Inverurie Youth
Sports Foundation
For more information on our services and how we can help please get in touch with us today
Contact UsInverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) is a charitable foundation founded by local entrepreneur Steven Ferguson & his family.
Steven and Wendy Ferguson have been inspired to support and promote the future development of youth in sport within the Garioch area.
The IYSF would like to welcome applications for funding to help support the development of youth in sport. We have set our boundary, as the Garioch area but applications from outside the area may be considered.
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IYSF Gymnast gets selected for Scotland
Congratulation again Naomi for your recent Scotland selection. Well done from the IYSF. …
Selection to the Scottish Performance Programme 2024
Congratulations to the gymnasts from Aberdeen Gymnastics Club on their selection to the Scottish performance programmes for 2024, and to …
Ben Bonner wins for Team Scotland
Delighted for Ben Bonner smashing it in Argentina with a clean sweep of wins for TEAM SCOTLAND.Congratulations from the IYSF …
Ella Chalmers who has been selected onto the Triathlon Scotland Next Generation squad
Everyone at IYSF are absolutely over the moon for Ella Chalmers who has been selected onto the Triathlon Scotland Next …
Oli Blackadder selected to join the Scottish Boys Performance Squad for the Season 2024
A great season for Oli Blackadder who achieved the following over the course of the year: Selection for National honorsSelection …
Sam Edgar wins University World Cup 2023
Fantastic news Sam Edgar won University World Cup. Congratulations on your winning the World Cup and securing several silver and …
Skye Stephenson smashing the end of the season
At the Tayside Trophy in Dundee this month Skye competed in the Advanced Novice International Skating Union (ISU) category. Skye …
Great day at Garioch Sports Centres for “Garioch Sports Kit for All”
Great day at Garioch Sports Centres open day with the “Garioch Sports Kit for All” donations. Thank you to everyone …
IYSF 2023 Sport Conference - great success
A snapshot of the 2023 Sport Conference that took place at Inverurie Community Campus on Sunday 3rd September. Thank you …
Zack Asprey to appear at the Brave Cup - Congratulations from IYSF
What an experience for Zack Aspey, supported by the IYSF, to appear at the Brave Cup. The opportunity to play …
Funding Clinic - 4th September 2023
Any athletes, clubs or coaches looking for more information on funding support? Drop into Garioch Sports Centre on Monday 4th …
British Senior Solo Ice Dance Championships 2023 - 11th in the UK, 1st in Scotland.
Shannyn Walker has been making great strides in 2023 with podium places in competitions in Billingham and Dundee. Shannyn also …
Ben Bonner awarded 2023 Scottish Boxer of Year (Youth Male)
Congratulations from everyone at IYSF to Ben Bonner being awarded "2023 Scottish Boxer of Year" (Youth Male). Well done, and …
Ella Chambers had a smashing race at the British super series in Sunderland
Ella Chambers had a smashing race at the British super series in Sunderland. Whole weekend of Triathlon racing with the …
Euan Murphy smashing a first-place finish
Euan Murphy smashing a first-place finish on 8th July in the M3 triathlon Festival at Monikie Country Park. As if …
Top Spot for Fraser Laird an IYSF scholar athlete
Top Spot for Fraser Laird an IYSF scholar athlete at the Stephen Gallacher Foundation event at Dundonald Links. Fraser Laird …
Carmen Griffiths takes the win at the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championships
Great NEWS ........Carmen Griffiths takes the win at the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championships. Fantastic results, and congratulations from IYSF. Results …
Ella Chalmers competes in the British Triathlon Super Series
IYSF were delighted to hear that Ella Chalmers had her best race yet over the weekend at the British Triathlon …
Raising awareness of our Kit for All project!
Raising awareness of our Kit for All project! If you didn't get a chance to come along and pick up …
Congratulations to Eva Ewing, Ross McWatt & Noah Black
Congratulations to the three Scottish Judoka; Eva Ewing at Sportif Judo, Ross McWatt Garioch Judo Club and Noah Black Clyde …
DOUBLE GOLD for Catherine Wright at the National Championships
DOUBLE GOLD for Catherine Wright at the National Championships held in Sheffield over the weekend. Catherine competes in the young …
Louise Christie to represent GB
Louise Christie has been selected to represent Great Britain at her second European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan as well as …
A fantastic London Marathon for Joanna Roberston
A fantastic race for Joanna Roberston yesterday at the London Marathon, her first ever marathon. She completed the race in …
Skye Stephen qualified for the British Ice Skating 2023 Novice Championships
Great NEWS ........Skye Stephen qualified for the British Ice Skating 2023 Novice Championships in May 2023. IYSF wish you all …
Nula Gow take gold in the 400IM at the Scottish National Age Group Championship
IYSF were delighted to be at ASV to see Nula Gow take gold in the 400IM at the Scottish National …
Harry Blackhall wins 21 or his 24 matches in the Senior British Table Tennis League
Harry Blackhall on top form winning 21 or his 24 matches for his North Ayrshire Team in the Senior British …
Sports Conference 3rd September 2023
2023 Sports Club Conference Key Speakers Karen Darke British paralympic cyclist, paratriathlete, adventurer and author. She competed at the 201 …
Nordine Adrif Wins Bronze Media at Rigal Latvian Senior Judo Tournament
Fantastic result from Nordine Adrif, bring home a well earned bronze medal from Riga Latvian senior judo tournament. “Believe to …
Awards For IYSF Scholars at Aberdeen Sports Awards 2023
IYSF had an amazing evenint at the Aberdeenshire Sports Awards 2023. Young coach of the year won by IYSF scholar …
Harry Blackhall wins his qualifying group in the Men's Singles North Open Tournament
Table Tennis Harry Blackhall got 2023 off to a great start winning his qualifying group in the Men's Singles North …
IYSF congratulations to Sam Edgar for her medal success at Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship
Sam Edgar achieved quadruple medal success in New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship. Sam is an inspiration to …
Skateboarder, Daisy Buchanan achieves 1st Place
Congratulations to Daisy Buchanan for achieving a 1st Place in a Skateboarding Competition recently held in Sheffield …
Ellis Simpson takes U14 gold at the Huntly Sprint race
Ellis Simpson took U14 gold at the Huntly Sprint race. Ellis then went onto compete at the Clashindarroch Hill Race …
Scottish Gynastic Team - Louise Christie
IYSF is absolutely delighted to hear that Louise Christie has been selected for Team Scotland Good luck for the forthcoming …
Ben Bonner becomes the GN Tri Nations Boxing Champion - Congratulations
IYSF are delighted to hear that Ben Bonner has just become the GB Tri Nations Boxing Champion at 63kg #thenextgeneration …
IYSF celebration of sport as part of the Queens Platinum Jubilee
An absolutely fantastic evening with Hannah Miley and Nicolae Cojocaru to continue the celebration of sport as part of the …
World, European & Commonwealth medallist, Hannah Miley , has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS World, European & Commonwealth medallist, Hannah Miley, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours …
Catherine Wright secures second place ate the Dundee Senior Ice Dance - Congratulations
Congratulations to Catherine Wright who gained a 2nd Place at the Dundee Senior Ice Dance Open …
Lucy Thomas paraswimmer sucess
This is exciting and we hope Lucy will follow in the footsteps of Paraswimmer Conner Morrison another IYSF Scholar athlete …
Lewis Malcolm - Basketball
Great to get to see Lewis Malcolm in action in his recent Scotland call up. …
Ross McWatt selected to fight in the European Championships
Great news for the Garioch judo club as our players Ross McWatt has been selected to fight in the European …
Hugh Gilliland an up and coming young Nordic Skier
IYSF are delighted to have Hugh Gilliland on board as one of the up and coming young Nordic Skiers from …
Congratulations go to Nico for second place at the International Wrestling Tournament in Albania
Congratulations to Nico with a 2nd place at the recent International tournament in Albania We wish you the best of …
IYSF supports Kizzy Scott, selected for the Scottish Alpine Team
IYSF are delighted to be supporting Kizzy Scott who has just been selected for the Scottish Alpine Ski Team for …
IYSF and Kellands School deliver their ACTIVE Sports Programme
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF), in partnership with Kellands School in Inverurie, are pleased to have delivered its ACTIVE sports …
IYSF to deliver A Commonwealth Games Past and Present as part of the Queens Platinum Jubilee
IYSF are absolutely delighted to bring to you an event as part of the Queens Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in Inverurie …
Louise McCullough supports IYSF Athlete Development Programme
A massive thank you goes out to Louise McCullough for giving up her time for some of the athletes on …
IYSF works with Kellands School, Inverurie to deliver ACTIVE Project
IYSF delivers ACTIVE Project at Kellands School, Inverurie. Gymnastics was the last of six sports we have delivered as part …
IYSF young scholar athletes Kizzy Scott secures 3rd in British Schools Alpine Open Championships
Many congratulations to one of our young scholar athletes Kizzy Scott who has been out training and racing in Italy …
IYSF Supports Garioch Judo Club
IYSF helps fund one of Garioch Judo club's young athletes to fly out to Italy to compete. Getting international experience …
IYSF Young Scholar Kirsty Muir secures 5th in Bejing Olympics
IYSF is delighted that Kirsty Muir has achieved an amazing 5th place in her first Olympic Games, and the first …
Colby Taylor selected for U17 Caledonia North Rugby Squad
Massive Congratulations to Colby Taylor who received confirmation that he has been selected for U17 Caledonia North Rugby Squad. Well …
IYSF provides funding to Aberdeen Amateur Athletics Club
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation provides funding to Aberdeen Amateur Athletics Club to enable them to purchase this brand new frame …
IYSF Young Scholar secures 11th place at the European Powerlifting Championship
A massive well done to Sam Edgar finishing in 11th place at the recent European Powerlifting Championships. Sam is an …
IYSF Strength and Condition Zone
The IYSF Strength and Conditioning Zone is now open at Garioch Sports Centre. If you are an athlete or a …
IYSF Impact
We are delighted to share some data around the impact of our grant funding. …
IYSF funds local young freestyle skier, Kirsty Muir as she aims for GB Gold!
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) is a charitable foundation established to support young persons in sports. IYSF has supported Kirsty …
IYSF celebrates Conner Morrison being named as a Paralympics GB swimmers for Tokyo 2020
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF), a charitable foundation to support and promote youth development in sport, celebrates the news that …
Grampian Snowsports Club
"We were delighted to receive the ISYF Covid Grant recently. The pandemic had impacted on how and where we were …
Gordon Group Riding for the Disabled Association
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation on behalf of everyone at Gordon …
BREAKING NEWS
Our Covid-19 Club Recovery Fund deadline for application has been extended to the end of 2020. We know how hard …
Garioch Rugby Football Club
Great to see Garioch Rugby Club putting their Covid-19 Club Recovery funding to good use. …
Pristine Hygiene
As we are all facing such uncertain times living with Covid-19. Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation is constantly thinking for new …
Garioch Gymnastics Club
Garioch Gymnastics Club "Garioch Gymnastics Club are extremely grateful for the IYSF funding they received. It enabled us to purchase …
Garioch Judo Club
"A Big thank you to IYSF for helping kick start Garioch Judo Club after a tough few months. The extra …
Insch Boxing Club
"Insch Boxing Club would like to extend our thanks to Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation for the recently received COVID-19 grant …
Garioch Indoor Bowling Centre
"Garioch Indoor Bowling Centre (GIBC) had applied for various government grants, for help when reopening the centre without any success …
Inverurie Boxing Club Covid-19 Club Recovery Grant
"Inverurie Boxing Club were delighted to receive a Covid-19 grant from IYSF. Without their help, we wouldn't have been able …
Kintore United Football Club Covid-19 Grant
"Kintore United Football Club are delighted to have received a Covid-19 grant from IYSF. The application process was simple and …
Harry Blackhall
IYSF are delighted to be supporting 13 year old Harry Blackhall a local Table Tennis player recently selected into the …
Ava Fettes
IYSF are delighted to hear that while representing Team GB at the Scalabis Cup in Portugal Ava Fettes achieved her …
Samantha Edgar
We are delighted to hear that another one of our female scholar's Samantha Edger who recently competed in the Powerlifting …
Archie Falconer
IYSF are delighted for Archie Falconer one of our Scholar athletes who has had an amazing year of rugby having …
Rugby Success for Jack Duncan
Great to hear about one of our new scholar athletes Jack Duncan who was selected and played for Glasgow Warriors …
IYSF Application Deadlines 2019
If you are looking to apply to IYSF for funding. The next deadline for applications to be considered is 1 …
Sports Coaching Conference 2019
IYSF are excited to launch their first Sports Coaching Conference on Sunday 8th September at Garioch Sports Centre Inverurie. To …
IYSF supports Alex Tilley a member of the British Senior Ski Team
IYSF are delighted to provide financial assistance to Alex Tilley to help support her in training and competing internationally. Alex …
World Championship Success for Kirsty Muir
Congratulation to Kirsty Muir who took 2nd place in the Junior World Slopestyle event. Kirsty didn't stop there she went …
Shannon McWilliam finished as the top Scot at the 2019 Helem Holm
Many congratulations to Shannon McWilliam one of IYSF scholar athletes finishing 6 under par to finish as the top Scot …
IYSF supports NEW race timing equipment for G*Snow
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) is pleased to support the Alford based snow sports club G*Snow in purchasing new downhill …
IYSF Supporting Tennis Development in Garioch
IYSF are delighted to announce support for developing the sport of Tennis in the Garioch area. This development widens the …
IYSF Support for Athlete Development Programme
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation are delighted to be one of the funders of the new and exciting Athlete Development Programme …
IYSF announces appointment of Hannah Miley OLY as its Ambassador
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Hannah Miley OLY as the IYSF Ambassador. Hannah …
IYSF supports Carmen Griffith
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation is delighted to be supporting Carmen Griffith in Golf to attend national and international golfing tournaments …
ClimbScotland Youth Climbing Series
Brogan Flockton was in action this weekend at the first event of the ClimbScotland Youth Climbing Series (YCS). The YSC …
Supporting local sports clubs
IYSF was delighted to be encouraging young people in sport by supporting a range of sports clubs at Oldmeldrum Academy …
Grand Prix de France Nice Success for Nicolae
Over the weekend saw Nicolae Cojocaru competed at the Grand Prix de France in Nice. Nicolae finished in 3rd place …
GB & NI Squad selection for Golfer Shannon McWilliam
Inverurie Youth Sport Foundation are delighted to hear of Shannon McWIlliam’s initial selection for the GB & NI squad aiming …
Meeting Dates for 2019
Please find the meeting dates for 2019 below, Subject to change. 14th January18th February25th March22nd April20th May17th June22nd July19th August16th …
IYSF invites Finn Russell to hold a Garioch Rugby Youth Section master class!
On Saturday 16th June 2018, Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) successfully organised for Scottish Rugby Union player Finn Russell to …
Nicolae Cojocaru, wins Silver medal for GBR Team & Team Scotland at International Wrestling tournament
A fantastic result for Nicolae Cojocaru, an Oldmeldrum based sports person, who secured a silver medal for GBR Team and …
IYSF supports local Cross-Country Skier in his preparation for 2018 Winter Olympics
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) is delighted to have been able to provide financial assistance to local Olympic sportsman, Callum …
IYSF-Supported Athlete Conner Morrison Breaks World Record
At the National Para Swimming Championships - held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre over the weekend of 9-10 December 201 …
IYSF supports Garioch Sports Centre Table Tennis Club
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF) was delighted to provide financial support to the Garioch Sports Centre’s new Table Tennis club. …
IYSF establishes new "Club Resource Fund"
IYSF are now welcoming applications from local sports clubs for a new funding grant from the Club Resource Fund. Eligible …
Progress Update: Lauren Tough
After a month long break as a result of a mid-season injury, Lauren Tough - an IYSF Scholar - recovered to participate …
IYSF supports Izzy Tolometti
IYSF are delighted to support local gymnast Izzy Tolometti throughout 2017. Izzy's long-term goal is to represent Scotland at the …
IYSF supports Lauren Tough
IYSF are delighted to support Lauren Tough. Lauren is an ice dancer competing at a national and international standard and …
IYSF supports Grampian Disability Sport
IYSF recently support Grampian Disability Sport's (GDS) application for funding to purchase a 20ft steel shipping container to store new …
Recent Funding Applications
IYSF is delighted to announce that a number of recent funding applications have been successful. More information in respect of …