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Sports For Champions UK (CIC) is on a mission to EDUCATE–ENABLE–EMPOWER youth in line with the national agenda for child welfare, public health, and safety. Team SFC currently has around 50 active partnerships, with the majority comprising world-class athletic talents who inspire children as champions of tomorrow in their performance as pro, para, and Olympic athletes.

Despite a decade of success in Europe with almost 1 million children engaged, Team SFC remains without funding. The organisation is sustained through community collaborations–not donations. The team engages 100 schools, clubs, and corporates a month to inspire healthier active lifestyles with a focus on health and wellness through nutrition, in addition to workshops on knife crime, resilience, and self-esteem.

To bring added assurance for stakeholders across Europe, SFC maintains its registration as a Community Interest Company under a governmental regulator, in addition to its membership of Social Enterprise UK and voluntary registration with the UK's Fundraising Regulator.

Sports For Champions UK (CIC) delivers bespoke athlete merchandise to give its projects an added means of sustainability. All profits from the Shop are reinvested, offering funky designs on a range of lifestyle favourites with custom athlete graphics and signatures, truly great gifts that will directly benefit local communities.

On Monday it was the beginning of Sports Week and to herald this joyful moment we welcomed inspirational Great British Basketball player Pierre Henry-Fontaine into school. Mrs Pryor presented a super assembly introducing Pierre to the children who gasped in awe at the film of his performance. He gave us some top tips followed by a demonstration and Zachary in Mars class saw his performance with the basketball dramatically improve after just one lesson. This entertaining assembly with dietary tips for good health & sporting success was followed by a very active workshop run by Pierre which was enjoyed by all.
St Christopher’s School, Epsom Headteacher
Our school children, aged between 3-7 years old, were immediately mesmerised by Pierre's charisma and basketball prowess. He demonstrated his dribbling skills bringing the children into the demonstration much to the school's amusement! During the fun, workout circuit session. Pierre got all the children active and fully immersed in his activities. He differentiated the stations and games for the different year groups, ending with a competitive activity that all the children loved. We had a wonderful morning with Pierre, we were only sad that we couldn't keep him for longer!
St Christopher’s School, Epsom
Hello, We have had a wonderful day. Pierre was incredible with the kids and they all had a great time. He delivered a great assembly and was asking all the children's questions - even in quite a difficult situation as it was online. The children all responded to him very well, he was very positive and inspiring but was also very good at ensuring the children behaved. Thank you so much for organising a great day for us. I will be in touch soon to book a date for next year.

Kind regards,

Katrina James, Year 3 Lead, PE Coordinator – Minet Junior School raised £1,668.85
‘We have had a wonderful day and one I think our children will remember for a long time! They were so inspired by hearing Jaydon and watching some of his videos. Jaydon was brilliant and just lovely. We were so grateful that he could travel all the way from Birmingham! Our school have never raised more than £300 for an event before so to have raised over £1000 was just awesome and showed how excited they were to be a part of this day. Thanks again for reaching out to me about this great event. I won’t be a part of this school next year but I know they would love to have the opportunity to do it again’
Lucy Ryder PE Lead – Margaret Wix Primary School, Raised £ 1170.34
Dan was absolutely amazing with all the children today. It is brilliant for the children to be able to listen to and learn from such an inspiring individual. The kids were amazed by his handstands and backflips and to be able to see and hold an Olympic medal is a wonderful opportunity for all of them. Also, to know that their sponsor money is helping to provide opportunities for athletes like Dan and those who come after him makes their fundraising so relevant during our sports week. Thank you so much.
Corrie Primary and Nursery School, £1676 raised
Today was amazing. Rob was absolutely fantastic and great with the kids, who all thoroughly enjoyed the day. We raised a fantastic £2,464, which is amazing! I am keen to book in for next year however as I currently only on a maternity cover contract it is ultimately not my decision. I have asked my head to see what he thinks. Many thanks Alex
Alex Dodgson – PE Teacher
Our Sports for Champions visit has been such a success. Not only did it raise a significant sum of money for our school and Sports for Champions, it also left a lasting impression on the children and staff. Our athlete for the day Ezekiel 'Zeeks' Ewulo was brilliant throughout the day. His energy and enthusiasm inspired the children to get active and he was engaging during the question and answer sessions. He highlighted many of the skills needed to be a professional athlete and linked them to skills the children are learning in school. We are still seeing children trying to beat their standing long jump records at break times and all members of the school enjoy reminiscing about the day. It really felt like the event brought our school community together. A big thank you to Zoe who was always in contact and supported our school along the way. We look forward to our next event with Sports for Champions!
Total Raised £8016

John Harding-PE Teacher, Disraeli Primary School
Chris was a great visitor to the school, he was inspirational and the children had a great experience which will stand them in great stead for their future choices in life!
Murthly Primary School- Ms Victoria McCarthey
The children loved Chris and it was a brilliant morning . The children got so much out of it and the staff loved it also ! I think we would definitely be interested in doing it again next year ! Thank you again for your help and support
Mandale Mill Primary School-Declan Poulton
"Rich, it was a pleasure to welcome Team GB Olympian Dan Purvis to our school. He had a lovely manner with both children and staff. He was positive and encouraging throughout the afternoon and was accommodating to our needs. He was obviously very conscious of the current guidelines and expectations and did his utmost to follow them, even bringing along his own PPE. I would have no hesitation in recommending both Sports For Champions and Dan himself."
Brian Montrose from Chapel End Primary School
'I am extending my thanks for the organisation of Matt's visit this afternoon. The format worked really well and Matt excelled both when working practically with our younger students and in the extensive Q&A that was run with our BTEC students.' Visit Date - 21/11/2018
Mark from St Anne’s Academy
'We had a great time Saturday, thank you. Courtney is a lovely guy and the children were all very inspired. We had a lot of positive feedback from parents and are really glad you contacted us and offered us this experience.' Event Date: 19/01/2019
Claire from Dimensions Trampoline Club
'Yesterday was a resounding success, the children had a fantastic time. We had taken several photos and loaded them on to twitter tagging you and Montell. We are also sharing the story and the photos with the local newspaper.' Event Date - 04/02/2019
Dawn from Bruckhurst Mill
"Yes our children thoroughly enjoyed it and it went down very well, Laura was lovely and really engaged with our children. We would really look forward to a visit again next year, ideally around March time would be suitable for us."
Wendy from Catfield Voluntary Controlled C of E Primary School
'We had a fantastic morning with Rob Mitchell, who was amazing throughout the visit both with myself and more importantly with the children. Nothing was too much trouble for him.'
Martin from Swanage Primary School
'Luke's visit was FANTASTIC! It really developed a sporting culture within our school and got the children, parents and staff all excited and involved. Thank you so much, and please pass on to Luke how much our children enjoyed it. We would love to organise a visit for next year.'
Hannah from New Valley Primary School
'We had the most wonderful time when Laura was here with us, she was amazing!!!! The event was a massive success and we loved every moment!!! The pupils were really engaged with what Laura was telling them and they worked well on their exercise stations. I can definitely say it was a fantastic event and a huge success.'
Sarah from Stickney Primary School
'The day was excellent with Rob. He was really great and we all really enjoyed the sessions and his enthusiasm. We will no doubt be in touch to book for next year.'
Tim from East Anstey Primary School
'The children loved it. Matt gave a really good assembly and fitness circuit.'
Craig from Haslingden Primary School
'All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the circuit workout. Katie was lovely and ensured that all pupils were involved and supported higher need learners well. Also she partook in a basketball match which was so much fun. All in all it was a lovely day for our staff and young people. Also the Q & A Katie gave was informative and also encouraging for those wanting to get into sports related activities.'
Catherine from RYAN Education Academy
'All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the circuit workout. Katie was lovely and ensured that all pupils were involved and supported higher need learners well. Also she partook in a basketball match which was so much fun. All in all it was a lovely day for our staff and young people. Also the Q & A Katie gave was informative and also encouraging for those wanting to get into sports related activities.'
Catherine from RYAN Education Academy
'Kimberly was absolutely fantastic yesterday! There was a real buzz in the hall during the circuits and her assembly was absolutely inspiring for our children. We are very grateful to her and will be following her career from now on.'
Carley from Oakdale Junior School
The event was a success and both the students and the staff enjoyed having Matt with us this morning! Thank you for getting in touch and allowing us the opportunity to host Matt. We would be very open to other athletes coming in or having any other events coming up. - Martin, Southern Cross School
Southern Cross School
'A huge #SPORTway thank-you to the legendary #EzekielEwulo (Team Nigeria Longjumper) for sharing your incredibly inspiring life story with us.'
Portway Primary School via Twitter
'My boys had a lovely time meeting Rich (Para-powerlifter Rich Willis) today.'
Parent from @EstcourtPrimary via Twitter
'I’ve had an amazing day with international long jumper @zeekslife (Ezekiel Ewulo Team Nigeria long jumper) inspirng the next generation of athletes at @YattendonSchool. The children were buzzing and cannot wait to get down to the long jump pit. Thank you @sports4champs and Zeeks!'
Sam Stewart at @YattendonSchool via Twitter
'Yesterday we were lucky enough to spend time with Rich Willis – a record breaking powerlifter! What an inspiration! Thank you @sportsforchamps'
@HughGaitskellPS via Twitter
'Our pupils had so much fun taking part in the @sportsforchamps sponsored circuit session today and meeting @ClintonPurnell (Team Wales Artistic Gymnast). Thank you for a fantastic morning!'
@Greenfield_Sch via Twitter
'Laura Samuel (Triple Jumper) was fantastic on the day and did a great job of engaging the children and inspiring them. Every child in our school took part in the activities and the assembly at the end was engaging, inspirational and, most importantly, fun. The children listened intently to Laura's story and were eager to ask questions about what it takes to reach the level of an elite athlete. Laura was honest and open about her experiences which helped the children relate and aspire to achieve similar goals.'
Andrew at Wood Memorial Primary School
'Eden Francis (Discus and Shotput) went through her warmups and a few drills before she oversaw some discus throwing and shot putting, then she had a question and answer session, the youngsters were a bit shy to start with but Eden soon won them over. At the end they all wanted selfies with her. I think the youngsters got a lot out of Eden`s visit as I did myself. Eden come over very well and very friendly, a good visit for all.'
Phil at Hereford & County Athletics
'We had such a great time with Robert Mitchell (Team Wales High Jumper) yesterday. The children were absolutely enthralled by his story.
St Giles On The Heath Primary
'Just to thank you for arranging Eden's (Discus and Shotput) visit to HCAC. I'm told the young athletes really enjoyed the session and a couple of my u11s have said they would like to take up discus next year when they move up to u13s ,which is great news! Please can you pass on our thanks to Eden.'
Hereford and County Athletics Club
Megan (Team Ireland Judoka) was friendly and professional and the children were truly inspired by her personal stories - we will all be avidly following her journey to the Olympics!'
Katie of Charfield School
Yesterday was amazing!!! Eden (Discus and Shotput) was totally inspirational and the children absolutely loved every minute! She even threw the discus for us as we all stood on the school field!!!! I would certainly like to make this an annual event rather than doing it twice in one year.
Hetton Primary School
Matthew (Decathlete) was a fantastic addition to our school day with his enthusiasm and relationship building skills, he worked with every class across both of my schools and catered for every need. All the teachers and children have been making comments all day on how much they loved it. I would recommend Matthew to any school in Warrington!
Bruche Primary School and Evelyn Street Primary School
The morning went very well. Leon (Sprinter, Boxer and Coach) was really friendly and interacted well with the children.
Fulstow Primary School
Just want to endorse what I’ve said on the phone just now……………..a fabulous morning by Luke Lennon Ford (Sprinter). All the kids enjoyed their practical and the assembly was superb; he engaged so many kids and had super control of the audience. Very grateful……………….please pass on our warmest thanks.
Peter Giles of Queensgate Primary School (Isle of Wight)
'It was a positive experience and the Year 7's in particular really enjoyed it and learned a lot from Robert (Team Wales Highjumper).'
Ceri of Brimsham Green School
Thank you for involving us with a Sports for Champions athlete visit. Katie was amazing. Over 600 children were put through their paces. The activities were pitched just right for the children and they had a lot of fun. We look forward to working with you again next year. Event Date - 10/12/2018
Mrs Gosling from Timberley Academy
The children had all had an excellent day I think they have been inspired by Luke! It was great how every child was involved in the circuit; even if they were unable to complete the physical part, they were cheering their friends on. There have been comments about showing siblings what they've been doing at home. The whole process from booking was clear and efficient. Event Date - 16/01/2019
Laura from Totternhoe Lower School
'We had a great time Saturday, thank you. Courtney is a lovely guy and the children were all very inspired. We had a lot of positive feedback from parents and are really glad you contacted us and offered us this experience.' Event Date: 19/01/2019
Claire from Dimensions Trampoline Club
'Yesterday was a resounding success, the children had a fantastic time. We had taken several photos and loaded them on to twitter tagging you and Montell. We are also sharing the story and the photos with the local newspaper.' Event Date - 04/02/2019
Dawn from Bruckhurst Mill
'Pierre Henry was a lovely man and was most polite throughout.'
Nicola from St Mary Magdalene Primary School
'The children had a fantastic time and hopefully they have got a lot out of it. They enjoyed meeting Pierre and learning all about his career.'
Branka from Layston Primary School
'Luke's visit was FANTASTIC! It really developed a sporting culture within our school and got the children, parents and staff all excited and involved. Thank you so much, and please pass on to Luke how much our children enjoyed it. We would love to organise a visit for next year.'
Hannah from New Valley Primary School
'We had the most wonderful time when Laura was here with us, she was amazing!!!! The event was a massive success and we loved every moment!!! The pupils were really engaged with what Laura was telling them and they worked well on their exercise stations. I can definitely say it was a fantastic event and a huge success.'
Sarah from Stickney Primary School
'The day was excellent with Rob. He was really great and we all really enjoyed the sessions and his enthusiasm. He was really inspiring and we would love to see him again at some point. We will no doubt be in touch to book for next year.'
Tim from East Anstey Primary School
'The children loved it. Matt gave a really good assembly and fitness circuit.'
Craig from Haslingden Primary School
'All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the circuit workout. Katie was lovely and ensured that all pupils were involved and supported higher need learners well. Also she partook in a basketball match which was so much fun. All in all it was a lovely day for our staff and young people. Also the Q & A Katie gave was informative and also encouraging for those wanting to get into sports related activities.'
Catherine from RYAN Education Academy
'Yesterday we were lucky enough to spend time with Rich Willis – a record breaking powerlifter! What an inspiration! Thank you @sportsforchamps'
Thank you @sportsforchamps
The event was a success and both the students and the staff enjoyed having Matt with us this morning! Thank you for getting in touch and allowing us the opportunity to host Matt. We would be very open to other athletes coming in or having any other events coming up.
Martin, Southern Cross School
'Kimberly was absolutely fantastic yesterday! There was a real buzz in the hall during the circuits and her assembly was absolutely inspiring for our children. We are very grateful to her and will be following her career
from now on.'
Carley from Oakdale Junior School

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Testimonials

St Christopher’s School, Epsom Headteacher

St Christopher’s School, Epsom

Katrina James, Year 3 Lead, PE Coordinator – Minet Junior School raised £1,668.85

Lucy Ryder PE Lead – Margaret Wix Primary School, Raised £ 1170.34

Corrie Primary and Nursery School, £1676 raised

Alex Dodgson – PE Teacher

Total Raised £8016

John Harding-PE Teacher, Disraeli Primary School

Murthly Primary School- Ms Victoria McCarthey

Mandale Mill Primary School-Declan Poulton

Brian Montrose from Chapel End Primary School

Mark from St Anne’s Academy

Claire from Dimensions Trampoline Club

Dawn from Bruckhurst Mill

Wendy from Catfield Voluntary Controlled C of E Primary School

Martin from Swanage Primary School

Hannah from New Valley Primary School

Sarah from Stickney Primary School

Tim from East Anstey Primary School

Craig from Haslingden Primary School

Catherine from RYAN Education Academy

Catherine from RYAN Education Academy

Carley from Oakdale Junior School

Southern Cross School

Portway Primary School via Twitter

Parent from @EstcourtPrimary via Twitter

Sam Stewart at @YattendonSchool via Twitter

@HughGaitskellPS via Twitter

@Greenfield_Sch via Twitter

Andrew at Wood Memorial Primary School

Phil at Hereford & County Athletics

St Giles On The Heath Primary

Hereford and County Athletics Club

Katie of Charfield School

Hetton Primary School

Bruche Primary School and Evelyn Street Primary School

Fulstow Primary School

Peter Giles of Queensgate Primary School (Isle of Wight)

Ceri of Brimsham Green School

Mrs Gosling from Timberley Academy

Laura from Totternhoe Lower School

Claire from Dimensions Trampoline Club

Dawn from Bruckhurst Mill

Nicola from St Mary Magdalene Primary School

Branka from Layston Primary School

Hannah from New Valley Primary School

Sarah from Stickney Primary School

Tim from East Anstey Primary School

Craig from Haslingden Primary School

Catherine from RYAN Education Academy

Thank you @sportsforchamps

Martin, Southern Cross School

Carley from Oakdale Junior School

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