{"id":45,"date":"2018-09-26T20:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T20:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2018\/?p=45"},"modified":"2018-09-26T20:01:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T20:01:50","slug":"trainings-done-were-ready-to-rock-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2018\/2018\/09\/26\/trainings-done-were-ready-to-rock-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Training’s done; We’re ready to rock & roll!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How did a girl from a small town such as Barnard Castle end up on the trip of a lifetime to teach health & social lessons through cricket in Kenya?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m Lucy, I\u2019m 21 and I work in County Durham as a Youth Worker. Ability to watch sport? Yes. When it comes to playing? Not so much…<\/p>\n

So how did this incredible opportunity come about?<\/p>\n

Through volunteering with the Girls Friendly Society, I attended a training day with Cricket Without Boundaries & Durham County Cricket Club. I loved it so much that we ran a six-week cricket course with the GFS group in County Durham & CWB invited on their Autumn trip to Kenya!<\/p>\n

Enough about me; the training weekend has just passed & we’re days away from heading to Eastern Africa!<\/p>\n

You can read more about Day One of the training weekend here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Day One was fantastic in getting to know everyone, but Day Two was where we really bonded as a team.<\/p>\n

It was the first run out of our practical session; we were given some time to come up with a session that we would run to a group of young people based around fielding. Following some quick delegation & team work, we delivered the session to Team Rwanda & the feedback from CWB was amazing!<\/em><\/p>\n

The weekend is all about education but the real test came with some healthy competition in a practical-based game between Team Kenya & Team Rwanda… Team Kenya won, of course!<\/p>\n

All fun & games aside, the training weekend is invaluable & sets the tone for the trip as a whole. You come together from all walks of life & realise people can use their different skills & experiences to make a complete team.<\/p>\n

Before the training weekend I wouldn\u2019t have been confident to deliver sessions out in Kenya, now I really can\u2019t wait to get started.<\/p>\n

Back to the packing for now; the next time you’ll hear from us, we’ll be there!<\/p>\n

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Well after another excellent training weekend I can\u2019t wait to get out to Kenya with this lot and deliver an awesome project ? TWENDE! ???\u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/RAoCumSN3E<\/a><\/p>\n

— Sara Begg ???? (@SaraRBegg) September 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n