Sports-mad Stephen Linsley, 19, the son of Humber Galvanizing Commercial Manager, Tony Linsley, teamed up with sporting superstar Dame Kelly Holmes when he attended a training camp at Loughborough University.

Stephen, who is studying for his Higher Sports Leaders Award (HSLA) at Scarborough Sixth Form College and is aiming to read Sports Development at Newcastle University, was selected to represent the college.

 

Organized by the Youth Sport Trust and supported by Sport England, Sport Leaders UK And the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the ´Step into Sport residential camp was designed to inspire and motivate the next generation of sports leaders in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic games. Dame Kelly, the double Olympic Champion, was there to open the event and help encourage the youngsters to acquire the skills, knowledge and qualifications they will need to work as leaders and volunteers in sport.

Tony Linsley said that Stephen, who is keen on a wide range of sports, especially hockey and cricket, had gained a huge amount from the course at Loughborough, which is one of the leading sports academies in the UK: ¨It was a great opportunity for him and especially to meet a true sporting legend like Kelly Holmes face to face.