We’re living in an uncertain time experiencing something that many of us had little to no expectation of ever occurring. The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has had an astronomical impact on the global economy & the global population, in this piece I’ll focus on the latter. Throughout my career as a footballer and even …
Inspirational input from Team GB’s lead Beach Volleyball player, British Champ and Olympic hopeful Issa Batrane.
Rather than explore the ins-and-outs of projects at Sports For Champions UK (CIC), this blog will review another important campaign that recently [re]aired on television to capitalise on the public’s New Year values on ‘getting active’. Sports England’s ‘This Girl Can’ project was launched in Jan 2015 in a nationwide campaign to get women and …
When Sports For Champions UK (CIC) first approached me I was young and progressing quickly in sport, driven by a growing passion that saw advancements in seniority and [inter]national success. Upon entering university I was awarded a full Sports Scholarship for three years, despite not being in a related field of study, and went on …
Calling all parents, caregivers and teachers, Walk To School Week is here, a fantastic national project put together by Living Streets. According to the organisation, the number of pupils who walk to school has dropped from 70% to less than half in just a couple of generations. It’s statistics like this that are a real …
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Exercise and learning in the classroom: have you ever wondered how these two interact? Exercise and fitness play an important role in every child’s learning and development, with many studies determining that exercise can greatly improve a child’s performance in school. Sitting around for long periods of time can make children restless, frustrated and distracted …
