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We don't hold reservation for blackriver products. So if you want anything, come down soon. We have very limited quantity for the bigger blackriver ramps.

Blackriver Fingerboard Ramps
-Mini Table @ $42
-Box5 @ $56
-Box6 @ $105
-Funbox @ $135
-Jay ramp @ $75
-Eurogap round rail @ $155
-Box2 Reloaded @ $46
-Mike Schneider Signature Ramp @ $145
-Street Plaza Dos @ $175 (1 piece only)

Berlinwood Fingerboard Deck @ $70
-Rollbrett Mission Game
-Sibbarp Love 02 Corner
-Asi Berlin Dimi
-BR Logo Blue
-BR Anker Blk/Gold
-BR FRML
-BW Logo Green
-BW Logo Rasta
-Logo Wrinkler
-BR Logo Black
-Flatface BW Cyan
-Elias Assmuth @ $56

Wrinkler Fingerboard Wheels @ $67
-Blackriver Edition Black
-Blackriver Edition
-Timo Lieben Classics
-Big Daddy's White

Flatface Fingerboard Wheels @ $45
-G6 'turkis'
-Blackriver Edition
-Blackriver Edition ' Gold'

Blackriver Fingerboard Trucks @ $100 a set
-Mellow Yellow
-Mean Green
-Super SIlver
-Rad Red
-Bright White
-Jack black
-True Blue

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This post is about jogging as you might have noticed. Yes, I did it again and I can recommend it!

Sarah's Kenya blog - day 2

AFRICAN ADVENTURE DAY 2: MONDAY 28^TH NOVEMBER   19.49 GMT (22.49 Kenya time)

Jambo (as they say in Kenyan Swahili) or hi…..

Day 2 started with Breakfast at 7.30am and just a plate of fruit for me!

8am we met Mary from the British Council in Kenya who took us to meet her colleagues in the British Council offices just down the road from our Hotel. Lots of London 2012 posters and banners on display!!

After a meeting with British Council staff  to finalise the programme it was a short walk across to The Upper Hill School to meet the delegates on the training. The Upper Hills school is a Government funded school that happens to be a boarding school in the business district of Nairobi (which does have boarders – whom are on school holidays at the moment, however staff are in marking exams!!)

At 10am we started to meet the 25 course delegates who were more than welcoming. At 11am we started the course (having had to adapt our plan straight away as our equipment was “STILL” in customs.

Our day covered, “getting to know you and what you’d like from the training sessions” which I led, followed by how to organise leagues, festivals and competitions. We then covered a session on the Cardiff City Supporters Trust followed by a football match!

The football match was amazing! We played on a VERY VERY wet, boggy and marshland rugby pitch (with no cones or equipment available to mark out a playing area) and no bibs available to determine the teams. It was soon sorted out that those in black and blue shirts would play those in bright colours. A lady delegate on the course - who happens to be a referee - took to the field, donning a lovely pink skirt. She managed the game very well – even if she did call me off side a number of times!

The match was hilarious, especially as people hadn’t brought practical kit or clothing so were playing in their trousers and shoes! It was like playing on a skating rink, so slippy and slidy. It really was just what was needed after a heavy day in the classroom! The mud wouldn’t even come off with a good scrub in the shower!

It’s been a good day, the delegates on the course are very welcoming and engaging and it really does feel like I have known them for more than a day already! I am looking forward to tomorrow.

It’s now 11pm so I am off to bed ready for my 7am breakfast and our meeting with one of the Ministry departments tomorrow at 8am.

SPORT WALES SUPPORTS KENYA'S NEW GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS

Blog by Sport Wales' Sarah Roberts...

Countdown = 1 day to go:

When our Chief Executive Huw Jones initially sent round the email late in September asking if any staff would be interested in supporting the British Council on a project in Kenya, I immediately jumped at the chance and put my name forward. A week later I was asked by Huw if “I had a minute? And could I see him in his office?” after my initial fear of “oh my god, what have I done wrong!” I walked out chuffed that I’d been given such an opportunity to embark on.

Now with only 1 day to go, I am both excited and apprehensive and desperately trying to sort out what clothes to take!! Typical girl thing I know!! Who will we be meeting? What will the weather be like? Will we join in with any sporting activity? Do I need to be smart and formal or relaxed and casual? Oh the dilemma!

Whilst in Nairobi, we will launch a “Football for All” project which has been developed by the British Council in partnership with Cardiff City Supporters Trust and is supported by the Welsh Football Trust, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, Cardiff City Football in the Community & Sport Wales.

The partnership is looking to achieve:

·         A more cohesive, peaceful Kenya that will in turn translate to improved quality of life for communities involved

·         Greater appreciation of sustainable development and interdependency of people and communities

·         Increased power and decision making in the hands of the people

·         And gender mainstreaming from grass roots levels.

All of which are fairly similar to what we are also trying to achieve in Wales!

The partners involved in the programme are:

·         British Council – (organising party) creating international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries.

·         Kenyan National Steering Committee – with a mandate to co-ordinate all peace initiatives in the country and across borders.

·         Kenyan National Cohesion & integration Commission who promote the elimination of all forms of discrimination and promote tolerance and understanding amongst Kenyans.

·         Kenyan Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport who work on Youth empowerment and engagement.

·         Grassroots community based organisations – Active Citizen Programme.

There are 21 delegates that will be taking part in the week-long programme (7 female and 14 male) with ages ranging from 21 to 48, and roles ranging from Community Volunteers, sports liaison officers, Civic Educators, Community mobilizers / peace builders,  football coaches and referees.

Central to the success of the project will be training young Kenyans in how to communicate with their own communities and how to influence local and national authorities to ensure sustainable, positive change, eventually establishing their first youth Parliament in Kenya, thus making their voice heard in decision making not just locally but on a country wide level. I am sure they will be very interested in the work that we are doing with Young Ambassadors in Wales.

                                                                   

Sport Wales pay tribute to Gary Speed

Professor Laura McAllister, Chair of Sport Wales, Welsh Football Trust Board Member and former Wales Women's international, has today paid tribute to Gary Speed:
 
"Everyone at Sport Wales' thoughts are with Gary's family and friends at this hugely difficult time. Gary was a truly fantastic role model for everyone in the world of football.

"The way he conducted himself as a player, coach and most recently as national manager was exemplary. His recent success as Wales manager was complemented by a unique commitment to developing the game at all levels, from grassroots to the national team, ensuring that football was truly a game for everyone.

We are deeply saddened by the news today and know he will be missed by everyone involved in sport in Wales."

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Sorry, no translation because of mocking about German dialect ; )

Yn ogystal â’m balchder amlwg i wrth wylio athletwyr Cymru a’n timau cenedlaethol ni’n cipio medalau a thlysau, gweld mwy o bobl yn cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon ac yn dysgu am waith ysbrydoledig ein hyfforddwyr a’n gwirfoddolwyr ni yw un o fy hoff agweddau i ar fy rôl i yn Chwaraeon Cymru.

Yng Ngwobrau Hyfforddwr y Flwyddyn Chwaraeon Cymru yng Nghaerdydd yn ddiweddar, cafwyd cyfle gwych i gyfarfod rhai unigolion eithriadol nodedig. Dyma’r bobl y mae eu gwaith nhw’n golygu ein bod ni’n gallu cynnig i blant eu blas cyntaf ar chwaraeon, bob cam drwodd hyd at roi sglein ar berfformiadau’r athletwyr hynny a fydd yn ennill medalau ym mhencampwriaethau’r byd.

O bob cefndir mewn bywyd ac o bob cornel yng Nghymru, dyma’r bobl i’w dilyn a’u hefelychu.

Y llynedd, addawodd Chwaraeon Cymru, ochr yn ochr â’n partneriaid ni, i ddyblu nifer yr hyfforddwyr a’r gwirfoddolwyr yng Nghymru, o tua 110,000 i tua 250,000 erbyn 2016 – tua 10% o’r boblogaeth. Mae’n darged hynod uchel ond yn un y gallwn ni ei gyrraedd yn fy marn i fel rhan o’n Gweledigaeth gyfan ni ar gyfer Chwaraeon. Mae ein gwaith ymchwil ni’n dangos bod 9% o oedolion yn dymuno gwirfoddoli’n amlach, felly mae’r ewyllys yn bodoli.

Fodd bynnag, rydw i’n teimlo bod y cynnydd wedi bod yn araf hyd yma. Mae’n rhaid i’r sector chwaraeon – ac rydw i’n cynnwys Chwaraeon Cymru yn y sector – godi ei gêm yn sylweddol.                 

Mae’n rhaid i’r dystiolaeth am y cynnydd sydd wedi’i wneud drwy waith yn cynyddu’r fyddin o wirfoddolwyr ddod yn amlycach yn awr. Nid ydym yn gweld datblygu hyfforddwyr a’r gweithlu chwaraeon yn cael y flaenoriaeth maent yn ei haeddu yn y sector ac mae hynny’n golygu y byddwn ni’n cael ein dal yn ôl gyda’n Gweledigaeth ar gyfer Chwaraeon.

Fel un enghraifft, mae nifer yr hyfforddwyr gweithredol yn ein cyrff rheoli cenedlaethol ni wedi cynyddu o 14,604 i 16,397 yn ystod y flwydddyn rhwng 2010 a 2011 – cynnydd o 12%. Os ydym ni am gynnal y lefel honno o gynnydd dros gyfnod o bum mlynedd, byddai hynny’n golygu ein bod ni’ sicrhau cynnydd o 60-65%, yn hytrach na’r cynnydd o 100% rydym ni wedi bod yn chwilio amdano. Wrth gwrs, nid dim ond ffigurau sy’n bwysig, ond hefyd y math o hyfforddwyr a’r lefel o hyfforddwyr rydym ni eu hangen, a ble maent yn cael eu defnyddio. Mae’n rhaid wrth ansawdd yn ogystal â niferoedd, ond hoffwn gadarnhau fy nyhead i i’n gweld ni’n sicrhau cynnydd yn gynt.       

Gyda Llundain 2012 a Glasgow 2014 ar y gorwel, a hefyd Pencampwriaethau Athletau’r Byd sydd i’w cynnal yn Llundain yn 2017 yn dilyn cyhoeddiad diweddar, bydd plant a phobl ifanc yn arbennig yn dymuno efelychu eu harwyr yn y byd chwaraeon. Wedi perfformiad ardderchog Dai Greene ym Mhencampwriaethau Athletau’r Byd yr haf hwn, pan gipiodd fedal aur, derbyniodd ei glwb, sef clwb Harriers Abertawe, lawer o geisiadau gan ieuenctid a oedd yn dymuno dilyn yn ôl ei droed ar y trac, ac ymuno â’r clwb.

Fy her i i’r chwaraewyr allweddol yn y byd chwaraeon yng Nghymru yw, ydym ni’n barod i fanteisio ar y diddordeb hwn?

Rydym ni i gyd yn gwybod ein bod ni angen byddin o hyfforddwyr a gwirfoddolwyr sy’n fodlon gwneud yn siŵr bod y profiadau cyntaf a gaiff plant mewn chwaraeon yn rhai cadarnhaol a hwyliog. Mae’n rhaid i ni ddechrau recriwtio nawr.

Mae llwybr taith gyfnewid y Fflam Olympaidd wedi cael ei gyhoeddi yn ddiweddar ac roeddwn i’n hynod falch o weld Cymru’n cael lle amlwg ar y llwybr, gan gynnwys taith i gopa’r Wyddfa.    

Rydw i wrth fy modd yn cael clywed am y gwahanol ddigwyddiadau cymunedol a fydd yn cael eu cynnal wrth i’r fflam deithio ar hyd a lled y wlad. Mae’n rhaid i ni i gyd gofio bod y cyfle i ddefnyddio grym yr achlysur hwn i annog mwy o bobl ifanc i gymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon yn gyfle y mae’n rhaid i bob un ohonom ni fanteisio arno.

Ceir sawl ffordd i bobl gymryd rhan ond, mewn nifer o achosion, mae’n rhaid i ni weithredu’n gynt yn hytrach nag yn hwyrach er mwyn osgoi cael ein gadael ar ôl. Er enghraifft, mae gan ysgolion hyd at Ragfyr 16^eg i ymuno â Rhwydwaith Get Set – rhaglen addysgol swyddogol Llundain 2012. Drwy ymuno, gall ysgolion Cymru warantu cyfran o docynnau Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd i’w disgyblion.       

Er hynny, mae’n fy mhryderu i mai dim ond ychydig dros 10% o ysgolion Cymru sydd wedi cofrestru’n llawn gyda’r cynllun hwn (ffigur o ddechrau mis Tachwedd). Mae hyn yn golygu y bydd llawer o’n plant ysgol ni’n colli cyfle gwych, gyda thocynnau’n cael eu rhannu ar hyd a lled y DU. Bydd disgybl o Loegr, yr Alban neu Ogledd Iwerddon yn gwylio digwyddiad yn fyw pan allai’r disgybl hwnnw fod wedi dod o ysgol yng Nghymru. 

Ni allwn ni adael i’r cyfle hwn fynd heibio heb grybwyll perfformiad ffantastig ein tîm rygbi ni yng Nghwpan Rygbi’r Undeb y Byd. Cododd Warren Gatland a’i chwaraewyr a’i staff galonnau’r genedl gyfan, gan brofi bod gwaith caled ac ymroddiad yn talu ar ei ganfed.         

Dyma enghraifft eto o Gymru’n rhagori ar wledydd llawer mwy i ddangos ein bod ni’n genedl chwaraeon sy’n gallu cystadlu ar y lefel uchaf un.

Pan rydych chi’n gweld 60,000 o bobl yn Stadiwm y Mileniwm am 8.30am ar fore Sadwrn i wylio rygbi ar sgrin fawr, ni all unrhyw un ddadlau nad yw chwaraeon yn gyfrwng pwerus.

Roeddwn i’n ddigon ffodus i weld rhai o Bencampwriaethau Boccia PF a gynhaliwyd yn y Ganolfan Genedlaethol yng Nghaerdydd ychydig wythnosau yn ôl. Daeth 36 o chwaraewyr gorau’r DU at ei gilydd yng Nghaerdydd i herio ei gilydd ar gyfer y teitl pwysig – Pencampwr PF.

Yn y grŵp BC2, enillodd Andrew Williams o’r Wyddgrug yng Ngogledd Cymru, yr aur gyda buddugoliaeth o 4-3 yn y rownd derfynol. Yn y dosbarth BC3, cipiodd Jacob Thomas o Sir Benfro fuddugoliaeth arall i Gymru ac enillodd Rhodri Tudor o Abertawe fedal efydd yn y gystadleuaeth BC1. Cyflawniadau ffantastig a oedd yn glod iddyn nhw eu hunain ac i bawb sydd wedi eu helpu i gyrraedd y lefel hon. Rydw i’n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at eu gweld yn cyflawni mwy.

Yn fwy diweddar, sicrhaodd Andrew Selby a Fred Evans le yn y tîm bocsio ar gyfer Llundain 2012 – ac mae cael dau focsiwr mewn tîm Olympaidd yn orchest gyntaf arall i Gymru.                                   

Wrth i’r cloc sy’n cyfrif i lawr at Glasgow 2014 symud o dan 1000 o ddyddiau tan y Gemau yn ddiweddar, cefais fy atgoffa o’r targedau a’r dyheadau rydym ni wedi’u pennu ar gyfer chwaraeon yng Nghymru.

Ni fyddaf yn gadael i ni wyro oddi wrth ein Gweledigaeth i gael pob plentyn wedi gwirioni ar chwaraeon am oes a chreu cenedl o bencampwyr. Mae’n rhaid i ni ddal ati i geisio codi ein gêm, rhoi cynnig ar ddulliau newydd o weithio a chanolbwyntio ar yr hyn sydd raid i ni ei wneud er mwyn bod yn llwyddiannus.

Yr Athro Laura McAllister

Cadeirydd, Chwaraeon Cymru