
REGULARS
10 News Latest headlines, key dates and events
12 Kit Stop Essential stock for your shop
21 On The Podium George Fox of Stretton Fox Sports gives us the low-down on the company’s specialist protection equipment
22 Front Runners Matthew Dance-Shuker, product and marketing director at Racket Sports Europe
25 The Insider Start Fitness buyer Carl Smith gives us the lowdown on life in the trade
74 Under The Counter A sideways look at the world of independent retailing
IN SEASON
48 Triathlon
50 Rugby
56 Football
61 Fitness
62 Running
FEATURES
18 Aiming High STAG is planning on making its fourth show of the year the best yet
26 Damien Francis Five years after retiring from the sport, he is still very much a football man
34 Do We Need Their Supports? Sports orthotics is a growing industry. But are they the answer?
40 Here Come The Girls Running, cycling, swimming and triathlon all have races dedicated to women only. Fiona Bugler reports on this growing phenomenon