Day at the Gof Tournament at Stoneybridge Golf Club in Coventry , Cricket Tournament at University of Leicester and Sports Day at Warwick University , Coventry
two years . We decided to host the Sports Day back in early September following feedback from the branches ; however the numbers still continued to fall . This has to be second year on the trot where there was only 1 Junior Football team submitted from across the UK , which was extremely disappointing . Normally this category along with the seniors tended to be the pinnacle finale of any Sports Day . However , as noticed this has changed over the recent years .
We want to ask you as the wider Community , what can we do to encourage our Youth to come and take part . We ask that parents encourage their young children to come to Samaj events , whether it is at branch level or HQ . Learn about our culture and
“... This is an ideal opportunity to host regional events such as darts or football . It has proven to be a success throughout the Midlands over the past 2 years ...’’ heritage . If we are not careful , in a few years there will be no Sports Day / Youth events etc . I ask the younger parents to think back to their youth and remember how much fun we used to have going to SPA Sports Day . It was the one event in the year we all used to black out in our diaries and prepare for . Over the past few years this has really demised . The most noticeable has been at the Football event where normally we would have massive crowds gathered , cheering on their own branch ( or the one which they wanted to win ).
As a Youth Team we are open to suggestions and are willing to listen to what you have to say . So please feel free to contact any of us ( Divyen , Hiren Mahendrabhai or myself ) with any suggestions of ideas which you feel will help revive our Youth events and overall our Samaj . Remember that each branch has a Youth Leader ; please support them in making each event successful whether it is locally or nationally .
I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big THANK YOU to my three assistants , Divyen , Hiren and Mahendrabhai , who have organised and run all of the events this year , dedicating an incredible amount of their own personal time to
these events . Thank you guys for all the support !
The start of a new year is a really good time to reflect and think about the Youth Team ’ s achievements over the last year and where we really want to take the Youth Team next year . The key for us again this year is to continue to increase participation nationally and at a local level . However at each branch level we are not alone . Majority of our branches are located close to another . We would like to see more interaction between the youth members across branches . This is an ideal opportunity to host regional events for our members such as darts or football competitions . It has proven to be a success throughout the Midlands over the past 2 years . This is a great way to bring people together and make it a memorable day . It is only by building our network locally can we increase participation at our larger national events .
On behalf of the SPA ( UK ) Youth Team , we ’ d like to wish you and your families a very Happy Diwali and the very best in the New Year .
Nikhil K Mistry Youth Leader , SPA ( UK ) 2016-2017
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