FREE TRAINING AT A NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE 1. What facilities are on offer? Each of the national sports centres has a range of facilities available which are specialist or general fitness based. All of these facilities are potentially available for BOA Passport Holders on an individual basis. Attached is a list of the facilities available at five of the sites with details on their availability. Details of who to contact at each centre is given below together with a guidance on how to make use of the facilities. There will obviously be occasions when a facility is not available eg when being used by a national squad. 2. List of national centres National centres Address Contact Person Telephone No Bisham Abbey Nr Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1RT Bookings Manager 01628 476911 Crystal Palace Ledrington Road Norwood London SE19 2BB Bookings Manager 020 8778 0131 National Water Sports Centre Adbolton Lane Holme Pierrepont Nottingham NG12 1LU Bookings Manager 0115 982 1212 Lilleshall Nr Newport Shropshire TF10 9AT Bookings Manager 01952 603003 Plas Y Brenin Capel Curig Gwynedd North Wales LL24 0ET Duty Officer 01690 720214 Welsh Institute of Sport Sophia Gardens Cardiff South Glamorgan CF1 9SW Duty Officer 02920 300500 National Cycling Centre Stuart Street Manchester M11 4DQ Duty Manager 0161 223 2244 Fax: 0161 231 0592 3. Regulations Where possible, athletes are requested to book in advance on the numbers highlighted above, in order to ensure that the facility required is available. On arrival at the centre, athletes are required to sign in at the Main Sports Reception and show their BOA Passport card. All athletes will be subject to the rules and regulations laid down by the management of each site who also have the right to withdraw any passport. In such circumstance, the BOA and governing body would be informed and appropriate action taken. NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRES USE OF FACILITIES BY BOA PASSPORT HOLDERS Bisham Abbey Free to all Passport Holders for General Sports Training Free for individual sports specific training only At cost to individual (please check rates with centre) Weightlifting Training Hall Weightlifting Training Hall Outdoor Floodlit Hard Tennis Courts Harpers Fitness Suite Harpers Fitness Suite Outdoor Floodlit Clay Tennis Courts Group Training Studio Group Training Studio Outdoor Grass Tennis Court Weights/Dumbells Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch (Individual Hockey Practice) Indoor Hard Tennis Courts Racquets of any description Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch Hockey Sticks Football Pitches Tennis/Squash Balls Rugby Pitch Martial Arts Equipment Squash Courts Weights/Dumbells Nine Hole Golf Course Footballs/Rugby Balls Conference/Banqueting Rooms Audio Visual Equipment Dining and Accommodation are also available at a discounted rate, please check with centre CRYSTAL PALACE Free to All Passport Holders for General Sports Training Free for individual sports specific training only At cost to individual (please check rates with centre) Athletics Track/Field Facilities Athletics Track/Field Facilities Outdoor Floodlit Hard Tennis Court Indoor Track Indoor Track Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitches Racing Swimming Pool Racing Swimming Pool Grass Pitch Teaching Swimming Pool Teaching Swimming Pool Diving Pool Weightlifting Training Rooms Weightlifting Training Rooms Badminton Courts Group Training Studio Group Training Studio Squash Courts Weights/Dumbells Diving Pool Indoor Arena Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitches (Individual hockey practice) Harpers Fitness Suite (10% discount on individual fee) Badminton Courts Climbing Wall Indoor Arena Footballs Racquets of any description Basketball Goals Hockey Sticks Electronic Timing Equipment including touch pads Weights/Dumbells Conference/Banqueting Rooms Tennis/Squash Balls Audio Visual Equipment Martial Arts/Boxing Equipment Basketball Goals Dining and Accommodation are also available at a discounted rate, please check with centre National Water Sports Centre Free to All Passport Holders for General Sports Training Free for individual sports specific training only At cost to individual (please check rates with centre) Multi-gym facility Multi-gym facility Regatta Lake Weights/Dumbells Regatta Lake Canoe Slalom Course Canoe Slalom Course Water-ski Lagoon/Cable Tow Water-ski Lagoon/Cable Tow Multi-purpose Sports Hall Multi-purpose Sports Hall (individual table tennis practice) Water Skis Canoes Table Tennis Equipment Boats of any non-powered, sports specific description Conference/Banqueting Rooms Wetsuits/Buoyancy Aids Audio Visual Equipment Paddles/Oars Weights/Dumbells Dining and Accommodation are also available at a discounted rate, please check with centre Lilleshall Free to All Passport Holders for General Sports Training Free for individual sports specific training only At cost to individual (please check rates with centre) Multi-gym facility Multi-gym facility Outdoor Floodlit Hard Tennis Courts Weights/Dumbells Gymnastics Training Hall Outdoor Grass Tennis Courts Specialist pitted Gymnastic Training Hall Gymnastic Training Hall Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch (individual hockey practice) Specialist pitted Gymnastic Training Hall Grass Pitches (individual archery practice) Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch Multi-purpose Sports Hall (individual basketball practice) Grass Pitches General-purpose Sports Hall (individual table tennis practice) Multi-purpose Sports Hall Racquets of any description General-purpose Sports Hall Hockey Sticks Squash Courts Weights/Dumbells Bowls Lawn Tennis/Squash balls Snooker room Gymnastic Equipment Footballs Cricket Equipment Conference/Banqueting Rooms Archery Equipment Audio Visual Equipment Basketball nets Table Tennis tables Dining and Accommodation are also available at a discounted rate, please check with centre WELSH INSTITUTE OF SPORT Free to All Passport Holders for General Sports Training Free for individual sports specific training only At cost to individual (please check rates with centre) Out Floodlit Hard Tennis Courts* Out Floodlit Tennis Courts* Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch Indoor Hard Tennis Courts Indoor Hard Tennis Courts Rugby Pitch Weightlifting Training Hall Weightlifting Training Hall Racquets of any description Squash Courts* Squash Courts* Hockey Sticks Fitness Suite Fitness Suite Footballs/Rugby Balls Badminton Courts * Badminton Courts* Conference/Banqueting Rooms Table Tennis* Table Tennis* Audio visual Equipment Swimming Swimming Weights/Dumbells Weights/Dumbells Tennis/Squash Balls Tennis/Squash Balls Floodlit Artificial Turf Pitch (Individual hockey practice) Dining and Accommodation are also available, please check rates with centre * Facility can be booked up to two days in advance Notes: * All facilities are for use on an individual basis and not for groups or squads * Use of all facilities is subject to availability * All facilities that are at cost to individual are the responsibility of the passport holder and cannot be re-claimed from the British Olympic Association * Sport specific refers to the sport on your passport card, if in any doubt as to the facilities you can use please contact the BOA or the centre concerned.