Spoon Community Projects 39
White Line Fever
Wooden Spoon has teamed up with Exeter Chiefs to produce a new six-week programme aimed at helping youngsters with emotional issues.
‘White Line Fever’ is a bespoke programme written and designed by Keith Fleming of the Chiefs community department which bids to assist young people who have issues with anger, communication and frustration and help gear those problems into positive outcomes. Using the sport of rugby as the vehicle to
their emotions correctly and then work positively on ways to improve their lifestyle. Initially we talk to them about problems they may have come up against already, before then discussing ways of tackling the various problems and channelling it all into what we hope is a positive outlook. “At times it’s certainly not easy and we are realistic to the fact that not everyone involved will be a success story, but if we can help the majority of those involved, then we will be over the moon.” Devon Wooden Spoon chairman Bruce
White Line participants get to grips with each other
drive the programme, the club’s community coaches work with those on the course to learn more about controlling their aggression in the right manner, through areas such as team work, goal setting and game plans and then relating it all back to daily life and problems they may encounter. As Keith explains: “The aim of our
programme is to get the young people to control
Priday, himself a former Exeter player said: “Over the years Wooden Spoon in Devon has invested large sums of money into capital projects, but we felt as a committee we wanted to branch out a little bit more and try and tackle some of the social issues within the region. The ‘White Line Fever’ project offers the perfect project as far as we are concerned. “Written by the Chiefs, I am delighted to see the way it is working locally and from others who have seen it, the feedback I have received is that it is the best of its kind in this sector. “As someone who has been involved in rugby for much of my life, helping the Wooden Spoon is kind of payback for me.” He added: “As I said, Wooden Spoon are
Exeter Chief staff putting the Spoon youngsters through their paces
massively impressed with how the programme has been launched and delivered - and I believe it’s a massive accolade to the club, which is developing so fast, that they have been able to do this. “Already I’ve heard of several success stories. One being a lad who has returned to main stream schooling, another is trying to work out how to qualify as a carpenter and the other is how a group of girls who never even got involved in PE lessons are now doing so and even playing rugby in a team. That’s great to hear and long may it continue.”
For more information on the Game On programme, visit
www.woodenspoon.com
www.woodenspoon.com Spring 2012 Spoonews
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