The academy gives youngsters the opportunity to socialise over a shared interest in gaming in a safe and positive space.
Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw , visited the latter town's YMCA to make a Christmas donation and discuss the future of its Esports Academy.
Academy members "receive instruction, direction, and encouragement so that they can build confidence, develop new skills, and have fun".Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
Ms Adamson established the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on the Scottish Games Ecosystem which works across games policy."Their Esports academy is ahead of the curve for where we are in Scotland. "And Esports - or competitive gaming - has a global fanbase; in South East Asia, Esports stars are big celebrities.
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