The highly regarded Mz Bratt is set to join the list of promising UK artists to grace the performance stage of SBNG. Previous artists include, N Dubz, Kano and DEACO to name but a few.
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Mz Bratt will be perfroming this year along side Enfield's very own The 34, Lexus & Kosha.
Shoot a Ball Not a Gun (SBNG) catch up with global super model Tyson Beckford to talk about the effects of gun and knife crime in London and the United States.
As part of the Princes Trust "Youth Week" SBNG had the unbeliveable lucky chance to meet and talk with Tyson Beckford. The global super model spoke to SBNG on his own person experience of living in the Unites States amongst the high crime levels and gang warfare. Please see video above of what went down..
The annual "Shoot a Ball Not a Gun" all star weekend is back again for its 3rd year bigger and better than ever before. With live PA's from Mz Bratt, The 34 Lexus and much more.
For those of you that are new to the Shoot a Ball Not a Gun anti gun crime campaign (SBNG Campaign) was founded in 2005 to help combat against the rise in youth related crimes such as gun and knife crime.
In 2006 BBSports/Entertainment founders of the SBNG Campain put on there very first event, the "Shoot a Ball Not a Gun" all star weekend.
The weekend consisted of an elite basketball tournament featuring the top 48 basketball players in the UK taking part. The idea of the tournament was to help give our youth a platform in which to showcase their skills and help create positive role models our youth can espire to become.
Along with basketball, performances and dancers the event heard talks from Operation Trident on the effects of gun and knife crime in our local communities, the event has now become an annual summer event which house 3,500 spectators throught our event weekends.
The SBNG campaign is a campaign which has been designed to target youths between the ages of 11-25 to help educate them on the effects of youth related crimes on our local families and communities.
The Enfield Shoot a Ball & Not a Gun All Star event in association with 2K Sports is an all star showcase which features some of the top show boating freestyling basketball players in the UK. The annual event takes place every year at Edmonton Green Sports Centre and this year it will be taking place on the 12th and 13th of December 2009. The event gives these top athletes the chance to express themselves in a game that during the regular season is made very serious, it gives them the chance to be recognized by their peers for their hard work and put on a show to help inspire others to get involved in the exciting sport that is basketball.
The event not only showcases some of the top basketball players in the UK but also the top up and coming music acts and dancers the UK has to offer.
This event was setup by Mike Baptiste (ex England international player under 18s and London Towers player) and Errol Bigby (BBSports/Entertainment Partner) .
The tournament is part of an on going anti gun crime campaign "Shoot a Ball & Not a Gun". The campaign was setup Mr Baptiste and Mr Bigby to help combat against youth and gang related crime within the local communities within the UK.
Sport is believed to be the most powerful instrument we have got to combat crime as it is a very good outlet and activity that can help us get messages across to our younger generations that we wouldn't normally have the chance to interact with in such a way.
Sport is the one THING that doesn't depend on your background, social class or ethnic minority but on your ability. Sport helps give its participants a sense of belonging and self-esteem where it is lacking. Through sport people from all social classes, religions and ethnic minorities come together as one and unite as teams to work together and helping each other achieve there proposed target (e.g. scoring a goal, winning the game). This is why we believe that sport is the best instrument to teach our younger generation about working together as a sports team and, when the games are finished, as a community?
The Enfield Shoot a Ball & Not a Gun Tournament has found sponsorship through FM PEACE ON THE STREETS, Enfield Council, Molten Sports, 2K Sports, Nandos and Young Voices Magazine and Fadeaway Magazine.