Final Day of Cricket Coaching at the Big Festival
Our final day coaching cricket at the Big Festival was filled with excitement and energy right from the start. The morning was pleasant, with a slight breeze keeping us comfortable at breakfast. However, a delay caused by the bus getting stuck in traffic meant we arrived much later at the festival than planned. This put us straight to work, and we had to set everything up quickly, which left everyone sweating in their clothing!
Upon arriving at RP Kigali, we were greeted by an incredible sight — a hundred smiling, eager children waiting for us, ready to play cricket. It was truly inspiring to see so many happy faces excited to be part of the day.
The festival involved setting up seven rapid fire stations for four primary teams, seven girls’ teams, and six boys’ teams — a total of over 250 children, with approximately 100 girls and 150 boys participating. After a quick coaches’ meeting, we were off to the races.
The level of cricket knowledge and skill on display was fantastic. These kids had only started learning the game with us a few days ago, yet they had already picked up some impressive shots and game awareness. My part of the day involved four primary school teams competing fiercely for the top spot in an intense and exciting game. Their teamwork, communication, and batting prowess really shone through.
When the scores were announced, the excitement erupted with loud, joyful screams. Yet throughout it all, every team showed great respect for one another, win or lose, which was a wonderful reflection of the values cricket teaches.
Unfortunately, the rain moved in towards the end and brought the day to a close sooner than expected, but that didn’t dampen the spirits. Beaming smiles and happy faces were everywhere — it was a truly successful day and a perfect celebration of all the hard work, learning, and fun we’ve shared.
(Written by Aarin)
The end of another weeks coaching culminated in a great festival with 17 teams coming from schools around Kigali. Myself and James were tasked with running the primary aged girls and set up 2 stations with the girls rotating around and playing each other. As always the competition was fierce with all of the teams giving their best and the teachers having a real passion for the games. We managed to play a final with the top 2 teams playing for the 1st place position which when announced created huge cheers from all the girls. They all played the games in great spirit and it was great to see them all shaking hands at the end of the morning.
(Written by Nathan)
I had four girls teams from four different schools on my station.
The energy, enthusiasm and skill was of a very high standard despite it being the first time playing rapid fire for a few players!
The games were also played in a very fair manor, showcasing the positive values cricket has to offer – overall a very impressive day.
(Written by Ben)
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