Chance to Shine – 4 The Love Of Sport http://4theloveofsport.co.uk Champions Of Women's Sport Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:16:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.16 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-4tlos-iconw-32x32.png Chance to Shine – 4 The Love Of Sport http://4theloveofsport.co.uk 32 32 Rehaan Rather Scoops Outstanding Coach of Year Award http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2015/11/25/rehaan-rather-scoops-outstanding-coach-of-year-award/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:35:49 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=9985 Continue Reading →

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Rehaan Rather from Manchester has been named the Coach of the Year at the Chance to Shine Street Programme Awards which took place at the Kia Oval on 19 November.

Chance to Shine Street was launched in 2008 to bring cricket to young people in urban areas where there are few green spaces and fewer traditional cricket clubs. The charity is also using the game to promote social cohesion and connect young people from different backgrounds in diverse communities.

Rehaan has been involved in the programme since 2011, starting the first two projects in Manchester and now oversees four youth projects, five young adult projects and an indoor league with more than twenty teams. The judges praised how he has not only developed participants’ cricket skills but also has been a pivotal figure in their personal development.

Rehaan, who won this award previously in 2013, said, “It makes me so proud and makes me want to do more. I’m sure there are more children out there and I’d love to get them involved in the programme. We work in a lot of areas and getting one more child through the door and getting them to enjoy cricket is making a difference.”

Rudra Singh, LCB’s Education Manager and Minority Ethnic Cricket Lead, added: “It’s a fantastic achievement and a well-deserved recognition for Rehaan and I am very pleased for him. Chance to Shine Street programmes have brought cricket playing opportunities to hundreds of young people in inner-city and disadvantaged areas of Manchester and Liverpool over the past number of years. In addition to providing lots of fun and learning opportunities to the young people, the games are used to promote social cohesion and bringing communities together. We are looking to extend the programmes to other parts of Lancashire.”

The awards were hosted by Sky presenter Sarah-Jane Mee supported by Lycamobile, which celebrated all the unsung heroes of the Street programme. Special guests from the cricketing world supported the event, including England cricketer Samit Patel, Surrey batsman Arun Harinath, as well as England legends Mike Gatting and Devon Malcolm.

You can see all the award winners here.

Photo above shows Rehaan Rather with Lucy Verasamy from ITV Weather

Report courtesy of LCB

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England cricketers to promote this summer’s Women’s Ashes Series http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2015/04/29/england-cricketers-to-promote-this-summers-womens-ashes-series/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 08:12:32 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=5127 Continue Reading →

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  • England women’s players are set to deliver a series of school and community based events to encourage locals to support the 2015 Women’s Ashes Series.
    • Lydia Greenway helps out at Essex CCC women and girls’ press day and is already looking forward to taking on Australia at “fortress Chelmsford” on August 26 you can check out the video here.

     

    This summer, England women’s cricketers will visit Chance to Shine primary and secondary schools surrounding the seven Women’s Ashes venues to inspire pupils to play cricket, alongside encouraging them to come along and watch England in action against Australia in July and August.

     

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    The school visits, which are being delivered in partnership with cricket charity Chance to Shine, will see Charlotte Edwards and the seven other England women’s Coaching Ambassadors deliver an abundance of England v Australia themed cricket activity for local pupils, to help build excitement around this summer’s multi-format Women’s Ashes Series.

     

    The first Chance to Shine school event is taking place today (April 28), with England women’s cricketers Tammy Beaumont, Kate Cross, Lydia Greenway and Jenny Gunn visiting eight schools across the centre of Worcester – ahead of the Women’s Ashes Royal London One Day International (ODI) match at New Road on July 26.
    Speaking about the Women’s Ashes themed school visits, England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, said: “I am really looking forward to visiting lots of Chance to Shine schools surrounding the Women’s Ashes venues this summer – it’s the perfect opportunity to spread the word locally about the series, and to encourage the kids to come along and watch us play.  We are aiming to win our third consecutive Women’s Ashes Series against Australia, and we want all the support we can get.  We love playing in front of big passionate crowds, so hopefully this will be the case at each of the venues throughout the summer.”

     

    “My role as a Chance to Shine Coaching Ambassador is brilliant – it allows me to combine playing international cricket with helping to make a difference at the grassroots of the game, by inspiring the next generation to love playing cricket as much as I do.”

     

    In addition to visiting local Chance to Shine schools, the England women’s players will also be delivering a range of other events in conjunction with the Women’s Ashes host venues ahead of the series.  So far, England women’s batsman, Lydia Greenway has been involved with the Essex CCC women and girls’ press day in Chelmsford earlier this month.  You can watch a video from the day here.

     

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