ONEINCHVERTICAL - About Us

The issue.

In 2014 HKU conducted a study on 100,000 students aged 6 to 19. The study showed that the fitness of the Hong Kong students ranked poorly against the students of the United Kingdom, China, and Singapore (data below sourced from SCMP and ejinsight). The researchers attributed the poor fitness levels to the schools' and parents' sole focus on academic excellence and the resulting neglect of exercise. What's more troubling is the fact that only 8% of the students in Hong Kong exercise enough to meet the recommended amount of an hour a day. To further compound the problems, many students in Hong Kong can not afford co-circular activities, sports included. That's where we come in. We help by coaching weekly basketball, volleyball, and badminton sessions at different schools in Hong Kong.

27%

In the study, 27% of the students were either overweight or obese, which is 7% more than China.

Only 8% of the students in Hong Kong exercise for at least an hour a day (2011).

What we do.

Established in 2015, we take pride in being youth led and based in Hong Kong. ONEINCHVERTICAL aims to bring sports lessons to local schools who need it. We want to give our students an opportunity to exercise, have fun, and stay active. We have a group of passionate and experienced student coaches who travel to our various partner schools to coach. Our goal at ONEINCHVERTICAL is to turn our experience into professional, yet free, weekly sports lessons for the students who deserve a break from school work. We currently offer three great sports programs: volleyball, badminton and basketball.

Structure.

Everyone should have the equal opportunity to play sports. It's important to exercise and keep fit, so we don't require any prior knowledge to join. We coach everyone the same way, there's no such thing as being "not sporty enough". To ensure progress and enjoyment, our coaches will adjust to the class's progress and ability. We are always trying to improve our lessons. Since our inception, we have compiled a huge database of drills to share with our students. ONEINCHVERTICAL preaches strong relationships with our students, and that is why our coaches are all high school students. We believe that it'll make for a less daunting experience for our young aspiring players. We coach in Mandarin, English and Cantonese (if required). It's important that everyone feels included and not let the language barrier get in the way. After all, that's our job.

Sample lesson plans**:

Basketball (en/中文)

Volleyball

Badminton

Get involved.

Interested in partnering with us?
If you are interested please email 1inchvertical@gmail.com. One of our volunteers will promptly send you more information. We can't wait to hear from you. Also, feel free to check out our online brochure: bit.ly/OIVBrochure.

Are you interested in joining the ever-growing ONEINCHVERTICAL family?
If you are interested in joining the ever-growing ONEINCHVERTICAL family, please fill in this application form.

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