Team Edstreme Team Edstreme

Charity Pitch Day Charity Pitch Day

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Saturday 14th May 2016Saturday 14th May 2016

StadiumMK, Milton KeynesStadiumMK, Milton Keynes

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HASAG is a registered charity providing advice and support to sufferers and their families affected by asbestos-related diseases. We offer a FREE and confidential service which includes help and advice on benefits, home visits, monthly support group meetings and information about asbestos-

related illnesses and compensation claims.

Every week in the UK at least 12 young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. Since its formation in

1995, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has been working to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death

(YSCD). CRY supports young people diagnosed with potentially

life-threatening cardiac conditions and offers bereavement support to families affected by YSCD. CRY promotes and

develops heart screening programmes and funds medical research.

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Page 4 ….………... The Organisers

Page 5 ……………. Story So Far

Pages 6 & 7 ……... About League Edstreme

Pages 8 & 9 ……… Back Story—Privett Park

Pages 10 & 11 …… Back Story—Fratton Park

Pages 12 & 13 …… Back Story—Madejski Stadium

Pages 14 & 15 …… Special Thanks to

Page 16 …………….Today’s Teams—HASAG

Page 17 …………… Today’s Teams—CRY

Page s 18 & 19 …… About StadiumMK

Page 20 ………....... Follow Us

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Hello and welcome to Team Edstreme’s 4th charity pitch day, here at StadiumMK, home of the MK Dons. Having already visited two other league grounds, it is

great to be able to visit a third and experience a match day at a UEFA Elite stadium!

We are again raising money for CRY, alongside HASAG

this time and hoping to build on the success of previous events which to-date have raised nearly

£10,000!

Although this all came together at the last minute, we again appreciate your support and hope to take our

pitch day total past £11,000!

A massive thank you to everyone in attendance today helping us raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young and HASAG. Two amazing charities that will benefit

from the generosity of everyone that’s made today the event it is.

I would also like to thank MK Dons for allowing us to

hold this event at their amazing stadium.

It’s nice to see so many familiar faces on the team sheets for today from our previous pitch days; your

support at these events is always amazing and we can all be proud that with today’s event we will surpass the

£11,000 raised for charity!

Have a great day today and thank you for your continued support.

Phil

George

Sean

Reading

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⚽ League Edstreme is started by Sean Reading in

January 2009 with 6 teams.

⚽ July 2009 sees the launch of the CRY Cup, a

competition from which all match fee proceeds are donated to CRY.

⚽ Expansion in 2011 sees a second league added

and teams increase firstly to 8 and then 16 sides.

⚽ The league changes to 7-a-side and moves to

Priory School, Portsmouth, in 2012.

⚽ First 11-a-side pitch day is held in 2013, raising

further awareness of CRY.

⚽ League expands to 24 teams in 2014.

⚽ Fratton Park pitch day in 2014 raises £2,500 for

CRY.

⚽ Madejski Stadium pitch day in 2015 raises

£5,800 for CRY.

⚽ Total raised by League and Team Edstreme

passes £15,000 in 2015.

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The league was started by Sean Reading in memory, and named

after his brother Ed Reading, who passed away in July 2007 from a

condition known as Sudden Death Syndrome, during a football

match. He was a keen and talented footballer whose memory will

live on forever with League Edstreme.

On the 8th January 2009, League Edstreme played its first league

games in Purbrook Park School’s Sports Hall in Purbrook,

Hampshire. The league was between 6 teams that came together

to form a league in memory of Ed, who was known by all that

played.

In April 2011 Sean Reading and close friend Phil George formally

registered the league with the FA allowing them to grow the

league, using fully affiliated referees and raise more money for

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).

In June 2014 Sean Reading and Phil George, along with the

players of League Edstreme, announced that since the league

started in 2009, £10,000 has been raised for CRY via our very own

cup competition, the CRY Cup, where all match fees go to CRY.

League Edstreme has now moved onto a state of the art 3G pitch

at Priory School, Southsea, and will continue to grow thanks to the

great support of their players.

www.leagueedstreme.com

www.facebook.com/leagueedstreme

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Current CRY Cup Champions,

The HUKs

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On 12th May 2013, we hosted our first 11-a-side charity pitch day at Privett Park, the

home of Gosport Borough FC. The two teams were made up of players from Edstreme

United and Edstreme Athletic, two teams of players who play at League Edstreme and in

the Portsmouth Sunday League.

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We hosted our second pitch day on 8th May 2014 at Fratton Park, the home of Portsmouth FC. There were two games taking place on the

day, with the architects derby, Holman Reading vs Helyer Davies, followed by

League Edstreme vs Cardiac Risk in the Young. Thanks to all involved we raised over

£2,500 for CRY!

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Holman Reading 2 vs 5 Helyer Davies League Edstreme 3 vs 4 Cardiac Risk in the Young

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Our 3rd event took place on an unfortunately weed killed surface on 31st May 2015 at the Madejski Stadium, the home of Reading FC. Again we had two games taking place on the

day, with the architects derby, Holman Reading vs Helyer Davies, followed by Portsmouth Historic Dockyard vs HASAG. We raised an incredible £5,800 and even featured

on BBC South Today!

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Holman Reading 0 vs 15 Helyer Davies HASAG 9 vs 0 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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Managers: Phil Birch & Brad Richards

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Manager: Steve Reading

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⚽ First match held in July 2007.

⚽ Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 29th November 2007.

⚽ Ground Capacity: 35,000

⚽ Record football attendance: 28,127 vs Chelsea, January 2016.

⚽ Record overall attendance: 30,043 for Uruguay vs Fiji, Rugby World Cup 2015.

⚽ The ground has hosted a number of high profile events including an England Legends XI vs World Legends XI in memory of the late England footballer, Alan Ball.

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Images courtesy of ArenaMK and the Standard

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Find out about our 2017 event first by liking our Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/techarityevents

View match videos and other videos relating to League Edstreme at:

www.youtube.com/user/leagueedstreme