Maerdy Community Primary School are excited to be hosting an inspirational workshop with Adele Nicoll. Adele needs your help to raise funds for vital training, medical and competition costs. This money will also help your school and other athletes across the country, find out more below!
The Maerdy Community Primary School is an inclusive school where children’s individuality is celebrated. This is a happy and caring place where everyone is known and valued.
Who's Coming?
How I started:
I was a very athletic child that competed in almost every event. After competing at school in multiple sports I committed myself to Shot Put and sprinting as I started to see that my talents lay in these sports. After a while, I also dropped sprinting to focus on Shot Put as I was seeing significant improvements in my throws and beating personal and county records incredibly quickly.
My Greatest Achievement:
My greatest achievement is not only making it to bobsleigh but going to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as a reserve for the Women’s Bobsleigh team. I was contacted by my fellow Sports For Champions athlete Mica McNeill, who had seen some of the videos on my Instagram account of my training. Mica expressed interest in having me join her filling the role of brake-woman. During the 2020-2021 season, I retrained to fit the stipulations of Bobsleigh and lost almost 20kg to fill the position! Mica and I went on to be the first British women to medal in Bobsleigh for 13 years! Proving that not only are Britain still front runners in the Bobsleigh discipline but also that you can do it without full funding from the National Lottery!
My Greatest Challenge:
My greatest challenge was the switch between Shot Put and Bobsleigh. I had reduced my weight to be able to fit into the optimum operating weight as Bobsleigh relies a lot on you being the correct weight to ensure you can get as much out of your run as possible. By the end of the cut, I had lost 20kg, but was more than happy to be eligible for the role!
My Hobbies:
I love sports, but a lot of my time is taken up with training and preparing for events. So when I am not training or competing I love to spend time with family and friends as with training I miss a lot of important dates such as weddings and christenings so I like to make the most out of the time I have with them before I get back into my training routines!
My Future Aspirations:
In the future, I would like to further develop my degree and turn it into a doctorate in Clinical Neuroscience.
Who are Sports For Champions?
Great news! Sports For Champions UK (CIC) will soon visit your school! Your young people have been invited to join a sponsored fitness circuit led by a Professional athlete, who will educate, enable, and empower participants with a view to inspiring them to be the champions of tomorrow.
While we're not all athletically inclined, we strongly encourage participation; all young people have talent and require inspiration to pursue their dreams - whatever they may be!
After 12 years of success, we have perfected our inspirational events, and they are guaranteed to deliver for your school and pupils!
Sports For Champions events are held in support of schools, which keep 60% of the funds raised to spend on resources that will enrich young people's education/experience. Professional athletes in need of support are the only other beneficiaries from the remaining 40%. Sports For Champions is an audited organization that is voluntarily registered with the Fundraising Regulator, meaning you can support the initiative with assurance.
What will happen on the day?
During the assembly, Sports For Champions athletes show medals and tell their story, hard work, lessons, and insights shared to capture the imagination of all and inspire healthier active lifestyles. Athletes discuss challenges on the road to success, with resilience, nutrition, diet, and dedication forming key topics. Fitness is essential for every young person’s general wellbeing in physical and mental health. It is also proven to be a strong booster of learning potential or brain power. By inspiring children as champions of tomorrow, Sports For Champions envision young people developing in all walks of life as healthy, active, community-minded participants in society.
Alongside Team Sports For Champions, athletes engage in invaluable work within local communities to support their training-related costs (e.g. physio/travel). Most world-class athletes train a rigorous 35-hour week and struggle to find reliable work that fits their schedule. This is how the funds we raise enable athletes and your school/club to realize their potential. Many pro athletes are unsponsored, lose support, or cannot find it.
Sports For Champions offers schools the benefit of additional funds to go towards resources/facilities, whilst helping athletes with the funds required to sustain their journey with an contribution towards training and competition fees, medical costs, equipment, and more.
Maerdy Community Primary School will be receiving an inspirational visit from Adele Nicoll on the 28th of April 2025 and we need your support!
The pupils will benefit from physical activity through our fitness circuit, an inspirational talk including medal display, and a Q&A session.
Where does the money go?
When parents and guardians offer their support to a Sports for Champions UK (CIC) fundraising event, they are nurturing not only their children's immediate environments but also the bright futures of many rising athletes. Here is a breakdown of how your contributions make a significant difference:
For each fundraising event, Sports For Champions looks to raise enough money to cover the costs that it takes to provide such an excellent service nationally. Once that goal is reached, surplus funds are allocated in a way that benefits both the school and our passionate athletes – 60% for the school’s continued growth and 40% contributing to the athlete fund.
At the core of the Sports For Champions UK (CIC) initiative is the Athlete Fund. Primarily, the fund aids schools in less economically privileged areas that might struggle with costs, ensuring that the administrative fee isn’t a barrier to vital opportunities. Additionally, it assists our dedicated athletes in moments of pressing need, whether it’s recovering from injuries, procuring advanced equipment, or embarking on warm-weather training camps. Our fundamental belief remains unwavering: no school should be compromised for its economic stance, and every promising athlete deserves a fair shot at excellence. Our commitment ensures no child or school is left behind due to circumstances beyond their control.
Challenges Athletes Face: Our partnering pro athletes and Team GB Olympians have a world of responsibilities on their shoulders. They juggle between a rigorous training schedule that demands over 35 hours a week and their personal commitments. This often leaves them with limited time and resources to focus on their careers, leading to financial constraints. Expenses for equipment, training, coaching, travel, and more pile up, making it a challenge for these athletes to perform at their best and represent Great Britain.
Why is this important?
Maerdy Community Primary School is promoting health and wellbeing throughout the school, and with the help of a visit from Adele Nicoll, this will be enhanced across all year groups and staff. They are also focusing on encouraging diversity and raising the aspirations of the pupils through sport.
Maerdy Community Primary School will benefit from the money raised as they will be able to provide new equipment, fund opportunities for the children, and more.
How can you help?
We're asking all parents to help make it a memorable event for the pupils with the help of Adele Nicoll, to raise funds for key resources for Maerdy Community Primary School.
If you are a local business or a friend of the school and would like to contribute to help us get to our target, then please do make a donation and share our project as far as you can.