Girls in cricket Webinar looks at women and girls in cricket
Proteas women's cricketer and former captain, Mignon du Preez encouraged the coaches watching to remember that children want to play to enjoy the game, and they should not make it too serious.
A webinar about women and girls in cricket celebrated strides made in recent years and the success of some of South Africa’s top women cricketers and coaches.
The webinar was hosted by KFC on 31 August and entitled KFC Women’s Month Webinar: Celebrating Women Making a Difference in South African Communities.
Much of the webinar’s focus was on KFC Mini-Cricket’s role in bringing the game to young girls and boys, as well as KFC’s Add Hope initiative, which provides food for children in disadvantaged areas so they have decent nutrition and can engage in sports.
Proteas women’s cricketer and former captain, Mignon du Preez encouraged the coaches watching to remember that children want to play to enjoy the game, and they should not make it too serious.
This while KFC Mini-Cricket coach of the year, Ruth Bowles said the joy of the little ones sustains her.
“Some even call us [the coaches] mommy by accident,” Bowles smiled.
“It encourages me to meet up with former mini-cricketers and see how they are doing. They are always doing well and are good, respectful people. It is also good that boys and girls train together so we can teach them to be acceptive of each other and show them how to treat each other well because they are all precious in God’s eyes.”
Provincial coordinator for KFC Mini-Cricket, Mercia Baatjies shared her passion for her job with the panel.
“I love my job and rolling out the Mini-Cricket programme,” she said. “We need to make mini-cricket popular among girls. Cricket is not just a male sport.”
