{"id":417,"date":"2012-03-13T11:07:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/?p=417"},"modified":"2012-03-13T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:15:43","slug":"day-15-the-final-tournament-a-message-from-yusuf-and-some-men-moving-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/2012\/03\/13\/day-15-the-final-tournament-a-message-from-yusuf-and-some-men-moving-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"DAY 15 &#8211; The Final Tournament, a message from Yusuf &#8211; and some men moving logs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping the blog up and working in Fort Portal has been a bit of a challenge.  However, hunting around for a good internet connection while the guys go about their coaching has had its benefits.  I didn&#8217;t  think I would like getting lifts on the Buda Budas (free-form motorbike taxis &#8211; no helmets \u2026 fits up to 4 and a driver!) &#8211; but I have.<\/p>\n<p>Arrival a the tournament was a little late for me &#8211; but you can see the view from the pillion that greeted me.  Lots of children &#8211; playing and spectating.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EKURNpQWb1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The final tournament had 6 schools partaking.  The girls from Nyakasura Primary School &#8211; under the expert leadership of Ken &#8211; certainly knew how to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLLZqHT7eIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fitting so many matches on to a field does give us some challenges.  You can see from the pictures that children couldn&#8217;t resist hitting the ball behind them in to the undergrowth.  No balls were lost &#8211; small search parties dived in and were back out before too many runs were scored.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3161.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"444\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3161.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3161-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3164.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3164.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3164-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some more pictures of the final day&#8217;s play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3140.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"378\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3140.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3140-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3179.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"555\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3179.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3179-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3179-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3191.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3191.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3191-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our local coach, Yusuf, has not writen a blog during out time on the project &#8211; but recorded a small thank you note to CWB.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aNlEy0pajoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yusuf has been inspiring &#8211; and extremely popular with the teenagers.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2026.. AND FINALLY<\/p>\n<p>Our trip to Uganda has been punctuated with an amazing mix of experiences (away from the cricket) ,  Our final day at the ground saw the arrival of 11 strong men clad in orange boiler suits and hard hats.  Have a watch of the video of their team working together to move logs &#8211; they&#8217;re nearly as impressive as CWB&#8217;s Uganda Spring 2012 Team!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ej6Vgx8gMso?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3195.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"299\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3195.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/files\/2012\/03\/POB_3195-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping the blog up and working in Fort Portal has been a bit of a challenge. However, hunting around for a good internet connection while the guys go about their coaching has had its benefits. I didn&#8217;t think I would like getting lifts on the Buda Budas (free-form motorbike taxis &#8211; no helmets \u2026 fits up to 4 and a driver!) &#8211; but I have. Arrival a the tournament was a little late for me &#8211; but you can see the view from the pillion that greeted me. Lots of children &#8211; playing and spectating. The final tournament had 6 schools partaking. The girls from Nyakasura Primary School &#8211; under the expert leadership of Ken &#8211; certainly knew how to celebrate. Fitting so many matches on to a field does give us some challenges. You can see from the pictures that children couldn&#8217;t resist hitting the ball behind them in to the undergrowth. No balls were lost &#8211; small search parties dived in and were back out before too many runs were scored. Here are some more pictures of the final day&#8217;s play. Our local coach, Yusuf, has not writen a blog during out time on the project &#8211; but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/uganda2012\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}