Scholarships & HTAS
Sports Centre Scholarships
The Sports Centre in Basingstoke offers scholarships for athletes when they have become county representative level or higher in their selective sports. We know how important it is to support our local athletes especially with the opportunity of competing at national level. A scholarship gives the athlete access to our facilities, to enable them to train for free and take advantage of our first class facilities.
Scholars are selected depending on their age, occupation and where they live and need to be thirteen years or above.
The interview selection takes place with a panel of councillors, trustees and sports specialists, and each year up to10 athletes are chosen for this award.
Current Scholarships include - Ben Peggs, David Shepperd & Edgar Hornby (Fencing), Robert Tobin, Mark Berridge, Andy Blow, Rebecca Curtis-Harris & Tanisha Clayton (Athletics), Adam Rouse (Cricket), Jordan Slaney (Judo), James Feigherty-Murphy (Karate), Adam Nditi (Football), Kate Metalli (Triathlon) and Hannah Parker (Modern Pentathlon)
For more information on scholarships at the Sports Centre please contact Kevin Laing via email to kevin.laing@sportscentre.org.uk
Hampshire Talented Athlete Scheme (HTAS)
Hampshire County Council in partnership with other agencies provide services to help Hampshire's most talented athletes reach world class podiums. Support is based on performance levels and can include free access to Gym Facilities in participating leisure centres including Basingstoke Sports Centre.
The scheme is open to residents in the borough who are aged over 11 years competing in HTAS supported sports and at the required level. Full details of the scheme are available via the Hampshire Sports partnership website -http://www3.hants.gov.uk/shiow/talentedathletes.htm
