Football

CUP has a long and established history of using football as a tool to encourage community involvement and the development of a community led initiative, meeting a need identified by the community. CUP is therefore “not just football” it is about personal development of young people and relationships within a community. CUP provides FA qualified coaches who work alongside volunteers to ensure consistency and quality of all coaching sessions to all young people.

CUP is involved in a number of football projects, below are just a few:

Asians into football



This project aims to address the problems young Asians face in accessing mainstream football opportunities by providing football activities within their community. CUP currently delivers sessions within a number of primary and secondary schools engaging over 500 young Asians. In addition to this community sessions are delivered on a weekend within each targeted area in order to involve young Asians in structured football.

Girls Football Projects



CUP are giving girls a chance to put their best foot forward at a series of girls only football sessions in many schools at lunchtime and after school clubs. Once the series of sessions have taken place they are invited to attend a football tournament and encouraged to join a group or club within a community setting.

Kick it out

CUP also runs projects and events to tackle issues or build community cohesion. For example, CUP brought together young people from various other projects, different backgrounds and communities. The project was held in partnership with ‘Lets Kick Racism Out’ week and the young people not only played football, they interacted with others to talk about issues in football, attending workshops relating to racism. The day also encouraged interaction between the young people from other communities as they were put into mixed teams to build teamwork and play together in a tournament.

Multi Sports

Multi sports play an important role in CUPS activity programme, which are focussed around the demands and needs of young people in their particular community. This can involve a diverse range of sports including athletics, boxing, basketball, hockey, fitness and gym sessions, dance, rounders, cricket, touch rugby, racket games, ultimate frisbee, active fun and games and much more. We listen to what the young people would like to do and they help us plan and develop our activity sessions. If the facilities and the demand is there we can find a way to provide it.

DJing

CUP provides a programme of Rhythm and Rhyme djing workshops which give young people an insight into what it means to be a Dj and to work within the DJ industry, whether it is learning marketing and promotion skills or technical skills. Djing helps young people express themselves and get really creative; it can also offer real and exciting employment opportunities.

The Rhythm and Rhyme Djing project includes:

1. UNDERSTANDING THE DJ INDUSTRY - develop an understanding of the history of the Dj and different styles of dance music. 2. DEMONSTRATE SKILLS IN DJ PERFORMANCE - develop skills to enable the structuring and production of a demo set – with a professional Dj to support you. 3. PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE DJ INDUSTRY- build a personal portfolio, develop networking skills and understand marketing- meet with industry specialists. 4. PUTTING IT ALL INTO PRACTICE - work in a team to promote and deliver an event – fully supported by CUP staff.

Girls Only Programme

The girls only project provides opportunities for young people to participate in sport, physical activity & health related exercise. The project aims to increase the number of girls and young women participating in forms of exercise by providing a safe environment and encouraging positive responses. Non-competitive forms of exercise can be used to improve their physiological and psychological well being and so improve their body image.

DANCE

CUP provides various different dance projects which are very popular both within community setting and within schools. A few of the dance projects we have been involved in are listed below:

CHEERLEADING


Cheerleading is a competitive sport that is growing daily. CUP has set up Cheerleading sessions in various community settings with the most talented being selected to join the cheerleading academy who train for matches and competitions.

CHEERLEADING ACADEMY – CASE STUDY



After running a programme of community based dance and cheerleading activities within 3 communities’ young people expressed a keen interest in progressing and gaining more skills and experience in dance and cheerleading as they had enjoyed the activities so much.

Hence the CUP R&R Cheerleading and dance academy was born. The academy will encourage the development of physical skills such as stamina strength and coordination as well as developing confidence and self esteem. Participants receive expert tuition from CUP dance staff enabling the young people to be able to compete with other groups locally and regionally as well as producing choreographed performances for invited guests.

BOLLYWOOD

Bollywood dance is becoming a much requested activity for CUP. It involves a mix of dances from Bollywood, Bhangra, and Lollywood . Following a bollywood course the young people learn a bollywood dance piece, bollywood technique as well as the facial expressions, hand gestures, telling stories though the art of body language and travelling steps and much more.

Rhythm and Rhyme

A programme of R&R dance will gives the Young people an insight into what it means to be a dancer whether it’s teaching or just experiencing different styles of dance.

Through the R&R Dance project they will cover a variety of areas including:

THE HISTORY OF DANCE - find out where particular dance styles originated from and how they became popular.

DIFFERENT STYLES OF DANCE – experience the many different forms of dance e.g. Street Dance, Salsa, Cheerleading, Body Locking and Jazz.

DANCE ROUTINES – create, perform and develop dance routines to music.

Chance 2 Dance

It was identified that there is a lack of provision for 9-14 year old girls within a specific areas. The need for this provision was identified through questionnaires in local High and Junior schools. CUP initiated a dance and drama based session called ‘chance2dance’. The project was delivered on a trial period for 6-weeks on Monday evenings. It provided the opportunity for the girls to experience different styles of dance, drama and singing. Over 30 girls aged 8-14 years attended the initial sessions.

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The girls involved in the project performed an adaptation of High School Musical, to friends, family and local residents.

This project allows the girls who share an interest in exploring, creating, and learning about dance, drama and music to experience and develop their skills in an enjoyable environment.

Due to the popularity and success of the project the sessions have continued and a second group has since been established in another community.

Holiday Activities

CUP run a comprehensive holiday activities programme which encompasses football, multi sports, dance, girls only, djing, arts and crafts sessions as well as runs one off events such as a wildlife days, circus skills workshops and trip out for the day. Here are someexamples of some of the recent outings that CUP has attend : a trip to the national football museum, a visit to Old Trafford, as well as trips to theatres, bowling, lazer quest, do karting and paintball to name a few.