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| Friday December 17th 2010 |
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Connecting Communities Inspires first Asian Muslim Female to Gain The Rugby League, Level 2, Coaching Certificate
British women’s participation in sport is under-represented at all levels from grass roots representation to decision making writes Ikram Butt, the Leeds Rugby Foundations, Connecting Communities Manager.
Not great reading if you are a female with a passion for sport, be it on or off the field of play. However, the number is alarmingly far less when it comes to the participation levels in sport of the British Asian female population. Now we know that there are barriers to participation on both sides of the racial divide and we continue to strive forward breaking them down only to find that other barriers are inhibiting progress. This may be either lack of opportunities from the sport bodies concerned i.e prejudice or discrimination or quite simply members from our own family/community i.e cultural or religious issues.
An inspirational British Asian Muslim who has clearly breached this barrier and excelled in her chosen sport may have something to say about that. Halima Khan, has recently passed her rugby league, level 2 coaching course and is already looking to pass on her skills and knowledge to encourage more people from all sections of the communities to get involved in rugby league and sport full stop.
Halima, is quite unique in that she has a number of level 2 coaching certificates under her belt including tennis, cricket, badminton, and thoroughly enjoys the coaching aspect of all sports. Her passion for rugby league has been developed through the Connecting Communities Project where she has been involved in a number of coaching programmers’ and has enjoyed being mentored by Ikram Butt.
Butt stated ‘ Halima is truly an inspirational role model for all aspiring young female coaches and it has been a pleasure to work with her. Halima, has played a crucial part in encouraging more female coaches to be engaged in our project and rugby league and has a bright future ahead of her’.
Halima who is also employed by the Bradford Council’s Sport & Leisure Service added ‘I have always enjoyed participating in sport activities even at a young age and I am keen to carve out a career in this direction. Ikram has been an inspiration to me and has provided me with tremendous support. I have also enjoyed working on the Connecting Communities Project’.
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The British Amateur Rugby League Association.
West Yorkshire House, 4 New North Parade, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. HD1 5JP, England
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