League Championship Courts Success
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Team Temo won the recent Ball Court League Championship after
beating Lower Belvedere 7-3. The two teams are pictured here (Lower Belvedere
in sport bibs).
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Team Temo has added to its already impressive record by winning the Ball Court
League's Championship Trophy for the sixth time.
It was the eighth Championship final for The Ball Court League, which is run
in partnership with the London Borough of Bexley, Metropolitan Police, Charlton
Athletic Football Club Community Scheme and Welling United Football Club. The
scheme is also supported by Hyde Housing, London and Quadrant Housing, Orbit
South Housing and Gallions Housing.
The league is aimed at all youngsters aged 14-19, encouraging them away from
playing in the streets and instead helping them focus on healthy, fun activities
which develop leadership and team skills.
Each team has a young person manager who receives league updates every week
and makes sure that their players attend on time. All attendances are certificated
and, in addition, credit can be given to Millennium Volunteers Schemes, the volunteer
sections and physical recreation sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
These can be put on CVs or Records of Achievement to prove at interviews what
participants have done in their spare time
Nine five-a-side teams signed up to take part in the latest Ball Court Summer
League which ran from 21 April through to 18 July. The final was played out between
Lower Belvedere and Team Temo, with Temo winning 7 - 3.
A presentation evening, attended by friends and family, was held on Tuesday
22 July at the Civic Offices. Tony Ball (Bexley Youth Development Officer) and
Dean Redwood from Charlton Athletic Community Scheme, presented the Championship
Trophy to Temo and Lower Belvedere also received a trophy as runners up. The
trophies were provided by Cllr
John Fuller and the Co-operative Group supplied
refreshments.
The next Ball Court League starts on 15 September and is open to anyone aged
between 14-19 years old. Further information is available from the London Borough
of Bexley's Neighbourhood Services on 0800 389 5013.
