JP DUMINY HOLDS A COACHING SESSION AT ALOE RIDGE PRIMARY

 

As part of the KFC Mini-Cricket campaign to get children across South Africa living active lifestyles, JP Duminy held an exclusive KFC Mini-Cricket coaching session with youngsters from Aloe Ridge Primary school yesterday.

 

During the IPL competition in 2012, SuperSport presented a KFC Mini-Cricket competition whereby you could win one of these once in a lifetime coaching sessions. Monica Pillay from Springs in Gauteng was one of six winners that came up trumps and nominated her young cousin, Tiara Maistry, as the recipient for the prize.

 

Young Tiara attends Aloe Ridge Primary, and she, and nineteen of her peers got to enjoy this great day of active fun and learning with one of their Protea heroes.

 

“To be honest I was just trying my luck. I never win anything through competitions and this came as a huge surprise. I couldn’t believe it when SuperSport phoned me.”, said Monica, on winning the competition.

 

Monica, who lists cricket as her favourite sport, is a huge fan of the Delhi Daredevils and had no doubt in what she wanted to do with her prize. “I love my little cousin and I thought this would be a good thing to do for her and her school.”

 

In its third year of sponsorship, KFC involves over 100 000 young boys and girls in KFC Mini-Cricket from schools around the country. Monica admits that 11 year old Tiara’s first love is football, but after the session with JP Duminy, who is interestingly her favourite player, she hoped her cousin’s desire to play the sport more will grow.

 

JP coached the kids throughout the day while sharing inspirational words with the group. Each player had a chance to chat to him and had their bats signed. After having to sadly sit out of all the Proteas Test action since injuring himself in the first Test in Australia at the end of last year, JP was happy to coach the kids and share some interesting cricketing insights and expertise

 

This event will no doubt leave a lasting impression on young Tiara, who had this to say; “It was great to meet JP and have a fun day of cricket with him. I’m really looking forward to more fun days like this with KFC Mini-Cricket in future.”

 

The next coaching clinic will take place in Pietermaritzburg on the 27 February, at Raisethorpe Secondary School  and the coach will be Vernon Philander.

 

As an official sponsor of KFC International T20 cricket in South Africa, and an associate sponsor of the domestic T20 competition, KFC is not just involved in promoting an active lifestyle through KFC Mini-Cricket, but also through including boys and girls within the programme in the international and domestic matches.

 

From the more than 100 000 kids ranging from over 4 500 schools, chosen KFC Mini-Cricket ambassadors get the chance to be involved in the matches as player escorts, ball boys and girls and by participating in the match coin tosses.

 

KFC MINI-CRICKET KIDS AMBASSADORS GET ACTIVE AS BALL BOYS AND BALL GIRLS AT THE KFC T20 INTERNATIONALS

As the official sponsor of the KFC T20 Internationals and associate sponsor of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, KFC provided the KFC Mini-Cricket ambassadors the opportunity  to meet their heroes and be involved in first class cricket.KFC Mini-Cricket led, a nationwide search  in September 2012 to find KFC Mini-Cricket kid ambassadors. The programme has 100 000 children participating and the chosen ambassadors would get the chance to beball boys and girls, player escorts, and be involved in the coin toss at the T20 series which started with the tour against  New Zealand.  They will now have the opportunity to once again be an ambassador at the Pakistan series.

All the kids who attend these matches will get the chance to emulate their heroes in the KFC Action Zones. At these zones, kids get to hone their batting, bowling and fielding skills at various stations, allowing them to stay active for the duration of their time at the ground.

KFC will also  provide many more KFC Mini-Cricket kid ambassadors the opportunity to be involved in the game as ball boys and girlsat all the domestic T20 games that will take place across the country this year..

With the game of T20 offering new and fresh attractions for cricket fans, KFC’s involvement will ensure kids remain active, continue to improve their cricketing skills and get a taste of what it is like competing at the highest level of the game. Meeting  their role models will also help develop a passion for the sport that will last a life time.

 

NORTH WEST KFC MINI-CRICKET COACH IS REWARDED FOR HIS PART IN GETTING KIDS ACTIVE

Mosimanegape Piet Ntlame, a mathematics teacher at George Madoda Primary School in Delarayville, North West, has been named the KFC Mini-Cricket Coach of the Month for December in recognition of his hard work and dedication to the volunteer coaching programme. He wins a trophy, a cap and KFC gift vouchers worth R1 000.

 

Ntlame was introduced to cricket 12 years ago by Chris Sekgabi, a KFC Mini-Cricket coordinator in the North West, who was encouraging rural schools in the province to get into cricket. “At the time I was a teacher at Gamoeketsi Primary School in the rural village, Khunwana, where we only offered soccer and athletics.   After Chris’ presentation I knew that this was what I wanted to do. The following year he helped me register for the KFC Mini-Cricket refreshers/beginners coaching course where I earned a distinction and immediately started coaching at my school,” said Ntlame.

 

But he didn’t stop there.  “Chris saw my passion for the sport and he then helped me get a learnership to study for a Level A Hard-ball Cricket coaching course through the North West Cricket Union.  I then studied for a Level C Cricket Umpiring certificate.” 

 

In 2005 Ntlame was transferred to Delarayville and immediately started a cricket team at the school.  “When the neighbouring schools saw what I was doing they asked me to help them do the same. I then started hosting workshops in the area to teach coaching.  I was then requested to start coaching clinics. By mid-2006 I was coaching three schools and approached Northwest Cricket to get involved and I officially joined the KFC Mini-Cricket programme.” Ntlame is currently a KFC Mini-Cricket coach and coordinator for the Dr Ruth Mompati Region in North West.

 

“I now have 17 lower primary and primary schools involved in the KFC Mini-Cricket programme. I coach about 32 kids, 17 of which are from neighbouring schools.  We train three days a week at my current school,” said a proud Ntlame, who is fully behind the KFC messaging around the tournament, which is to get kids active on the cricket field.

 

But there are challenges to running the programme in a remote, semi rural area which Ntlame is managing to overcome. “North West Cricket came on board and helped with equipment such as bats, balls and stumps. More recently, the Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation in the province started assisting us with transporting of teams to regional and provincial competitions.”

 

While Ntlame has yet to have a professional player emerge from his programme, he hopes to produce one in the near future. “Last year one of my girls, who has graduated from my KFC Mini-Cricket programme to hard-ball cricket, Kgatlhiso Monnapula, received an award at the North West Cricket/PSG function held in Potchefstroom and was invited to the provincial under-17 team trials. She performed well and is attending provincial practices and hopes to be called up for her provincial first cap soon.”

 

“Four of my players have been invited to North West under-13 provincial trials, namely, Phemelo Van Schalkwyk, Moepeng Bakatha, Dikomela Bopaki and Mmakau Orefile. The trials will take place during the Easter holidays,” concluded Ntlame.

 

 

 

There are now over 100 000 kids getting active by getting into KFC Mini-Cricket. The over 7 000 volunteer coaches in the programme, who generously give their time and skills, will ensure that the kids from the 4 500 schools will be coached more frequently while also improving the standard of cricket. 

 

For more information or to register your school for KFC Mini-Cricket logs on to www.kfc.co.za/minicricket or contact CSA at (011) 880 2810.

 

KFC MINI-CRICKETERS “GET INTO ACTION” AT THE SECOND KFC T20 INTERNATIONAL

 

 

For the past three years, KFC has been an integral part of the South African cricket family with their sponsorship of the KFC Mini-Cricket programme. From this sound foundation, it was announced recently that they will now extending their role in SA cricket as the title sponsor for this summer’s two T20 International Series’ against New Zealand and Pakistan.

In addition, KFC will also be an associate sponsor for the international and franchise T20 competitions for the next three years. This sponsorship secures KFC’s involvement at the highest level in SA cricket, and provides exciting opportunities for youngsters involved in the KFC Mini-Cricket programme.

David Timm – Chief Marketing Officer, KFC South Africa – commented: “KFC, through the Mini-Cricket programme, promotes an active and balanced lifestyle amongst young boys and girls. Over 100 000 children already partake in the programme across South Africa annually. With KFC now sponsoring cricket at the highest level we hope to make the experience even more meaningful to the cricketers of the future.”

The KFC T20 International Series will give KFC Mini-Cricketers exposure to first-class cricket as well as the opportunity to meet the Proteas, encouraging those already in the programme to continue playing the game and attracting others who want to join in. Since September, KFC has been searching for KFC Mini-Cricket kid ambassadors who will be able to interact with their Protea heroes as player escorts, ball boys as well as being part of the coin toss.

The KFC Mini-Cricketers selected to be a part of the action in the second KFC T20 International against New Zealand in East London hail from the East London Central regions. 

KFC will also enhance the experience for kids in the stadia by providing KFC Action Zones at all international and domestic T20 games this summer where kids can have fun testing their skills while watching the games.

As the Proteas focus on ensuring the 2012/13 season is a huge success, KFC looks set to ensure that the future Abs, Dales, JPs and Hashims also get a taste for cricket at the highest level and can participate in a game that all South Africans enjoy together.

About KFC Mini-Cricket

·         KFC partnered with Cricket South African in 2010 to build the mini-cricket programme and get more children active.

·         Currently, there are more than 100 000 kids from 4 500 schools, and just over 7 000 coaches involved in KFC Mini-Cricket.

·         KFC Mini-Cricket consists of fast, scaled-down games with eight children per team, which can be played on any reasonably flat surface with a soft ball. All players get a chance to bat, bowl, field, and keep wicket during the course of a game.

·         KFC Mini-Cricket is the first step in Cricket South Africa’s pipeline to the Proteas.