Cricket was one of the sporting events at the Fingal ‘Exercise Energise’ Day held at Sportslink, Santry on Thursday, April 14th. Fingal Cricket Development Officer Reinhardt Strydom was present on the day to teach the girls basic cricket skills.
The event is one Fingal County Council runs each year to assist secondary school girls to become more active in sport. Eight secondary schools were present on the day: Balbriggan Community College, Blakestown Community College, Fingal Community College, Hartstown Community College, Loreto Secondary School (Balbriggan), Riversdale Community College, St Joseph’s Secondary School (Rush) and St Mary’s Secondary School (Baldoyle).
The event was run for girls aged from 13 to 15 and over 200 girls actively participated in all the events. Throughout the day the girls had the chance to hone their cricket skills and had a great time taking part in a variety of small sided cricket games.
The day was a great success and it was fantastic to see the enjoyment of all the participants!