On a magnificent Thursday 12^th February afternoon in 33 degrees heat, children from various schools in Khayelitsha attended a cricket coaching clinic hosted by the Solstice Foundation and Sporting Chance at the Khayelitsha Sports Stadium.

On arrival the children were taken through a warm up by our experienced coaches. After the warm up they were divided into respective age groups and designated a coach. During the clinic they rotated through the different cricket skill stations to ensure they got an understanding of everything cricket has to offer. Despite the heat, the coaches were full of enthusiasm and passed on as much knowledge as possible. Through this clinic 2 Sporting Chance coaches Bulelani Menze and Vuyani Parafini, have built up a relationship with the schools that attended and have volunteered their services to coach these children on a weekly basis.

Everyone who participated left with a huge smile on their face! Once again thanks to the Solstice Foundation for making this clinic possible and for assisting Sporting Chance in achieving their mission of giving every child a “Sporting Chance.”

Friday 6^th February, 150 young and enthusiastic cricketers had an active and exciting start to their weekend, when they got the opportunity to participate in a cricket clinic hosted by Solstice Foundation together with Sporting Chance at the Avonwood Sports Complex in Elsies River.

The cricket skills of the children varied considerably and all benefited from the specialised coaching received from the Sporting Chance coaching team. The participants were divided into groups to ensure they received individual attention to work on their skills.

The day was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by all involved. To end the day the participants received a well deserved cool drink and snack and went home with a lot more knowledge of the game of cricket and additional life skills.

Special thanks to the Solstice Foundation for making these clinics possible and for assisting us to develop the young cricketers in this disadvantaged community.

Gale force winds at the Greens sports field in Manenberg on Friday 13^th February did not stop young and enthusiastic cricketers from attending a cricket coaching clinic hosted by the Solstice Foundation and organized by Sporting Chance.

The Participants were from last years Street Cricket league which took place in October and November in Manenberg.

On arrival the participants went through warm up drills and were then divided into respective groups focusing on the various skills stations of batting, bowling, fielding, wicket keeping and the off side mini game.

Sporting Chance coaches kept a very close eye on each of the participants and spotted some excellent talent. Bulelani Menze a Sporting Chance coach and wicket keeper for Western Province CC said, “Manenberg will be a big contender for this year’s annual Street Cricket league as there is an abundance of talent.”

After a few hours in windy conditions the participants were given a short talk on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and being physically active as well as being involved in their local sports club.

Many thanks to the Solstice Foundation for their continuous support to assist Sporting Chance to make a difference in so many communities.