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Start the innings of a life time
If you’ve read our ‘About’ page, you’ll know all about our founder, Steve Fitzgerald. But what you might not know is that Cricket tots is actually a family business, run by a husband-and-wife team. So in this blog post, Lucy – aka Mrs Cricket tots – takes us right back to the very beginning and …
This Wednesday, 20th September 2023, is National Fitness Day – the UK’s biggest celebration of health & fitness – and the theme this year is “Your Health Is For Life”. According to Sport England’s latest Active Lives survey, more than a quarter of the population in England is classed as inactive – defined as …
Meet Neel. Neel is our newest franchisee, taking over the running of our flagship Cricket tots franchise in Northwood, Harrow & Uxbridge earlier this year. He’s an accountant by day, and a dad to 2 young boys. And when he’s not swimming, or playing badminton or tennis, he loves nothing more than spending his time …
Ben’s been a Cricket tots franchisee since January 2020. By day, he works in e-commerce, managing websites. But he also runs a successful Cricket tots franchise in Liverpool, which he manages to fit around his work and family commitments. And with 3 young children to keep him on his toes, there’s always plenty to do …
The gender games: setting sports free for youngsters Despite a plethora of successful sportspeople, men and women alike, we would be hard pushed to claim that sport is free from gender-based stereotyping. Hockey is a girl’s game. Women can’t play football. Rugby is too rough for fair females. No matter the advances in gender equality, …
Now that the sun is (finally) shining and the holidays are looming you are probably in need of some outdoor garden games to keep the family from shouting that old phrase ‘I’m bored’! The back garden or the local park offers free entertainment that certainly doesn’t break the bank of mum and dad. Here are …
Raising strong girls Strong girls used to be used as a negative phrase – thankfully times have moved on and progress but we do live in an age where gender stereotyping still snares our girls. Just take one look in a toy catalogue and there will be clearly defined pink and blue pages – it’s …
Children come in all manner of personalities, from those who are destined to be great leaders and attract friends easily, to those who hide behind their parents in social situations. As parents we don’t want to see shyness crippling our small ones. As a parent of an introvert it can be challenging to help them …
Children are social creatures and benefit from taking part in group activities. This applies to pre-schoolers too. Participating in organised sports sessions can help prepare a child to start school. It provides children with the skills needed to succeed in the classroom. Co-operation, your child will learn to take turns with other children and share …
