The London Youth Games

Bromley has been successful for the second year running being crowned London Youth Games Champions 2008. Thousands of young people from across the capital were competing in the Games during June and July and Bromley emerged clear winners with 1039 points, 13 more than second placed Lewisham, and 16 more than third placed Redbridge.
Highlights for Bromley included first places for the girls’ swimming and boys’ hockey teams both regaining their top scores from 2007, second places for girls’ hockey and squash, and third places for netball, tennis, rugby, girls’ cricket and athletics, and boys’ disability football. The teams consistently achieved excellent results throughout the Games with great support from team managers and coaches.
The Youth Games is competed annually by over 23,000 young people from all the London Boroughs in over 30 sports and Bromley placed consistently well across all sports reflecting the talent in the Borough and the strength of school and club based squads.

A copy of the 2007 Souvenir Programme can be downloaded here.

The London Youth Games, started in 1977, is now the largest youth games event in Europe, with over 23,000 young people taking part from the whole of London's 33 boroughs. The finals weekend, at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, is usually held over the 2nd weekend in July, with a variety of preliminary events taking place throughout June.

LYG – Mini Games

The mini games are for primary aged children, with eight different sports being played; all teams are mixed boys and girls – basketball, football, hockey, rugby, netball, athletics (sports hall athletics) and boccia. Bromley Mytime works together with Bromley’s School Sports Partnership Managers to coordinate Bromley’s entries into the mini games. 

LYG - Main Games

Bromley Mytime works in partnership with schools and local sports clubs and voluntary Team Managers to enter teams into the LYG. The age range does vary according to the sport, with the upper limit in many cases being U17 (school year 13), some sports however, are based around U14’s. The following activities are included in the games: angling, archery, athletics, disability athletics, badminton, basketball, boccia, canoeing, cycling, diving, fencing, football, MLD football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, netball, rugby (girls tag), squash, swimming, disability swimming, table tennis, tennis, trampolining, duathlon, volleyball, weightlifting. Unless stated otherwise, all these activities are for both boys and girls, some as one mixed team others are independent boys and girls teams.
 

How to take part

The standard of competition differs from sport to sport, and to be considered for selection to the Bromley Squads you must meet all the necessary criteria relating to age, standard etc and must either live or go to school in Bromley. If you feel you would like to be considered for selection to one of the Bromley Squads in the London Youth Games, or would like further information, please contact the Sports Development Unit on the number below.
 

Contacts

Bromley Mytime – Sports Development Unit
Lousie O'Callaghan – Borough Team Organiser
Email louise.o'callaghan@bromleymytime.org.uk
Telephone – 020 8323 1708

Andy Fish – School Sports Partnership Manager
Email andrew.fish@bromley.gov.uk