Terenure badly need winter training facilities for local schools and clubs, comprising about 4,000 children. These schools and clubs especially need artificial, all-weather pitch in CDETB sports grounds so kids can participate in sport year-round to improve their health and self-esteem.
Longitudinal studies have shown that children and youth participating in sport, when compared to peers who do not play sport, exhibit:
- improved fitness;
- lifelong connections to sport;
- higher self-esteem;
- fewer behavioural problems;
- better psychosocial skills;
- higher grades, expectations, and attainment;
- greater personal confidence and self-esteem;
- greater connections with school;
- stronger peer relationships;
- more academically oriented friends;
- greater family attachment and more frequent interactions with parents;
- more restraint in avoiding risky behaviour;
- greater involvement in volunteer work;
- better adaptive skills;
- acquire skills that are beneficial in other domains (e.g., school, family, work).
Benefits of a quality Multi Sports Training Facility to the community:
- Ability to organise structured training;
- Enhance Long term athlete development;
- Act as point of integration between Terenure residents;
- Strengthen the clubs;
- Provide quality multi-sport experience;
- Meet recreational and social needs;
- Correlation between sports participation and educational achievement;
- Physical and mental health – obesity link;
- Promote the benefits of an active lifestyle to the health and well-being of people in the area;
- Inclusive participation for all due to accessibility;
- Provides a safe environment for clubs because of enclosure;
- Multi use Shared facility to optimise usage;
- Sense of community and accessible within walking/cycling distance.
