{"id":59,"date":"2024-10-04T06:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/rwanda2024\/?p=59"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:12:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T11:12:27","slug":"never-demonstrate-a-skill-you-dont-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/rwanda2024\/2024\/10\/04\/never-demonstrate-a-skill-you-dont-have\/","title":{"rendered":"“NEVER DEMONSTRATE A SKILL YOU DON’T HAVE”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMwaramutse\u201d – the receptionist looked up, and her expression of surprise turned to a sweet smile. Picking up greetings like \u201cGood Morning\u201d in a new language can go a long way to building a positive rapport in a new land, and is one of the great pleasures of travelling for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CWB team had found a greater immediate yearning to acquire key phrases in the local lingo following the playground \u2018joys\u2019 of yesterday having been faced with 250 primary school kids on their lunch break, each desperate to get their hands on a \u2018glowing orb\u2019. Who knew an old tennis ball would be quite so desirable, but it was and is, so \u2018agapira\u2019 (ball), \u2018umurongo\u2019 (make a line) and \u2018genda\u2019 (go away) are all now part of the CWB lexical kit bag for this trip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not sure what \u2018go with the flow\u2019 is in Kinyarwanda yet but Wednesday started with another change to the schedule and being prepared for adjustments to the day\u2019s plan is a must for anyone on a project like this in Rwanda. We did finally kick off mid morning at GS Kinbungo with 72 very well-behaved kids (their \u2018Head of Discipline\u2019 did accompany them!). Bowling, fielding and batting all introduced and developed on the dusty football pitch with a stunning backdrop of the hills, watched on by a few local kids from the village and their rather perplexed mums. Coaching highlight came from CWB trustee, Gillian, throwing herself into her first demo which involved her batting keepie-uppies relay race missing the cone and heading for the hills. When it came to the kids\u2019 turns, they all copied her thinking that is how\u2019s it done! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe thing i\u2019ve learnt is never demonstrate a skill you don\u2019t have\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Credits – Beth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Quote from the legend herself (editor note – I personally believe Gillian is now a cricketing legend also) – \u201cHuge thanks to team Rwanda 24 for letting me follow their journey from the training weekend in Coventry to coaching sessions in the eastern region. It has been amazing to see the games and training come to life in the hands of such a passionate group of coaches. And if you\u2019re reading this and wondering if this is for you, do it! You\u2019ll be encouraged and inspired by brilliant people and visit places no tourist usually goes. Go well team Rwanda – look forward to hearing the stories!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kinbungo school badge featured the words of \u201cInclusivity\u201d and \u201cIntegrity\u201d which neatly aligns with some of the key messages that CWB seeks to integrate into its learning as part of the cricket sessions, and was nicely highlighted as part of the closing words of the session by Coach Andrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRain stopped play\u201d, is a phrase far too familiar to an English cricketer, but the downpour this afternoon was very much of African standards – torrential, relentless and enough to abandon any match anywhere in the world and we thought that would be curtains for our last session of the day. But this is Rwanda! Within half an hour of it stopping, we were on the pitches at Andera and ran practice sessions and games of \u201c5 bats\u201d with 300 kids over a 2-hour period. This is one of the major junior hubs for the Rwandan Cricket Association (RCA) and there was real batting and catching talent on display from the youngsters. Based on what we saw here, Rwandan cricket is most definitely heading in the right direction and looking forward to seeing their rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next stop is Huye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Rob <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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