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“Soccer is dangerous, but it’s fun!” Sophia remarked as she mock hobbled off after a quick break. The sprightly ten-year old had had a run-in with someone’s studs during clinics a few days earlier, but was not perturbed by this, continuing with her chosen sport. Sophia is one of a handful of girls signed up …
Cricket has often been called “the thinking man’s game” and this was summed up by former South Africa batsman Ashwell Prince in December. Speaking on a Cape-based radio station about his experiences as a professional cricket player, Prince said he was “a student of the game.” As he spoke about who he thought wasn’t a …
More than 3000 children took advantage of the sun and sand when Sporting Chance hosted the 22nd edition of the Sporting Chance Calypso Cricket Festival from Monday 10 December 2012 until Friday 14 December 2012 at Main Beach Strand, Sunrise Beach in Muizenberg and on Long Beach in Kommetjie. Held in association with Taquanta Investment …
With the twelve days of Christmas now behind us and the tree neatly packed away (hopefully!) it was time to look forward to a new year with the resumption of the summer holiday coaching clinic after the festive season break. True to form for a precocious group of youngsters, there were no complaints about needing …
Children from Nyanga, Gugulethu, Mitchell’s Plain, Grassy Park, Steenberg and Lavender Hill were given the royal treatment when they took their turn at Calypso Cricket, receiving a visit from Western Cape Minister of Community Safety Dan Plato as they were going about the business of Calypso on Muizenberg’s Sunrise Beach. Always one to support Sporting …
Day 4 of Calypso cricket saw a few awestruck teenagers and tweens from Grassy Park, Gugulethu, Steenberg and Nyanga giggle with delight when Juan de Jongh dropped in at Muizenberg’s Sunrise Beach for some Calypso fever. The Western Province and Springboks Centre was there to give insight into what it takes to make something of …
The Sporting Chance summer coaching clinics were in esteemed company when Supersport Let’s Play brought Bob Skinstad, Alistair Gray, Dane Vilas and Graham Bentz to the Constantia clinics for a Supersport Let’s Play shoot. The visit was also an opportunity for the kids to see their heroes and to listen to what they had to …
It’s a sight to behold seeing children play on the beach with reckless abandon, no care in the world, as they concentrate on soaking up the sun while learning about the game of cricket. This is made more memorable by the presence of the young at heart Rotary Club members, or, in their own words …
What started as a simple thought, an idea, to go where we had yet dared to go, finally came to life with the launch of the first Camps Bay summer coaching clinics this week. Although not a launch in the true sense of the word – no bubbly was brought out, no cheering and loud …
Some time before the buses arrived and the first call from an anxious coordinator rang out at the Sporting Chance offices. “The buses are on their morning rounds, Beauty. They’ll come shortly after,” we reassured the coordinator. Not fifteen minutes later, again before the scheduled time of departure – another call from Beauty. This time, …