The National Sports Centre’s resident discount card is being replaced with something much more high-tech.

A new Manx Sport and Recreation (MSR) Scorecard will replace the existing one.

Users of the complex, which is in Douglas, will score loyalty points for taking part in a wide range of activities, such as swimming, a daily fitness pass, or through booking a badminton or squash court.

The MSR Scorecard is available as a credit card-sized card, a key fob or silicone wristband.

The cards and fobs are free to any existing or new customers.

A wristband is free for those with a swim or gym membership at the NSC, and other customers can buy a band if they wish for £2.50.

Customers with the old NSC resident discount card can exchange them at their next visit to the NSC at the reception desk.

Graham Cregeen MHK, Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, said: ’The MSR Scorecard is a vital step which links online booking and the National Sports Centre’s digital improvements, including door control and self-access systems.

’Our strategic aim is to encourage more people to be more active more often, and rewarding individuals who regularly take part in sport and physical activities is key in ensuring we deliver against this outcome in our Strategy for Sport.’

Customers booking online will use their MSR Scorecard number to login and those already registered with the NSC online will be emailed with details of the switch.

Each customer is permitted to have one card, fob or band attached to their account, and a small charge will be made for replacements, should a customer lose it.

Full details of the loyalty points scheme at www.msr.gov.im/nsc-swimming-pool/loyalty-points/