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Established in 2003, Jungle Sports is a large player in the Australian children’s sports field. However, we hope that you find us friendly and responsive to speak to.
The company is owned by a husband and wife team, Andrew & Claire but our level of service would not be possible without our team of fantastic, energetic coaches plus talented support staff at Jungle HQ. They are the face of the company and who your Superstars will be eager to see every week!
We are focused on providing children with the best start in life and are eager to equip parents with the ability to do just that.
My mum would wait on the kerb, cricket bat in hand, for me to come home from school and play in the nets until sunset. Back then I took it for granted that all parents were like this. However now as a parent myself I can see that it was her unbridled love for a healthy happy family that meant she put in hours of exercise-based fun with me. Mix that with a father that spent tireless hours taking and supporting me with cricket, basketball, tennis, football and hockey as a child. I’m lucky that I had the best possible introduction to a sport-filled upbringing.
From these early years, sport became an integral part of my life. From playing first grade cricket in Perth, I played hockey for Western Australia, going on to spend two years at WAIS. Fortunately, my career is aligned with my passion for sport. After running the Sales & Marketing of an Australian hockey company I moved to London to run their UK office. On completing my MBA, I became General Manager of a premier adult swim school in the City of London before returning to the shores of Australia with three women in tow.
I continue to play first grade hockey (look for the old man on the pitch!) and am representing Australia in the Master’s 2020 World Cup. The Jungle Sports program is created by combining this high level of sporting experience with input from developmental specialists.
In the colder climes of England, my family summers were spent playing a range of sports with my mum leading the charge. At school or at clubs, I was always involved in different activities – tennis, hockey, soccer, various types of dance, horse riding, cycling. What I lacked in skill, I made up with enthusiasm; having fun and making friends were what mattered to me.
Although my career is within the corporate world, I still play hockey regularly (children and work permitting!). Playing sport has provided me with confidence, communication skills and a regular demonstration that hard work provides results. All things that have been invaluable in my career in the male-dominated finance industry in London – the regular stress-relief it provides has been much needed too!
I am grateful that my parents encouraged me to play a range of sports and activities for as long possible. It nurtures a “give it a try” mentality and stopped me being pigeon-holed in one sport too early. For me, sport has continued to be an invaluable socially too. Not only did I meet my husband playing hockey, many of my closest friends started as hockey team mates.
It’s important to me that our children see playing sport and being active as part of every day life. By instilling a love of sport in your children, you are providing them with so much more than gross motor skills. You are providing them with life-skills such as resilience, communication, team work, discipline.
As you can see, our childhood memories are full of playing sport with our family surrounded by the fun and laughter it entailed. This early introduction fostered an ongoing love of sport right into adulthood. After meeting at a sports club, getting married and having children, we enjoy recreating the same lively, active lifestyle for our family. Together, with the rest of the team at Jungle HQ, we love bringing that fun, energy and excitement into your family lives.
It is important that children’s first interactions with sport is a positive one, to keep them motivated in their healthy lifestyle and it’s around this ethos that Jungle Sports is built. The Jungle Sports family of Gamekeepers, development staff and partners are committed to bringing the local community high quality, high energy sessions every week!