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Major events: Major opportunities – doping's Olympic legacy

Andy Parkinson, chief executive of UK Anti-Doping, talks about why getting the anti-doping procedure right is so important for the legacy of major events.

Andy Parkinson's blog

Video blog: Why should I attend the EU Sport Summit?

David Foster, the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s UK and EU regulatory officer discusses the European Sports Summit – Major events: Major opportunities and sets out why it really is a must-attend event....

dfoster's blog

Board Members for Sport: Where NGBs meet board members

Mikkel Larsen, governance and compliance administrator at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, talks about the upcoming Board Members for Sport event and explains why you should attend.

mlarsen's blog

Want to bring your community together? Have a Field Day

Communications assistant Patrick Coyne from the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the independent voice for sport and recreation, talks about the new Have a Field Day initiative and how you can get involved.

patrickcoyne's blog

Major events: Major opportunities – How reinvesting allowed cricket to bowl over Europe

Nick Pink, regional development manager from the ICC Europe, talks about the major opportunities that hosting major events present in developing sport.

Nick Pink's blog

Thanks for the advice, Prime Minister. But this is a matter for sport.

James Stibbs, head of communications at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, discusses why politicians should leave sport to handle their own disciplinary measures. David Cameron and his spokesman made two telling...

james.stibbs's blog

Community clubs – the unsung heroes of sport and recreation

Communications assistant Patrick Coyne from the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the independent voice for national governing bodies of sport and recreation, talks about community clubs and how to get them recognised.

patrickcoyne's blog

Staying hydrated during exercise – why drink?

Jane Griffin, from the British Dietetics Association and former British Olympic Association dietetics and nutrition consultant, talks sports nutrition.

Sports nutrition's blog

How technology is changing events

The Sport and Recreation Alliance, the umbrella body for sport and recreation, brings you a blog written by Stephen Hillier from our partners The Media Group (TMG) on how technology is changing events.

stephenhillier's blog

How sport and terrorism became entangled

James Stibbs, head of communications at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, discusses the tragedy that occured during the 2013 Boston marathon.

james.stibbs's blog

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Major events: Major opportunities – doping's Olympic legacy

Andy Parkinson, chief executive of UK Anti-Doping, talks about why getting the anti-doping procedure right is so important for the legacy of major events. Seoul will be remembered by me for Ben...
Alliance supports BASES stand on graduate internships

The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) has today launched the BASES Position Stand on Graduate Internships. The position stand, supported by Intern Aware, The English Institute...
Video blog: Why should I attend the EU Sport Summit?

David Foster, the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s UK and EU regulatory officer discusses the European Sports Summit – Major events: Major opportunities and sets out why it really is a...
Board Members for Sport: Where NGBs meet board members

Mikkel Larsen, governance and compliance administrator at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, talks about the upcoming Board Members for Sport event and explains why you should attend. I know this...
Want to bring your community together? Have a Field Day

Communications assistant Patrick Coyne from the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the independent voice for sport and recreation, talks about the new Have a Field Day initiative and how you can get...