Rounders

If you want to be involved with an exciting, fun team sport, keep reading...

• Rounders has been played since Tudor times with the earliest reference in 1744 in 'A Little Pretty Pocket Book'

• Rounders is the top game played in lessons for young people - Young People and Sport National Survey

• Rounders is the most popular sport in lessons for secondary school girls - Young People and Sport National Survey

• Rounders and tennis were the only two sports to increase participation in schools between 1999 and 2003, despite the claim that girls football is the fastest growing girls sport - Young People and Sport National Survey 2003 (conducted by MORI for Sport England) note - this fact not collected in the 2006 or subsequent surveys

• Rounders is played in 89% of all schools - 'The School Sport Survey 2008'

• Rounders is played in over 45 Adult leagues throughout England, with players participating from ages 14 to the late 60's. In adult leagues the most common age range is 25-35. The oldest registered player is 81.

• 72,000 adults play rounders on a weekly basis in England (Active People survey 2008)

Please note: Rounders England offers a number of courses whether you are a player, student, teacher, coach or umpire. Our courses include the Rounders Young Leaders Award, Coaching for Teachers Course, 1st4sport Level 1 Certificate in Coaching Rounders (UKCC Level 1), 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Rounders (UKCC Level 2), Preliminary Umpires Course and Intermediate Umpires Course.

Name :

Dan Newton

Job Title :

Development and Competition Director

Organisation :

Rounders England

Address :

PO Box 4458, Sheffield, S20 9DP

Email :

dan.newton@roundersengland.co.uk

Website :

http://www.roundersengland.co.uk/rounders/

Touching Base - Rounders England Newsletter
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