The Leading Edge Sports Foundation (‘the leading edge’) is a registered non-profit company (NPC) based in Somerset West, a coastal town located in the Western Cape  Province of South Africa.

Our primary purpose is to provide cricket development accompanied by educational and life-skills upliftment to underprivileged boys and girls (ages 11 and 12) living in the greater Helderberg region, which incorporates the towns of Gordon’s Bay,  Lwandle, Macassar, Sir Lowry’s Pass, Somerset West and Strand.

This goal is achieved by giving an annual cohort of pre-identified qualifying children  access to top-quality professional cricket coaching. Over and above the sports  development aspect, the children are also exposed to much-needed educational and  life-skills sessions.

Our operational model provides an opportunity for our dedicated volunteers—e.g., coaches, teachers, mentors, donors and helpers—to make a difference, by giving of themselves, their skills, their time and their resources, all in an active and selfless bid to invest in the local Helderberg communities that truly need it most.

Mike Singletary, former NFL American football player and coach, once said, “Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”

At The Leading Edge Sports Foundation, by giving our children an opportunity to play,  the beginnings of their dreams are made—to see the dream in their mind’s eye. All we strive to do is to help them make their dreams come true by giving them the leading edge they’ll need to succeed.