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| Big upset at Cup of Heroes !, 17 OCTOBER 2008 |  |
Cup of Heroes is an occasion to harness the power of the community through sport. The event is for teams to score points both on and off the field. It showcased the use of sport as a driver and tool to achieve social transformation and personal empowerment, focusing on community youth supported by mentors, coaches and parents. The winning team, Oshakati from Namibia enjoyed their first travel to see South Africa and to meet young people from other communities. As they spoke at the welcome parade, hosted by former SA goal keeper, SCORE’s ambassador Hans Vonk, they said they come from the land of the brave and they demonstrated to all what that meant over the next days. The team did extremely well in the tournament and represented Namibia well against the South African community teams. Their cultural presentation and community service project really impressed the judges and other teams. They won the soccer category and fairplay award and were second in the mixed soccer category. Libode and Sterkspruit, both from the Eastern Cape Province were 2nd and 3rd. Everyone at the event was very impressed with the Oshakati team, As winners of the Cup of Heroes, the team received the Cup, adidas balls and kit, and also a week Environmental education and Leadership Camp for the whole team in Cape Town in January 2009. SCORE would like to sincerely thank adidas, Norwegian Olympic committee and Confederation of Sport and Sport & Recreation South Africa for the funds, support and the opportunity given to bring all the teams to the successful Cup of Heroes. |
| Cup of Heros 2008, 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 | |
In 2007, SCORE launched an exciting new project called the Cup of Heroes. This is a new concept in which teams compete for points both on and off the field, driven by the slogan "scoring for social change!" Last year 450 children, from 10 different communities across 4 provinces in South Africa, competed in a national festival in East London - participating in soccer and netball tournaments, delivering cultural 'edutainment' presentations, playing Kicking AIDS Out games, and being judged on 'fair play.' This year the event brings together nine communities from throughout South Africa & one community from Namibia. The Cup of Heroes will utilize sport as a driver and tool to achieve social transformation and personal development. Teams will score points on and "off" the field,"off" the field activities such as demonstrating a community service, designing a flag and performing a cultural dance/song. The communities have earned their place at the National event by winning a local competition and a regional event. The competing communities are: The Cup of Heroes Regional Tournaments, held as part of Women's Day celebrations, see communities from throughout the province coming together to compete in soccer and netball for both girls and boys in U14 and U16 age groups. Stefan Howells, Executive Director for SCORE said "The Cup of Heroes is an exciting, new competition that we are keen to establish as an annual event for communities throughout South Africa. As teams compete for points both on the field and off the field, the competition clearly demonstrates how young people are taking charge of their own lives, becoming positive roles models to their peers, becoming local heroes. As sports leaders they are leading the way in organizing sport at community level and showing that young people can and are contributing towards building stronger, safer and healthier communities Betty Lallie, SCORE's Communications Manager added: "SCORE's mission is to use sport to provide children and youth with valuable skills and opportunities so that they can succeed in life and contribute to their communities. SCORE believes that sport is a powerful tool to achieve social change. The Cup of Heroes actually shows what sport can do, and it's really changing these young people's lives. They are getting skills and opportunities they never had before. They are becoming proud of their communities and culture, showing their parents what they can achieve, and the parents are recognizing the value of sport. The girls are also becoming respected leaders in these teams, and so on Women's Day the Cup of Heroes also shows that young people are taking the lead in achieving gender equality" The Cup of Heroes is made possible through SCORE's partnership with Sport & Recreation South Africa, the Norwegian Olympic Committee & Confederation of Sport, the international Kicking AIDS Out network and adidas. - Ends - Notes to Editors:
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SCORE’s LivingSport Programme Co-ordinator Lucinda van den Heever, (29) from Cape Town has been awarded a prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study for a Masters degree in Gender and Development at the University of Sussex, England