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Course for Men Leaders of Physical Recreation.
This course was arranged for the purpose of training Leaders
for service in Evening Institutes and Youth Clubs. The
syllabus included advanced gymnastics, boxing and preparatory
field athletics.
Note.—All the above Courses were organised and conducted by the
Committee's Organisers of Physical Education.
Recreative Evening Classes.
The following classes for adolescents and young people were
held under the Local Education Authority's arrangements
for further education:—
(a) Girls and Women. 6 classes in Recreative P.T., Gymnasticselementary
and advanced, and Folk Dancing.
(b) Boys and Men. 10 classes in Elementary and Advanced Gymnastics,
Boxing, etc.
Youth Service.
The Education Committee's Organisers of Physical Education
have continued to give advice and assistance to local youth
organisations both in the planning of their recreative programmes
and in the development of inter-club activities.
Assistance has included:—
(1) Talks to youth clubs on various aspects of recreation and on
local facilities for their development.
(2) The organisation of an inter-club Boxing Tournament.
(3) The training and supply of leaders, games coaches and referees.
(4) Liaison between youth clubs and the District Education Committee
in the allocation of games pitches for football and cricket
and tennis, etc.
(5) The organisation of instructional classes in swimming. (4 classes
were arranged for girls and women at the Convent Open Air
Bath by the kind permission of the Revd. Mother Superior.)
(6) Co-operation with the Central Council of Physical Recreation,
in the organisation of a Netball Rally.
Our local youth organisations are indebted to the Committee
for Education for the following facilities for outdoor games:Playing
Field Games Regular Use Occasional Use
Gadsden Tennis 5 Youth Clubs Charity Fetes
2 Girls Pre-Serv. Trg. Units including Sports Items.
2 Church Y. Clubs
1 O.S.A.
1 Technical School
Football 2 Youth Clubs
Squash Court 2 Youth Clubs
Cricket 1 Youth Club
1 Ch. Fellowship