The government is increasingly looking to local authority leisure services to address health, crime and social issues through participation in leisure activities. The problem is that young people, particularly teenagers, are often not attracted to what they have on offer.

Alliance Leisure has now developed the Extreme Sports Centre, an exciting new product that focuses on youth provision by offering facilities that they actually want to use. The Extreme Sports activity-based facilities provide a ‘good fit’ for local authorities, which often have land bank or space to develop alongside existing centres, and, as well as providing a solution to participation, this demand-led product can increase the portfolio of leisure services and attract both capital and revenue support.

Although features will be determined by demand and volume analysis, common activities include:

• Skateboarding
• Inline skating
• BMX track with jumps and ramps
• Indoor climbing
• Abseiling
• Outdoor pitches
• Indoor multi purpose facilities
• Retail shop
• Café