21ST ANNUAL INTER MEDIA CRICKET CHALLENGE WITH RANDS4RUNS

The annual Inter Media Cricket Challenge has come of age and Sunday’s spectacle was another fantastic event. With the drought causing last year’s event not to be played the teams were eager to get out onto the field and enjoy a day of friendly cricket competition. There was action on and off the field with …

SUMMER HOLIDAYS = ACTIVE HOLIDAYS!

We finished off 2018 in style and started 2019 with a buzz at our Summer holiday coaching clinics… Despite the school closing and starting dates playing a bit of havoc with our schedule we were able to enjoy some excellent Summer holiday coaching clinics. The clinic participants came out in their numbers for that extra …

SPORTING CHANCE KENRIDGE U13 DAY/NIGHT HOCKEY 2014

For over a decade Sporting Chance has supported Kenridge Primary School in hosting the annual Sporting Chance Kenridge u13 Day/Night Hockey Festival. This past Friday 29th August, over 300 young hockey players from the Helderberg and Northern Suburbs descended on the Stellenbosch Hockey Complex to compete for top honours. Keeping up its reputation, the tournament …

SPORTING CHANCERS REACHING ‘THE SUMMIT’ THIS WEEK

As a coach there is no better feeling than seeing a youngster grasp a skill that you have been trying to teach them. The satisfaction of improvement far out ways the accolades of competition, and for our Sporting Chance coaches this week has meant just that… The ‘IDEA’ concept of coaching has been pertinent to …

A MOVING LETTER WRITTEN ABOUT KELLOGGS HEALTH OF THE NATION

This is a letter written to the Sporting Chance staff from a wonderful person who volunteered to be a part of this past weekend’s Kellogg’s Health of the Nation: 50 hour sports challenge… thanks Lynn  Dear Sporting Chance and Sponsors I got home on Sunday the 18.09.2011, round about 16h30, I was cold and wet, …

KELLOGGS HEALTH OF THE NATION IN CAPE TOWN

Sports celebrities including Proteas cricket coach Gary Kirsten and Cape Cobra cricket players Herschelle Gibbs, Dane Vilas and Johann Louw and SA hockey player Illse Davids, joined more than 3 000 schoolchildren from communities throughout the Western Cape for the sixth annual Kellogg’s® Health of the Nation 50-Hour Sports Challenge, which took place at the Western …

KELLOGGS HEALTH EDUCATION ROAD SHOW CONTINUES

The Health Education road show of the Kellogg’s Health of the Nation project has continued this week, visiting the various Cape Town communities that will participate in this weekend’s Kellogg’s Health of the Nation: 50 hour sports challenge. The interactive format of the road show sessions have been well received by the participants and the …

PHASE 1 OF KELLOGGS HEALTH OF THE NATION KICKS OFF

Day 1, The Ocean View community came alive with the arrival of the Kellogg’s Health of the Nation road show team on Monday. The Sporting Chance team together with Leanne Tee, a dietician from title sponsors Kellogg’s, began Phase 1: Health Education road show in wonderful weather and a warm welcome by the community. The …

KHAYELITSHA ARE CROWNED WESTERN CAPE KIA STREET SOCCER CHAMPIONS

After an anxious wait the Western Cape KIA Street Soccer finals were hosted in perfect weather yesterday. Postponed last month due to rain, the teams put in extra practice over the winter school holidays to ensure they were sharp and ready for the penultimate day. The top two teams from each of the ten Western …

WEATHER PLAYS GAME FOR AN EXCELLENT 2ND WEEK OF SPORTING CHANCE COACHING CLINICS

Over 250 young Sporting Chancers joined the coaching team on the fields this week to perfect their skills and get in the extra practice in preparation for the remainder of the sports season. With five venues running simultaneously with three sports codes: rugby, soccer and hockey and three age groups the Sporting Chance team have …