Loughborough University is the base for a new professional development body

The Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA) was officially launched on 3rd May 2011 and is to be based at SportPark at Loughborough University.

This new institute represents the first unified voice for sport and physical activity, and its purpose is to provide leadership, support and empowerment for professionals working in this sector.

Sean Holt, Chief Executive of IMSPA says, “IMSPA will reach out to a wide range of people engaged in a variety of roles such as leisure centre managers, local development officers, coaches, health officers and governing body representatives. It is important to remember that what will define our members is not the role that they do but their ambition to develop their knowledge and skills to become celebrated leaders, deliverers and shapers of the sport and physical activity sector."

IMSPA enjoyed a double celebration at the launch, as it also confirmed that the new body has been granted Chartership accreditation by The Royal Privy Council, a first for sport.

Tim Garfield, Deputy Director of Sport at Loughborough University said, "Not only is the new institute good news for sport, it is also another important milestone for SportPark at Loughborough University. One of the ambitions of the SportPark project was to build on Loughborough’s reputation of being at the heart of sport. Having for the first time ever, a consolidated professional institute with chartered status based there, further demonstrates the realising of this ambition.”

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Content added on 13th May 2011.

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