Elite Training Preparation Camps

Surrey Sports Park Elite Training Preparation Camp

The Vision

The Vision Surrey Sports Park has a very clear and exciting vision: Surrey Sports Park is one of Europe’s premier sites for elite sport, physical activity, well-being and leisure. The values of performance, participation and personal development underpin the very heart of the complex. Bringing together high quality facilities and passionate people with a desire to achieve, Surrey Sports Park provides a venue that supports the ambitions of all users, regardless of ability; from world class athletes to grassroots beginners. Students and Staff of the University of Surrey, independent teams and individuals of all ages will have the opportunity to excel in a place that inspires active discovery, alongside development of sporting and creative talent.

Our aims include attracting professional bodies to use Surrey Sports Park as an elite training venue, and becoming Europe’s premier training facility.

Surrey Sports Park provides opportunities for all, regardless of ability, and will offer unrivalled provision for disability sport in order for everyone to be able to use and benefit from the facilities available.

Jason Harborow CEO, Surrey Sports Park

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Facilities Indoor Swimming Pool • Size: 50m x 20m • 8 x 2.5m wide lanes • Traversable boom enabling the pool to become 2 x 25m sections, or 30m long for water polo • Moveable floor enabling the depth of the water to change. Whilst the pool is 2m deep throughout, it can change at the touch of a button and rise to any depth up to deck level • Daktronics timing system and wall mounted 4m x 2m video screen • OSB12 starting platforms with athletic start and relay break detection • UV water treatment system • Wet side changing village, dedicated to pool users Health and Fitness Centre • Size: 700sq m • 120 Stations, including the latest CV equipment with integrated TV and entertainment systems, fixed resistance machines and free weights • Zoned areas tailored to members with different requirements

• World class, Olympic standard equipment to cater for our elite athletes • Synchronised electronic personal fitness programme for all members • Personal trainers on hand for booking, as well as gym based fitness classes 3 Multi-Purpose Sports Halls • Size: 37m x 25m x 13m (Halls A and B set as Performance Arena) • Individually available as 3 separate halls, ideal as training facilities or multi-sport use • Electronic retractable bleacher seating for 822 people, with additional seating available • Fully sprung wooden floor • Suitable for basketball, badminton, netball, volleyball, martial arts, archery, fencing, table tennis and trampolining (list not exhaustive) • All equipment complies with National Governing Body standards

2 Large Multi-Purpose Exercise Studios • Size: 15m x 12m (individual) • Size: 15m x 24m (retractable wall open) • Fully sprung wooden floor • Mirrored walls with drapes • Suitable for dance, group fitness, martial arts or a meeting/events space.

1 Small Multi-purpose Studio • Fully sprung wooden floor.

• Ideal for dance and well-being classes such as pilates, yoga and tai chi.

Spinning Studio • Contains 25 Spinning bikes • Suitable for junior fitness classes and interactive dance platform classes 6 Glass-backed squash courts • 2 show courts with electronic, retractable seating for over 160 spectators and Daktronics scoring system • 4 further courts with permanent raised bench seating

Climbing Centre • 12m overhanging competition wall • Resin-featured lead wall suitable for lessons, social climbers or children’s parties • Abseiling ledge • Extensive bouldering wall, incorporating a bouldering cave suitable for advanced climbers Changing Facilities • Dedicated changing options for each facility, including – Wet-side, Fitness Change, Gym-Swim and Sport Specific • Sauna and Steam facilities Consultation and Treatment Rooms • Offering sports massage or personal fitness assessment.

• Available for use by team medical staff Team Rooms • To assess performances, team discussions, management discussions • Medical testing

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Bar and social areas • Available for private and conference booking • Outdoor terrace overlooking the grass and artificial pitches • Europe’s first Starbucks in a Sports Park, featuring 120 indoor seats and 131 outdoor seats - overlooking artificial and grass pitches Outdoor Facilities • 3 Artificial turf pitches, including a 3G rubber crumb pitch • 10 football/rugby pitches • 2 small sided sports pitches • 2 cricket squares • 8 floodlit tennis courts • 2 lane 60 metre sprint track Whether individuals consider themselves a sportsman/woman or not, Surrey Sports Park is the perfect place to enjoy the benefits of exercise – be it health, wellbeing or personal development. Whether you choose rugby or a fitness session, dance or martial arts, our sports activities can help you to feel good, meet new people and have fun.

Our activities are designed to cater for all abilities, giving everyone the chance to get involved, or try something new. Our team of knowledgeable and enthusiastic professionals can help design individual fitness and training programmes and advise on the opportunities offered.

Overview • A large and varied range of body conditioning, circuit training and spinning classes • The 120-station fitness suite also provides personal trainers to offer fitness assessment, training programmes etc • Sports courses and workshops; including badminton, netball, basketball and many more • Courses in yoga, tai chi and Pilates, for people of all abilities • Sport therapy and treatments rooms for sport injury and rehabilitation • A large, varied range of dance courses from Ballet to Hip-Hop, for beginners through to experts • Leadership courses such as Community Sports Leadership Award

• Coaching courses for a wide range of sports • 36 student sports clubs including football, hockey, cricket and many more • Event and conference hosting opportunities with a social area large enough for 350 people, as well as a terrace over-looking the outdoor facilities • Accommodation a short distance away to house guests of events/ conferences As all athletes will know, every successful season begins with thorough pre-season training. Surrey Sports Park offers excellent training facilities, accompanied by professional support at all levels; beautifully situated within the picturesque surroundings of Surrey.

Thanks to the excellent facilities on offer and proximity of 4* accommodation, Surrey Sports Park is the perfect venue to offer a wide range of sporting tournaments with spectator provision, multi-sport coaching and weight control camps. There will be fully qualified

fitness instructors and sports coaches on hand at all times to help with the needs of athletes, and after a hard session there is the choice of Starbucks or the bar and social area to replenish fuel and relax. If the on-site facilities aren’t quite enough, the University of Surrey Stag Hill campus can offer lecture theatres which can seat up to 400 people, with built-in video and audio equipment.

In summary, the facilities on offer at Surrey Sports Park are world-class and provide an excellent environment for sport from grass-roots through to elite/ international level. With the open plan feel of the Surrey Sports Park, guests always feel involved, whether by actually taking part in an activity, or relaxing in Starbucks or the bench; watching the action unfold!

Security • The latest CCTV equipment available will monitor Surrey Sports Park with over 50 cameras centrally managed.

• First class relationships have been developed with Surrey Police to assist visiting teams with their security planning.

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Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Sports Accommodated at Surrey Sports Park Surrey Sports Park are not only keen to look after teams and athletes in the lead up to London 2012, but to develop an ongoing relationship to support teams into Glasgow 2014 and all other training and preparation requirements.

Facilities are available for training for the following sports: Olympic Sports Surrey Sports Park can accommodate • • • • • • • • • • • • •

All Martial Arts Disciplines Badminton Basketball Boxing Fencing Football Hockey Judo Swimming Synchronised Swimming Table Tennis Water Polo Weightlifting

Paralympic sports and Olympic and paralympic venues in easy reach of Surrey Sports Park • • • • • • • • • • • •

Archery Boccia Football 5 and 7-a-side Goalball Judo Swimming Table Tennis Volleyball Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair Fencing Wheelchair Rugby Wheelchair Tennis

Commonwealth Games Sports • • • • • • • • •

Archery Gymnastics Netball Rugby 7s Squash Tennis Triathlon Waterpolo Wrestling

There are relationships in place with various organisations that can accommodate athletes in the following disciplines, whilst based at SSP: Athletics, Shooting, Rowing, Sailing and Canoeing.

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Surrey Human Performance Institute The Surrey Human Performance Institute is a fully equipped fitness testing facility, able to offer objective and accurate measurements of performance, fitness and health. It is available to both members and nonmembers and can offer fitness testing for everyone from high performance athletes to exercise novices.

Staffed by sports scientists, research experts and medical professionals, the SHPI offers a unique opportunity to measure your fitness.

Surrey Human Performance Institute • Fully equipped physiology laboratory able to conduct ‘gold standard’ cardiopulmonary exercise tests to measure heart, lung and metabolic function • VO2 maximum and anaerobic threshold tests • Speed, power and agility tests • A range of dynamic strength (Cybex) testing • Full range of clinical blood profiling tests • Body composition assessment • Lifestyle and health assessments • Monitoring of performance over time Working closely with the fitness professionals throughout the Surrey Sports Park enables test results to be used to create personalised fitness programmes to ensure you get the most out of your training.

Schools and colleges can access the Surrey Human Performance Institute to enhance PE and sports and exercise courses. We will also work with coaches to monitor athletic performance for teams and individuals.

Performance Services on Offer

Nutrition • Group educational sessions • One to one dietary analysis and advice • On-site chefs to cater for all nutritional needs including menu design • Testing available for metabolomics, lipid profiling and metabolic characteristics

Strength and Conditioning • Full access to 120 station fitness suite • Performance area equipped with 6 lifting platforms • 60m sprint track • 50m Olympic Pool Sports Medicine • Physiotherapy and Sports Therapists available • Recovery monitoring • Consultation and functional screening leading to appropriate rehabilitation interventions • Recovery strategies including swimming pool recovery sessions, isokinetic rehabilitation programs and analysis of blood markers

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Accommodation and Food and Beverage Not only will athletes benefit from the world class facilities at Surrey Sports Park, but the University of Surrey can also offer 2,366 en-suite rooms at Manor Park and Stag Hill residences. A large reception/ recreation/conference building is also under construction at the Manor Park site.

All the rooms are en-suite, non-smoking and have unlimited broadband and telephone access. Each flat has a shared spacious kitchen for around 6-7 people at Manor Park and 8-12 on Stag Hill, with all the necessary appliances; fridge, cooker, microwave, kettle, toaster and storage cupboards. There is also a laundrette on site and both Manor Park and Stag Hill campus are patrolled 24/7 by security and are car-free zones amongst the apartment blocks.

At Manor Park, we have outline planning permission for at least another 2000 rooms. This development is likely to go on steadily over the next 2 - 20 years as the need for accommodation grows with the increase in student numbers at the University of Surrey, and the potential user group from Surrey Sports Park.

Catering at Surrey Sports Park Starbucks • Surrey Sports Park will boast Europe’s first Starbucks in a Sports Park. Our Starbucks offers 120 indoor seats over looking the sports halls and 131 outdoor seats with viewing over the artificial and grass pitches to watch your favourite sports.

thebench • The Bench Bar - Surrey Sports Park also boasts a spectacular lounge bar and restaurant area. The Bench Bar will provide the perfect location to relax before or after sport, with panoramic views of the outdoor pitches and the rolling Surrey Hills. Large widescreen TV screens will also make it the ideal venue to watch live sport, showing coverage of all major sporting events.

• Our chefs have extensive experience of delivering nutritionally balanced meals to elite athletes and will work with individual teams to develop a suitable menu.

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Surrey Sports Park Ambassadors

Alec Stewart, OBE Alec Stewart is England’s most capped cricketer both in ODI and Test match cricket. Over the course of his 14 year international career, Alec made 133 Test match appearances and 170 ODI appearances. He was also a firm fixture in the Surrey team for over 20 years from 1981.

During his time as England captain, Alec made history as the first man to simultaneously captain, wicket-keep and open the batting for a side in Test cricket.

In 1998, Alec was awarded the MBE and the OBE in 2003.

Allan Wells, MBE Born in Edinburgh, Allan started his career in athletics as a long jumper and triple jumper who didn’t start to concentrate on the sprint events until 1976.

At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Allan Wells won gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m, making him the only British athlete to win two short sprint medals at one Olympics.

As well as his Olympic success, Allan took four golds, two silvers and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games; he also won The Golden Sprint title in 1981 affirming his title of fastest sprinter in the world.

Gail Emms, MBE Gail is one of the UK’s most successful – and popular - badminton players ever.

During her career, Gail won five national mixed doubles titles and four women’s doubles titles, two Commonwealth mixed double titles, was crowned World Champion in 2006, and took silver at the Athens Olympics – the best performance ever by a British player.

Since retiring from the game after the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Gail has divided her time between a variety of television and mentoring roles.

Mark Foster Mark is amongst the most successful British swimmers of all time. Specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres, he has won 47 major international medals in a remarkable career. Mark broke his first world record in 1993 in the 50m freestyle, going on to break a further seven records.

Aged 38, he was selected for Team GB to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games – his 5th Olympics –and in the process became the oldest member of the Great Britain swimming team ever.

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Experience of Hosting Elite Sports Events and Professional Teams RFUW World Cup 2010 • Surrey Sports Park is hosting the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup. • 12 teams from around the world will spend 3 weeks living, training and performing at Surrey Sports Park • All match and training pitches, accommodation, catering, physiotherapy and team rooms are supplied and maintained by Surrey Sports Park Surrey Storm Netball • Surrey Sports Park operates a Super League Netball team in England Netball’s top level competition • All training sessions and matches take place at Surrey Sports Park • Athletes have full access to the fitness suite and work with the catering team to develop nutritionally balanced diets Surrey Storm Squash • Surrey Sports Park operates an elite squash team in the Premier Squash League

Guildford City Swimming Club • Guildford City Swimming Club is based at Surrey Sports Park • GCSC were the South East Regional National Swimming League Champions for 4 straight years from 2005-2008 • Surrey Sports Park employs 2 ASA Level 4 coaches, plus 13 professionally qualified ASACoaches & Teachers, including its own in-house chartered physiotherapist and nutritionist Guildford Heat • Guildford Heat Basketball club train and play all the home fixtures from Surrey Sports Park • Guildford Heat compete in the BBL • Players and coaches from the club link in with the University’s basketball club, running training and coaching clinics.

England Squash and Racketball • Surrey Sports Park is the London and South East centre for Squash and Racketball • It will be the preparation centre for Team England in advance of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth games Harlequins • Harlequins Rugby Union have relocated to Surrey Sports Park as their training venue • They have access to the 120 station fitness suite, making use of the Olympic standard heavy weights area and strength and conditioning facilities, as well as their own dedicated outdoor facilities • Harlequins will link into the University of Surrey Rugby club to develop players and improve pathways into elite sport

Other Events • Surrey Youth Games with Active Surrey • Futsal Grand Finals Tournament with The FA • GB Basketball Senior Women’s test matches vs. Portugal • GB Basketball Eurobasket Match vs.

Ukraine • National Waterpolo Championships • National Lifeguard Championships

GB Basketball • GB Women’s basketball are based at Surrey Sports Park for their training camps and test matches from Summer 2010

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Location of Surrey Sports Park Surrey Sports Park is situated in the City of Guildford, located in the heart of Surrey. As part of the University of Surrey, it is located a short distance from themain campus, close to the Royal Surrey County Hospital and Manor Park accommodation.

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Guildford is ideally situated only 10 miles from the M25, one of the UK’s busiest motorway networks, linking the South East with the rest of England, Wales and Scotland. Surrey Sports Park is only 25 miles from London Heathrow Airport and 40 miles from London Gatwick Airport, making it extremely accessible for international guests and athletes.

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If athletes wish to experience something different on rest days, then Guildford town centre is a short walk away, providing plenty of shopping, dining and leisure opportunities, including the cinema and picturesque walks along the canal. Travelling further a field is also an option – London being easily accessible via a 40 minute train journey.

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Surrey Sports Park

University of Surrey, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AD, United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 (0)1483 689111 Fax: +44 (0)1483 300245 Email: info@surreysportspark.co.uk

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