Seminar Presentations
The Sports Facility Show: Exhibition and Seminars
The presentations below were given at SAPCA's most recent Sports Facility Show.
Ravenscraig Regional Athletics Centre, Motherwell
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Presentations are in PDF format. Some have large file sizes and may take a long time to download. Please be patient.
Glasgow 2014: Building a Sporting Legacy
An overview of the delivery of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014, and the Legacy for Scottish sport.
Keynote Speaker: Gordon Arthur, Chief Communications Officer, Glasgow 2014
Ryder Cup 2014: The Legacy for Golf
What will the staging of the Ryder Cup, at Gleneagles in September 2014, mean for the future development of the sport in Scotland, “the home of golf”?
Speaker: Colin Bell, SGU Development Centre Project Manager
Measuring and Managing Sports Turf Performance
Everyone wants a high quality and sustainable natural turf sports surface, but how is this achieved? Understanding the performance characteristics of your sports surface and fine tuning your maintenance will deliver the quality you need at a sensible cost.
Speaker: Mark Ferguson, The Sports Turf Research Institute
Technical Guidance for Sports Facility Design
An overview of the technical advice and guidance that is available from sportscotland and other organisations.
Speaker: Kate Matthews, sportscotland
Wallace High School: Scottish School of Sport
Wallace High School in Stirling has invested heavily in facilities to promote participation in PE, physical activity and sport within the school curriculum and the wider community. The school will share how investment and a focus on facility design has been central to this increase in activity and how the values of sport underpin and promote ethos and values in the wider school.
Speakers: Scott Pennock, Paul Ramsey & Craig Downie, Wallace High School, Stirling
Funding for Sports Facility Projects
Your chance to find out about the funding available through sportscotland for school and community sports projects.
Speakers: Kate Matthews & Graham Finnie, sportscotland
Successful Sports Lighting
A step-by-step guide to the critical design issues for the installation of high quality lighting for outdoor sports facilities.
Speaker: Neil Johnson, Kingfisher Lighting Ltd
Golf Club Workshop
This session will present details of the design guidelines that have been produced for the creation of the new SGU Development Centres, and information about how the Centres will link to the SGU Academy.
Speakers: John Kemp & Kevin Cadmey-Taylor, Scottish Golf Union & Graham Finnie, sportscotland
Football Club Workshop
This workshop will provide an excellent opportunity for those involved in the running and development of football clubs to find out about the help that is available from the Scottish FA.
Speaker: Cameron Watt, Scottish Football Association
The Selection of Indoor Sports Surfaces
The key factors for the selection of indoor sport floors, to include the current British/European Standards, with advice on how to avoid expensive pitfalls in the choice of sports flooring.
Speaker: Darren Wood, Gerflor Ltd
Rugby Club Workshop
This special RFU workshop will focus on the development of rugby facilities, including project selection, financial planning, funding criteria and “how to sell” your project. There will also be valuable information about synthetic turf surfaces for rugby, covering the IRB Regulations, the pitch approval process and the availability of pitches in Scotland
Speaker: Neil Carrie, Scottish Rugby Union
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