Alexandra Wood
"YOUNGSTERS with a flair for darts are to be nurtured in the country's first dedicated school of excellence.
Children aged from seven will be learning how to stand and throw accurately – as well as counting back from 501 – when the school in Hull opens later this year.
It is the brainchild of well-known local player and MC for the Humberside County Team John 'JJ' Gibbs and is supported by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), governing body for darts in Britain.
Mr Gibbs, who was taught by his mother to play darts when he was nine, said: 'There are schools of excellence in football, rugby and cricket, so why not darts now that it is recognised as a sport?'
He added: 'In Holland the Government funds these courses and the country's produced stars like Jelle Klassen, the youngest ever world darts champion and Michael van Gerwen, the BDO's number three, who is just 17.
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