Student Profile: Javeed Ali
By Dayna Carter.
Javeed is a 21 year old entrepreneur, Unitec student, part time worker, rugby referee, premier reserve cricketer and youth grade coach.
Javeed Ali has grown up on the same property in Blockhouse Bay for the duration of his life. Javeed attended Blockhouse Bay Primary, Blockhouse Bay Intermediate and Lynfield College.
During younger years, in 2004 Javeed was part of a championship winning Rugby Team at Suburbs Rugby Football Club. That year he also achieved most improved player for the Under 15 team.With his playing career over, Javeed took it upon himself to help coach his younger brother’s rugby team at Suburbs RFC, for which he won supporter of the year for his commitment towards the team and its players.
During his high school years at Lynfield College he achieved Islamic Sportsman of the Year in 2007. Also in 2007 whilst still coaching at Suburbs Rugby Football club Javeed took up refereeing, in 2010 he refereed his first final which was Under 13 Open. Waking up in the early hours of Saturday mornings did not put Javeed off refereeing and he has now progressed to referee senior games, most recently U85kgs and U19.
In 2009 he began Best Promotions, in which he created the brand Cyclona Sportswear fuelled by his love of sport. Best Promotions focuses on supplying corporate uniforms and promo items for giveaways and promotions. He has supplied many local small businesses with corporate uniforms. Javeed built up Cyclona Sportswear himself and runs the business from the property he was brought up on. While running his business, Javeed also juggles a job, since completing Year 13 at Lynfield College.
In the 2009/10 cricket season Javeed joined Birkenhead City Cricket Club playing in the Senior C grade, although the long commute the club provided him with support of his business. In the 2010/11 season Javeed got the call up to fill in for the Birkenhead City Cricket Club Premier Reserves, as the season progressed he cemented his position in the starting XI. Since the 2010/11 season Javeed has also been the coach of the U18 Premier team who finished second in the Auckland Cricket Association competition.
Javeed came into the sportswear industry with very little experience apart from the retail knowledge he gained at his job. He has taught himself all the necessary skills required to make the business both effective and efficient in such a competitive industry dominated by long standing companies. The skills he has learnt enable him to be the sales and marketing manager, graphic designer and admin clerk.
Throughout the past two years Javeed has been building up his business through his associations with local sports clubs and teams, namely Suburbs Rugby Football Club, and Lynfield College. In addition, Javeed has supplied sportswear to numerous clubs and sports affiliated associations. In July 2011, he completed the 'Coach a Cricket Team Course' run by Auckland Cricket. He will build on this by taking the Level 1 course before the 2011/12 season begins. At the beginning of August 2011 Javeed added studying, a Bachelor of Sport at Unitec, to his long list of responsibilities. Over the years Javeed Ali has become a well-respected rugby referee, an excellent striving cricket player and a proactive businessman. He continues to grow his business whilst juggling all his commitments to the sports he loves and is passionate about.