Finding New Purpose For Cricket Equipment In Volunteer Projects

Cricket has been played in the UK for many years and it is enjoyed in other countries of the world as well

. Cricket equipment may be seen in schools and back gardens, on professional pitches and home lawns. It is played around the world and sometimes helps join different communities by bringing them closer together. In the recent years volunteering in cricket has become a movement worthy of discussing.

Cricket volunteers are packing their suitcases and going off to exotic locations to help children learn their ABCs and play some cricket. Since places they are bound for are often rural and impoverished, like villages in Kenya or Sri Lanka, these volunteers end up not only coaching cricket but also teaching subjects like English and IT. Cricket coaches who happen to have teaching diplomas may be contributing to local schools by teaching other subjects. Besides teaching children to use cricket equipment and play the game, coaches may also be asked to play netball, badminton and volleyball with their young students.

Since each community is different, cricket volunteers in some schools will be viewed as mainly sport coaches and teacher substitutes, in others they will be running entire classes and preparing elaborate teaching plans by themselves. This sounds challenging and demanding, and it sometimes is. People who come to disadvantaged communities to teach children to use cricket equipment end up teaching Maths and Geography. There is definitely an adjustment period during which coaches try to get used to the new situation. It helps a lot when local teachers do their best to help newcomers with their somewhat complicated new roles.

Despite these difficulties some cricket volunteers notice that these programmes help them to develop their professional skills in different ways. They are left with memories of wonderful times together learning the secrets of cricket equipment with their new students. The sense of achievement they get and the understanding that they are doing something important in order to help underprivileged communities may be what attracts them to the job. When they coach for money in their home countries, they get monetary compensation for their hard work. In volunteer cricket projects, coaches may learn that some things cannot be bought. They are willing to give away their skills to children who are not in a position to pay for them.

Such volunteer programmes may take on professional cricketers as well as people who show considerate skill in the game. These volunteer projects usually last between four and twelve weeks and their price is calculated depending on the duration of the programme. The money the volunteer contributes goes on to pay for immediate expenses necessary for cricket training like cricket equipment and apparel, shared housing and meals, basic orientation upon arrival as well as support and assistance throughout the programme. Taking part in cricket volunteer programmes abroad may help coaches understand cultures different from their own and become more tolerant to different customs, traditions and ways of living.

British cricketers may also share information about their home country with their students, helping them understand what the world is like outside their villages and towns. In this way cricket becomes not only a game enjoyed by millions but a bridge that may unite different cultures in the modern world.

by: Sunil Jajodia

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