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Dawn said:
| My 7 yr old daughter competed this year in the cheerleading and her squad won the GOLD for Trafford. It was a fantastic day and a big well done to all the cheerleaders, the standard was high and all were (as always) great sports and very supportive of our very young squad xxx 'WE LOVE IT, WE LOVE IT, WE WANT MORE OF IT' |
20/07/08
Chloe said:
| I played in volley ball this year with 6 other girls we taught for alf an hour in the mornin n the rest of us played an hour a week for abwt 3 or 4 week and we went anyway for fun and we had a really brilliant day and was just well spirited and supported our lads which came second ! well done ! x |
17/07/08
Amy said:
| I have been doing cheerleading for 2 yrs now and me and my squad have just represented oldham in the manchester youth games we came second and got a silver medal without our top coach Mrs Hayes and ashleigh we would'nt have come this far so THANKYOUxxxx |
14/07/08
Adam said:
| I had loads of fun playing hockey for Trafford in the 08 games. The bronze medal has a worthy position on my bedroom wall. |
13/07/08
Amelia said:
| Come on Oldham! Really enjoyed taking part in the Cheerleading workshop and winning a sliver medal for Oldham with my team BV Warriors at the Greater Manchester Youth Games. I hope our team will be back next year. Hope everyone enjoyed the event as much as our team did. Special thanks from us all to our ‘Top coach’ and Ashley for all their hard work. |
12/07/08
jemimah said:
| This was my first year at the Games, I went with my friends Emily, Jessica, and Katie. We all won medals in the Judo Competition. It was a fantastic experience. |
12/07/08
Connor said:
| COME ON TEAM OLDHAM!!! My bro coach for waterpolo i am playing aswell... |
12/07/08
clo said:
| LETS GO STOCKPORT, LETS GO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX GOOD LUCK TO ANY 1 ON TEAM STOCKPORT FOR ANY SPORT X WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I NO U CAN DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GET THAT GOLD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST OF LUCK LOVE CLO PS maybe i will see you tommorrow xxxxxxxxxx c ya xxxxxxxxxx |
11/07/08
chloe said:
| hey, when i was browsing through the messages i found that thers hardley any messages to team stockport!!!!!!! so i thought that it would be nice to say a HUGE good luck to JENNY our number 2 and also 1 of my close mates , and also say a good luck to olivia our number 3 !!!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK GIRLS XXXXXXX I also waznt to say a MASSIVE thanks to Phil and Dave my table tennis coaches . thank you for training me and getting me syced for tommorrow xxx Oh and i also want to say good luck to all the other table tennis competiters! good luck !!!!!!!!! OH and COME ON STOCKPORT GET US THAT GOLD AGAIN XXXXXXXXXXXXX c ya all tmz xx good luck evry1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
11/07/08
Dave said:
| 2 days to go!! My first time at the Games and I'm really looking forward to watching Team Wigan show the other boroughs how it should be done!! Good luck to all the competitors. |
10/07/08
jaleesa said:
| come on rochdale win,win,win !!!!! |
09/07/08
danyelll said:
| COME ON WIGAN COME ON WIGAN the cheerleaders are the best and were gonna win!!!!!!!!!! I realli wanna see what its like at the games i cant wait 2 days to go !!!!!!!! |
09/07/08
Jack said:
| Good luck rochdale with the Hockey. |
09/07/08
John said:
 | I would like to wish David Bradley & Tameside good luck from team Wigan |
08/07/08
John said:
 | GMYG is a great day for sport! Good luck for Saturday Team Wigan! I hope you enjoy the day representing Wigan in your chosen sport. The day will be great hail, rain or sun shine Best Wishes |
08/07/08
Julia said:
| I competed in the GMYG when i was younger and thouroughly enjoyed the event. I think it is important for children and young people to have the opportunity to compete against other boroughs in such a high profile event. This will be my 3rd year of supporting the Youth Games. Lets hope we can build on from last years games and bring even more medals home. Good Luck Team Wigan !!! |
08/07/08
Carl said:
| Each year the Youth Games gets bigger and better. I have been involved in the Youth Games previously but this is my first year supporting TEAM WIGAN. There are high expectations this year so lets make it a memorable one! COME ON TEAM WIGAN |
08/07/08
Danny said:
| This is the first year I have been involved with the Youth Games and more importantly TEAM WIGAN! We have been training very hard in preparation for the table tennis competition and are looking forward to the challenge on the day! Come on TEAM Wigan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
08/07/08
Roger said:
| 3rd year of involvement in youth games, standard of participants inncreases year after year. Really enjoyable for all involved TEAM WIGAN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
08/07/08
Lizzie said:
| Good luck for Saturday Team Wigan! I hope you enjoy the day and represent Wigan with pride in whatever sport you are participating in. The team are hoping the sun is shining to make it an even better day for you all! Good luck!! |
08/07/08
leanne said:
| i have just played for bolton this year in the basketball tournement were we won fair play award and came second |
02/07/08
Kieran said:
| I got involved when my children began to play hockey for Bury. I ended up as chairman of Bury Jaguars and we had great success at the Games. I "retired" this year but I'll be going back to watch, it really is one of the best sporting events for young people in the country. GO BURY! |
21/06/08
James said:
| Manchester are best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
17/06/08
Craig said:
| The 20th Youth Games will be my first and getting involved with Wigan's teams at our recent Training Camps, has got me excited about the day. The enthusiasm the young people and coaches showed for their sport and the Youth Games in general was great to see. |
11/06/08
Adam said:
 | 'Team Wigan' Training Camps were held recently in preparation for the main event. All the youngsters involved had a fantastic day, and as you can see the Sports Development Team were out in force!! |
11/06/08
matthew said:
| rochdale are gonna win hockey for u15 |
11/06/08
luke said:
| The Youth Games were great, i have played for the last two years. I met new friends from all over Manchester who played hockey. I hope to see them again this year at the Games!!! Good luck Team Oldham!!! |
09/06/08
freya said:
| Youth games were good even though we only won one game. i am in the squad for Hockey which is really good as i learn new skills and meet new mates. |
09/06/08
Squirrel said:
 | Hi there, I'm the new squirrel mascot for the Greater Manchester Youth Games! I would love to introduce myself, but I haven't been named yet! The people at GreaterSport (they organise the Games) have asked PRIMARY SCHOOL children across Greater Manchester to name be.....they are running a competition.....do you have a name for me? If you do, click here... www.greatersport.co.uk/mascot and put in your entry! |
06/06/08
Nick said:
| I have being coaching the girls basketball since its introduction to the GMYG in 1993 or 1994. |
06/06/08
Joe said:
| My first year of involvement was during the Manchester bid for the Olympics. The event started with an Olympic style procession of all the competitors and coaches and an opening ceremony with a torch at the GMEX. Since then I have been responsible for Team Bury Table Tennis squads. |
06/06/08
mike said:
 | played rugby |
06/06/08
Lizzie said:
| I have been involved in the Youth Games for the last 5 years through working at Oldham Sports Development and now Wigan Sports Development. I was never aware of the Youth Games as a child but wish I had as I always enjoy going to the games and the atmosphere during the day. Come on Team Wigan!!! |
03/06/08
Adam said:
| I was present at the GMYG last year for the first time. This following a number of years involved in the Lancashire Youth Games. To say the Greater Manchester version is more competitive is an understatement!! Though I suppose a bit of friendly competition doesn't do anybody any harm... Best of luck to all the participants this year. And in particular go 'Team Wigan'!! |
02/06/08
Holly said:
| The celebration after was great i really enjoyed the whole weekend. My team tried their best and there were some very competitive teams out there. Think we came fourth in the end but we didn't go home unhappy as we had enjoyed ourselves and was glad to take part. |
02/06/08
Josie said:
| I have so many memories of the Greater Manchester Youth Games both as a volunteer and as a paid professional. As a volunteer, I enjoyed acting as Event Organiser for YDP Table Tennis. This included everything from the pre event meetings, organising the event draw, watching matches, meeting friends, families and dignatories to mopping the floor because the tent had flooded ... fun, fun fun Professionally as Games Referee and Site Manager there have been incidents but the spirit of the games has always lead to a favourable outcome. As the County Disability Officer for Greater Manchester the games has raised a smile more than once. The challenges and success of the disabled athletes have been many but the games has always been the true winner. In my own club, I am proud to say that one of my players competed in the Youth Games four years ago and now plays in the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball team. She has even starred in the TV drama Desparado's alongside Ade Adepitan the BBC wheelchair dancer that starred in the TV advert. Its one of those things the Youth Games, you cant let go of it.. its an addiction and long may it continue. |
29/05/08
Laura said:
 | We have just found this 1998 picture of the presentations....does anyone recognise anyone in it? If you do, let us know via this blog...trying to find people who have been involved in the past! |
29/05/08
Mark said:
| I had great time playing for Trafford, me and my friends won, I still have the medal somewhere. Go Trafford!!!!!!!!!!! |
29/05/08
Nitin said:
| I have had the pleasure of being involved in the youth games for the last 12 years as a player, volunteer, coach and team manager. My first memories of the youth games were representing oldham at hockey at the Armitage Centre in 1996 winning a gold medal. The experience and atmosphere of the weekend is something i will always hold close to my heart. To be participating in such a big event at a young age, it gave me the opportunity to make friends from all walks of life with the same interests as me that i am still in contact with after 11 years. Because of this event it has motivated me to work go through the pathways from a volunteer to an Assistant Sport Development officer at Oldham Sport Development. Good luck this year Team Oldham!!! |
27/05/08
Neil said:
| Having been involved in the Youth Games for 8 years now it is great to see the long term effect it can have on people's lives. From seeing 11 year olds compete for the first time, then become members of a club, and finally, return to the Youth Games as a coach or team manager years later is what it is all about. I love seeing the pride of young people representing their town, and the effort and enthusiasm that goes into competing against other teams of a similar level of development. Everyone involved in sport knows about the Youth Games, and everyone wants to represent the town they live in at the Youth Games. I definitely feel that I missed out in my youth, not competing in the Greater Manchester Youth Games. It has built a great legacy.....long may it continue! |
27/05/08
Leanne said:
| I have been involved in the youth games as both an athlete and a manager and in all cases I have had a great experience. The event has always been a fun day out and the weather has never dampened anyones spirits. A well run event with dedicated volunteers,coaches and officals makes the event a great day for participates and spectators to have fun in a safe environment. Team Oldham 2 win!!!!!! |
27/05/08
Jane said:
| I have been involved in the Youth Games through Salford Vikings Basketball Club since 2006. We have held open trials for players each year and have been involved in the Greater Manchester league to qualify for the Youth Games. My involvement is as chairperson of the club and as a parent of a player. I have been extremely proud of the children throughout their involvement with the games - they all wear their Salford t-shirt with pride. |
25/05/08
Suzanne said:
| I have been involved in the Greater Manchester Youth Games for as long as I can remember, both me and my sister Tiff have played on the GMYG Netball teams and I remember feeling really proud about representing my home town. I use to really enjoy the games at the Armitage Centre where all the sports were together, which gave us the opportunity to go and support other Oldham teams. The Youth Games gave me the chance to meet new friends, which most of them are still and will be life long friends, some of which I still play Netball with at Oldham Netball Club. Through my passion and enjoyment of sport I have representated team Oldham as a volunteer, a coach and now a Community Sport Development Officer at Oldham Sport Development. Events like the Youth Games give a young person such a fantastic opportuntiy to follow their pathway in sport, as I did and luckily I am able to share this amazing expereince as a Sport Development Officer with the young people year on year. Without the dedication, commitment and passion from volunteers, coaches, officials and organisers, I and other participants wouldnt have experienced this proud moment of representing their area at the Youth Games Come on Team Oldham!!!! |
23/05/08
Emma said:
| I first got involved in the Youth Games when I was 11 (for Stockport) and it is probably fair to say that it is the single biggest reason why I have ended up working in sport as my full time job. The Youth Games was my first experience of competitive sport and really gave me a passion for sport as a whole. I first took part in the Games when it was held at the Armitage and the event and the experience it gave me was amazing. I have seen the Youth Games change over the years, but never has the enjoyment and pride on young peoples faces changed when they represent their borough. As a volunteer and now working in Sports Development (in Oldham) I have been lucky enough to every year see young people enjoying themselves and achieving some incredible goals. I only hope that in the future the games is able to impact on more young people as it did with me. Thanks to everyone who has been involved in the Youth Games over the years! |
23/05/08
Helen said:
| I was involved in the Youth Games in 96/97/98 playing netball for Oldham. I loved the Youth Games when I played in them, especially as they used to take place in the sun! I won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, never the gold! I think we lost to Trafford every year - they were our big rivals. The atmosphere at the Youth Games was always electric and I have very fond memories from each of the Games that I played in. I am now involved in the Youth Games through Wigan Sports Development, where I work as a Sports Development Officer. It is great to go back to the Games in a professional capacity and see kids enjoying themselves like I did over 10 years ago! |
15/05/08
Hannah said:
| I used to love competing in the youth games. It was different to all the other competitions i did. The atmosphere was more exciting and there was always more spectators, which encouraged me to run faster and jump further when i did the triple jump and won it!! I wasn't even meant to do it, but so glad i did do it because i loved standing on the podium! Good luck to anyone who is competing in this years youth games, i'm sure you will love every minute of it. |
09/05/08
Phil said:
 | This is the carpark at Broughton Park last year, we ended up using the previous years carpet cricket pitch as a quick fix to stop the cars getting stuck in the mud from all that rain!! It worked really well and saved the carpark, but it took four of us 2 hours to pull up as it was so heavy soaked in muddy water! |
08/05/08
Yvonne said:
| I was a millennium Volunteer and organised the festival village when the Games were in Wigan, we had lots of companies providing fun sports activities for the participants when they had a break from their sports . . . from bungee runs to free throwing with the RAF! Organising this helped me to develop lots of really useful skills which help me in my working life now! |
06/05/08
Neil said:
| I cant believe the Greater Manchester Youth Games has now been around for 20 years! What a fantastic event for children, young people, families, coaches, sports leaders, volunteers and sports development staff! I have been involved in the games over the 20 years in various roles from a volunteer, to a coach, to a sports development officer and now Head of Sport and Extended Learning in Oldham. I have some great memories of the games from those glorious sunny days at the Armitage Centre to most recent times at the Manchester Venues. For me the Youth Games has always inspired me and has given me some great experiences that have helped me professionally. Big thanks to all those that make it happen including Greater Sport Staff, Sport Development Officers, Team Managers, Coaches, Teachers, Volunteers, Young Leaders and parents. Also good luck to Team Oldham for 2008! Neil |
06/05/08
Helen said:
| I was involved in the Youth Games in 96/97/98 playing netball for Oldham. I loved the Youth Games when I played in them, especially as they used to take place in the sun! I won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals, never the gold! I think we lost to Trafford every year - they were our big rivals. The atmosphere at the Youth Games was always electric and I have very fond memories from each of the Games that I played in. I am now involved in the Youth Games through Wigan Sports Development, where I work as a Sports Development Officer. It is great to go back to the Games in a professional capacity and see kids enjoying themselves like I did over 10 years ago! |
01/05/08
Laura said:
 | Someone has managed to dig out an old GMYG brochure from 1998! How things have changed........picture of it attached. Have you got old memorabilia from the Games of years gone by? If so, email laurah@greatersport.co.uk and we'll arrange for it to be sent in to us! |
30/04/08
Jonny said:
 | I've been working at GreaterSport for two years now, and have managed to miss both Youth Games over that time.....soooo, this year is rock and roll for me, as I've heard so much positive feedback about the event. Bring on July! Reason I was away in the first year was because I used to play table tennis for Ireland.....was at the Games in Melbourne!!! Bit of inspiration for this year attached...here I am mid competition! |
30/04/08
Gabriella said:
| I played netball in the 2006 and 2007 Youth games we got the Gold in 2006 and Silver in 2007, the team had so much fun we loved every minute and you make some great mates over the training sessions too! |
28/04/08
Laura said:
 | Found another photo....this is Alice, she used to organise the athletics as our Athletics Development Officer, continues to work at GreaterSport as our Coaching Development Officer. She is pictured here at 2007 in the athletics commentary box on the day of the Games. The guy to her right is Daniel Gray, he worked as the athletics event organiser at the time and is now a community coach in Manchester! |
16/04/08
Alex said:
| I was tennis team manager for Trafford in 2005 and really enjoyed the role. I had a fantastic day as did all of the Trafford tennis team. Little did I know that Trafford would be in the play offs against Tameside whose team manager is a tennis member of my club...the banter was fantastic. A year later I was working for Greater Sport as part of the organising team and the enjoyment of being part of the youth games in Greater Manchester just continues! |
15/04/08
Yvonne said:
| I competed in Youth Games basketball for a few year and loved every minute! We trained with a specialist coach and then put our Stockport kit on and got stuck in, it was fantastic, brings back really fond memories of new friends made and very tired legs at the end of the weekend!! |
14/04/08
Laura said:
 | This is Alex, she works as part of the Youth Games team, she's a Sale Sharks fan, and on a sunny day in 2006 at the Games Alex got to meet her dream man.....SHARKY the Sale Sharks mascot!! Here she is being hugged by Sharky himself! |
29/03/08
Jill said:
| I remember being really keen on football but not knowing about any teams - i played for my primary school but that was it. My teacher brought me a flyer with information about the borough trials and the youth games - i got involved and it was the first time i was involved with football properly. I am still involved with playing football to this day (many years later!) and think the Youth Games got me going. I am still involved with the youth games now - although behind the scenes and i would love to think that some of the participants this year, like me will be starting a life time love of their sport! |
28/03/08
Laura said:
 | ....found a couple more of pics from 'behind' the scenes.....this is Richard our boss and Chief Exec of the Games! He's in charge of GreaterSport, the people who organise the event....he has been to ALL of the 20 of the Greater Manchester Youth Games! |
27/03/08
Laura said:
 | This one is Rob, he is involved in coaching, but worked as part of the team last year sorting out the Broughton Park site with Dipesh. They both did a brilliant job.....it rained ALL day!! :-) |
27/03/08
Laura said:
 | We've been looking through our images from the past few years of the Games, here are a few from behind the scenes. This one is Calum - he looks after basketball, and here he is at the Games in 2007! |
27/03/08
Calum said:
| This will be my fourth Youth Games. Once as a volunteer, and the others within the industry. My first memory of the Games was one of pure amazement! I'd never seen anything like it before! It was fantastic to see so many young people enjoying sport and giving it their all for their borough. Since becoming involved behind the scenes its certainly been an experience, the months of hard work leading up to the games, breaking three vans in 2006 and getting one stuck in the mud in 2007. Hopefully 2008 will be free of driving catastrophes! Whatever happens, its worth all the sacrifice and embarrassment if the event goes well and is enjoyed by all the participants! |
27/03/08
Phil said:
 | It’s fantastic seeing the camaraderie in the borough teams each year. Good luck to everyone taking part this year, I hope you have a great time. |
27/03/08
Laura said:
 | I have been involved in helping organise the Greater Manchester Youth Games for three years now as the marketing and pr person, and I am always staggered at how fantastic the event is!! Good luck to everyone taking part in this years Games, we know it is going to be the best one yet! One of the best bits of being involved in the Games is working with our Ambassadors....last year I was lucky enough to meet Jason Queally at the opening of the Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative store in Manchester...pic is attached! |
26/03/08