The Murray brothers’ legacy is "showing signs of fruition with the School of Tennis pilot scheme in Edinburgh having been named as the winning project for Tennis Scotland’s Education Programme Award." The School of Tennis pilot scheme in Edinburgh "involved three local secondary schools, with funding from the Tennis Foundation and support from City of Edinburgh Council and Tennis Scotland." The aim of the project has been to "revolutionise the way tennis is delivered in secondary schools." After a year of establishing tennis in the schools, the next steps will be "linking further with the local clubs and developing a sustainable model for delivery of tennis in secondary schools" (SCOTSMAN, 3/14).
Inspired by the Russian doping scandal, a nonprofit foundation is "offering financial and legal assistance" to whistle-blowers with information about cheating in int'l sports. The foundation, Fair Sport, is working with WADA and "plans to help protect and advise people who have evidence that could inform the agency’s investigations as well as related government investigations into bribery, corruption or drug trafficking." Whistle-blowers approved by Fair Sport's board of directors will "be eligible for assistance with a range of services" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/12).
The National Rugby League Chief Medical Officer Paul Bloomfield "trumpeted the game’s stringent concussion laws, claiming players are now more aware than ever about the health risks regarding head knocks." Just days before former Newcastle player James McManus’ legal action against his old club is set be heard in the NSW Supreme Court, Bloomfield "praised the game’s head policies." The doctor cited how the NRL this year "improved definitions surrounding signs of concussion, and introduced a slow-to-stand category-two symptom" (AAP, 3/15).
