Rebecca Jones, an A Level student from Gower College Swansea, recently joined the Urdd for a sports training weekend in Aberystwyth.
Working in partnership with Aberystwyth University, 'SuperTeams' were created where young people from across Wales got together and competed in a variety of sports activities including basketball, swimming, athletics and ball-avoid.
At the close of the weekend, all participants had completed a Day Sports Leaders training course and an Athletic Leaders qualification, and also had the chance to complete Rugby Leadership and Tennis Leaders training. They also socialized in Welsh whilst watching Wales v Austria in the Aberystwyth University Students Union and had a taste of university life.
“It was a very successful weekend - a great opportunity to meet young people and create future coaches,” says the college’s Bilingual Champion, Anna Davies. “At the end of the course there were regional discussions regarding training opportunities with the Urdd and Rebecca is now volunteering within the Urdd Netball Club at Olchfa Comprehensive School as a result of the training which is great news!”