training

The British Roller Sports Federation are committed to deliver
Level 2 Coach Education training to 200 coaches over the next 12 months

Any vacant places will be available to non-BIPHA applicants

The British Inline Puck Hockey Association (the BIPHA) have been successful in obtaining a
substantial grant from Sport England to assist with the cost of training every coach in every BIPHA club.

Training courses will commence in November and will continue over the next year at a number of regional venues across England.
As these venues and dates are confirmed they will be added to the Coach Education Calendar Page (here)

The British Inline Puck Hockey Association (the BIPHA) are aware that delivering generic (basic) roller skating skills in schools and leisure centres is an ideal way of introducing young people to roller skating and subsequently recruiting them to various roller disciplines, it is also a way of raising club funds. But as sports clubs are discovering, more and more schools and local authority leisure centres across the UK are demanding that peripatetic teaching staff (schools) and coaches (leisure centres) delivering coaching (of all sports) should hold coach qualifications equivalent to UKCC Level 2, additionally schools and leisure centres are often insisting that coaches also hold appropriate CRB Declarations.

With this in mind the BIPHA have recently and successfully applied for and been awarded a substantial grant to enable every coach in every BIPHA club the opportunity to attend a coach education course at a reduced cost and if successful to obtain a BRSF Level 2 Coach Education Award.
>> >> >> to read the rest of this story click here

Details of the first course which is being held in Rotherham
over two weekends in November 2009, have now been released click here

From: Memories4Teachers

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

to access the Memory4Teaches website, click the image

Memory 4 Teachers is a major new ICT initiative taking place within the UK education sector.

The project has been developed, in association with LEAs and Teacher Unions,
to support teachers and educators in addressing their ever-increasing workloads
by funding the provision of 750,000 USB memory sticks across the UK.

It is a fact of life that most teachers and academic staff have to complete important school work at home in the evenings. This includes lesson planning, student reports and marking academic work to name a few areas of responsibility. Teachers often need access to information at home that is not readily available. Memory 4 Teachers solves this problem for them in one easy step!

Apart from giving away ‘empty memory’ we are also utilising the memory sticks to provide teachers with FREE educational resources that are embedded on the USB drive for their easy reference. In addition the memory stick will also provide access to selected websites for educators and teachers.
To read this item in the correct context click here

In a recent survey of Out of School Activities commissioned for this project,
roller sports was shown as the second most popular Out of School activity by both
Physical Education staff and pupils (first was Dancing).

The BRSF have been invited, and have accepted an invitation to become a partner
in the project mentioned above.

This means that details of the British Roller Sports Federation,
including details of the services and facilities it provides,
will be burned on to the "Sports Channel" of each of the initial production run
of 750,000 memory sticks and future production runs.

Likewise similar details will also be burned on to these memory sticks on behalf of those
roller discipline governing bodies that have chosen to support this promotional project.

To read more about the content being burned onto each memory stick click here (this link opens a new window)
To read more about the distribution of these memory sticks click here (this link opens a new window)
To access the Frequently Asked Questions click here (this link opens a new window)
To access the Teacher/Support Staff registration page click here (this link opens a new window)

From: BRSF CRB Co-ordinator

Monday, 24 August 2009

CRB Counter Signatory Training
(Criminal Records Bureau)

Rotherham, Saturday 19 September 2009

The British Inline Puck Hockey Association have arranged a CRB Counter Signatories
training session, with a view to expanding their network of regionally located officers
who will be authorised to process CRB Disclosure Application Forms.

There are a number of additional seats available for representatives
of other BRSF Affiliate Governing Bodies.

Those Affiliate Governing bodies that wish to have their own members added to the list of authorised Counter Signatories, are asked to use the email link below, to register their interest and to nominate up to two individuals to attend this training course.

There will be no attendance fee charged for this course, but advance booking is essential.

>> >> >> to find out more about this training opportunity click here.

From: Fédération International de Roller Sports (FIRS)
From: International Olympic Committee
From: Fédération International de Roller Sports (FIRS)

Thursday, 13 August 2009
Updated, Thursday, 13 August 2009
Further Update, Saturday 22 August 2009

FIRS - IOC and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games

Roller Sports passed over in preference to Golf & Rugby Sevens

Editorial Comment on the FIRS website

Dear friends of rollersports.org,

Today the IOC Executive Board presented the two sports that will be proposed for the inclusion in the Olympic Programme after 2016: rugby seven and golf have been selected as new disciplines and roller sports has been rejected.

Unfortunately, in this decision, economic values prevailed on sport values. It is well known that rugby and golf have better economic chances and television coverage. Perhaps this is the reason that why the IOC decision is not totally unexpected and it is been time that there were rumours about this possible conclusion.

It is since 2005 that we have assigned all our relational and economical resources to promote our disciplines to the sport world and to the international media.
>> >> >> to read the full editorial comment click here

News item from the IOC website

IOC Executive Board proposes 2 additional sports for the 2016 Games: Golf and Rugby

13 August 2009
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) proposed today the list of 26 core sports and 2 additional sports, golf and rugby, to be included in the 2016 Olympic Programme. The proposal will be submitted to the full IOC for a final decision at its Session in Copenhagen in October, where golf and rugby will have the opportunity to present. Seven sports — baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby, softball and squash — were seeking to enter the Olympic programme. The secret ballot vote by the EB followed an extensive evaluation by the Olympic Programme Commission of the potential added value to the Games from each of the seven sports.

“All seven sports made a strong case for inclusion, and the EB carefully evaluated them in a transparent and fair process. In the end, the decision came down to which two would add the most value,” said IOC President Jacques Rogge, who elected not to take part in the vote. “Golf and rugby will be a great addition to the Games.”
>> >> >> To read the full report click here

To view the ballot results click here

FIRS Secretariat, Rome, August 17 2009

Rogge: progresses on many fronts since 2005

Please, see below the letter that Jacques Rogge,
President, International Olympic Committee,
sent to the Roller Sports Family on 13th August
after IOC Executive Board decision on the Programme review.

Programme - Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016

Dear President,

Following the meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Berlin held today, we would like to inform you that the IOC Executive Board has decided to present the sport (in alphabetical order) of Golf and Rugby to the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen. The decision of the IOC Executive Board was taken by secret ballot, in order to ensure an equal chance for each sport.
>> >> >> to read the full letter click here

From: A BRSF Reporter

Friday, 7 August 2009

The Return of the Social Roller Dance Skating Session

The Pier, Herne Bay, Saturday 1 August 2009

One of the BRSF's roving reporters
has submitted the following report on the return of
Social Roller Dance Skating Sessions,
at the Pier, Herne Bay, Kent.

This event was deliberately planned along the lines of the Ballroom "Tea Dance" which are now back in fashion as a result of "Strictly Come Dancing" which appears to have raised the profile. (additional history)

There were over 100 roller skaters from across Kent and Sussex, with some travelling from as far away as London, who shared the experience!

The sight of a Roller Rink full of people skating to DANCE music was a blast from the past, I can tell you.

These skaters of all ages, are all familiar with each other but normally they only meet at Roller Hockey or Artistic Skating competitions when they are segregated by their club colours and the fact they are opponents. At such meets whilst being 'friendly' to each other there is a natural distance and tension because of the competitive atmosphere.

To read the rest of this story click here

From: Lincoln BIG

Thursday, 6 August 2009

Temporary Summer Season Roller Rink, Lincoln

Organisers looking for competent skaters to assist
with promoting roller skating

Lincoln will have a temporary roller rink in City Square
From Monday 10 August until Sunday 6 September

A grand opening takes place at 18:00 on Monday 10 August

Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls will be present during the opening ceremony and on Saturday mornings to demonstrate Roller Derby and to provide tips for beginners. The organisers are looking for additional competent roller skaters of all roller disciplines to assist in the promotion of roller sport activity during the four weeks life of this roller rink.

If you live in or within reasonable travelling distance of Lincoln and are interested in assisting the organisers in the promotion of roller sports, please contact:

Rachel Hanson, Events & Promotions Assistant,
Lincoln Business Improvement Group, Sibthorp House, 351 - 355 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7BN
Tel 01522 842702, Fax 01522 545833, Mobile 07818 423 854

If you would like to try roller skating, the rink is open 10:00 am to 21:00 every day, subject to the weather. Tickets are £4.00 for adults & £2.50 for children and students, which includes skate hire, with each session lasting a minimum of 45 minutes.

Click on the poster alongside to print a copy.

Lincoln Business Improvement Group, Events & Promotions website click

From: Federation Inline Speed Skating

Sunday, 2 August 2009
Updated, Satyrday, 26 September 2009

British Speed Skaters Representing Great Britain
at CERS European & FIRS World Championships

Speed Skaters Representing Great Britain

The Federation of Inline Speed Skating are pleased to announce that
Vincent Henry, Gavin Pollock, Tanya Gibson & Harry Hoare,
have been selected to represent Great Britain at the
2009 European Speed Skating Championships being held
in Ostende, Belgium.

The Federation of Inline Speed Skating is further pleased to announce that
Vincent Henry (pictured right) & Doon Yuen have also been selected to represent
Great Britain at the FIRS 2009 Roller Speed Skating World Championships
being held in Haining, China this coming September.

Vincent, Gavin, Doon & Tanya are all Seniors and Harry is a Cadet.

The 2009 European Championships Roller Speed Skating website (English language pages) can be accessed by using the following links: Home Page, Participants Page, Results Page,

FIRS CIC (Comité International de Course) website The International administrators of roller speed skating	FIRS/ CIC 2009 Roller Speed Skating World Championships, Haining, China, 16 -27 September 2009 website
CERS CEC (Comité Européen de Course) website The administrators of roller speed skating in Europe	CERS/ CEC 2009 Roller Speed Skating European Championships, Ostende, Belgium, 29 July - 08 August 2009 website
FISS (Federation of Inline Speed Skating) website The administrators of roller speed skating in Great Britain	Speed Skating Clubs across the UK click

Updated, Saturday 26 September 2009

2009 Roller Speed Skating World Championships
Information and Results
Information and results for the 2009 Roller Speed Skating World Championships
are now available on the FIRS website
Opening Ceremony : day one : day two : day three : day four : day five : day six

From CBBC

Saturday, 1 August 2009

CBBC SKATE NATION

Update ~ after three episodes

The first three episodes of the Skate Nation series have now been broadcast, 09:00 BBC2, Saturday's.

They are being archived on the BBC website for eight weeks.

Episode One, first broadcast, Saturday 18 July 2009 (60mins): here

Episode Two, first broadcast, Saturday 25 July 2009 (60mins): here

Episode Three, first broadcast, Saturday 1st August 2009 (60mins): here

CBBC Home Page : http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc
CBBC Skate Nation Home Page : http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/skatenation

From: Herne Bay United Roller Skating Club

Saturday, 25 July 2009

Click here to view & print a larger image

When was the last time you spent a
Saturday Evening socialising at a
Roller Skating Rink?

Do you live within Travelling Distance of
The Pier, Herne Bay?
Read on

Herne Bay Roller Hockey & Skating Club
have arranged a
"Back to the Good Old Days"
social roller skating session,
at The Pier, Herne Bay on Saturday, 1st August 2009
commencing at 7pm.

see the poster alongside for full details

To view and print the poster along side, click on the image.

To view the Herne Bay United, website, Home Page click here
To view the Herne Bay United, website, Roller Hockey pages click here
To view the Herne Bay United, website Artistic Skating pages click here

From: Various sources

Friday, 19 July 2009
Updated, Sunday, 26 July 2009

ROLLER SPORTS & THE WORLD GAMES

Britain's Senior Pairs Champions Take Part

British Roller Skaters at the World Games

Great Britain's Senior Roller Pairs Skating Champions, Darren Dyke & Kirsty Chick
are participating at the World Games currently taking Place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

What are The World Games?
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). More information

Roller Sports at the World Games
Three roller sport disciplines have been selected for participation in the 2009 World Games currently being held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Artistic Roller Skating, Roller Speed Skating and Inline Hockey. The Technical Committees of the Fédération International de Roller Sports have organised which individuals/ teams shall represent these three disciplines.

Great Britain's participation
Darren Dyke & Kirsty Chick of the Pheonix Artistic Roller Skating Club, Guernsey, are representing Great Britain at these World Games. Their event is scheduled to commence at 20:00, (local time) on Tuesday 21 July.

World Games Website
To access the World Games, Home Page click here
To access the World Games, Main Schedule Page click here
To access the World Games, Artistic Skating Information Page click here
To access the World Games, Speed Skating Information Page click here
To access the World Games, Inline Hockey Information Page click here

To access the Phoenix Artistic Roller Skating Club website click here

Where is Kaohsiung? click here to open a map

Darren Dyke & Kirsty Chick achieve fourth place

The final placements were:

1st - Gabriele Gasparini, Enrica Gasparini (ITA)
2nd - Ayelen Morales Constantino, Oscar Molins Ruiz (ESP)
3rd - Jonathan Cross, Erin Ovens (USA)
4th - Darren Dyke, Kirsty Chick (GBR)
5th - Yuri Marcela Cruz, Cesar Leonardo Parrado (COL)
6th - Yi-an Lu, Jia-shiang Yang (TPE)

This story was updated Sunday, 26 July 2009

From: Various Sources

Thursday, 9 July 2009

BBC Children's Television - CBBC

Skate Nation

Commences BBC2 - 09:00 Saturday 18 July 2009

Skate Nation

As readers will know since the spring of 2009 the BBC have been preparing a series of programs involving teams of three children and an adult, progressing through a series of roller skating challenges, culminating in a knock-out competition.

It has now been announced that the first instalment of Skate Nation is to be broadcast on

Saturday, 18 July 2009 at 09:00

On 14th May a Press Release was issued by the BBC and is reproduced below (click) and on the BBC website click.

The BBC have since issued an undated program notice for programs to be shown on Saturday 18 July 2009 click.

On 2nd July an article also giving background information was published in the trade newspaper Broadcast

SKATE NATION - BBC2

Executive producer Elaine Bancroft

Series producer Kate Maddigan

Series director Tony Grech

Edit producer Ian France

Producer/ director Rae Menzies

TX Saturdays from 18 July, 9.30 BBC2

Summary Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes present a series where teams of roller skaters compete to become crowned Britain’s best.

CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist wanted to commission a big ambitious entertainment show with brand-building potential that would inspire children to get active. We felt a talent-based shiny floor show created specifically for children would fulfil the brief.

Roller skating was chosen because it’s popular with children, and can be done just about anywhere. We quickly discovered it encapsulates everything from artistic skaters to roller hockey players. Our challenge was to open the show up to all, and create a level playing field and a performance style of our own. CBBC wanted a show that would play to the whole family, so the idea of creating a team made up of three children and an adult was born.

Having an adult team member gave us heart-warming sequences of mums and dads desperately practising to get their skills up to scratch. It also gave scope for our three judges, Camilla Dallerup, Kevin Adams and Asha Kirby, to be critical of adults in a way they could never be with child competitors. >> >> To read the rest of this story click here.

Commencing BBC2 - 09:00 Saturday 18 July 2009

AND FOLLOWING SATURDAY MORNINGS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

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