Rising Stars – the best of Shropshire youth sport

Rising Stars Front Page February 2010 Welcome to Rising Stars, the monthly section of the Shropshire Star devoted exclusively to all that is best in youth sport. The supplement will feature and profile those teams or individuals who are excelling in their particular sport.

Young medal winners The key aims of the supplement are:

To celebrate and raise the profile of sport across the county
To increase young people’s participation and enjoyment of sport
Supporting and profiling promising youngsters
Raising the awareness of the benefits of sport and physical education
To raise the awareness of disability sport

Each week, thousands of children strive for success on Shropshire’s pitches, greens, wickets and lawns.

The county’s production line of talent has also taken stars on to the international stage, with people like former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Joe Hart becoming a star of the Premier League.

Sports fun for youngsters Shropshire’s sporting clubs are open to all ages. In recent years, young girl footballers from Church Stretton have earned success on the national stage.

The supplement is being produced as a joint venture between the Shropshire Star and Shropshire’s schools sports partnerships, Energize Shropshire Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire Council Leisure Services with the aim of creating a resource of information for future demands for sports information arising from the increased levels of participation in sport and physical activity.