Sports clubs provide an opportunity for children and young people to learn skills that will help them in school and their future careers and personal lives.

Through engagement in sport, they learn leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, responsibility, self-discipline, and a sense of initiative.

With more and more sports clubs returning to action as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease, we asked managers, coaches and parents to send in their team pictures so we could show our support by publishing a special supplement and hopefully encouraging more young people to join the clubs which do so much great work across our communities.

This supplement was published in Thursday's newspaper, but if you missed it scroll down this page and take a look at all the team pictures that were submitted.

AFC Leyton in their first team picture taken in April in their new kits

AFC Leyton in their first team picture taken in April in their new kits

AFC Leyton U10s Wyverns

AFC Leyton U10s Wyverns

AFC Leyton U11 Dragons

AFC Leyton U11 Dragons

AFC Leyton U12s Griffins

AFC Leyton U12s Griffins

AFC Leyton U12s Wyverns

AFC Leyton U12s Wyverns

AFC Leyton U13s

AFC Leyton U13s

AFC Leyton U14s won their league this season

AFC Leyton U14s won their league this season

AFC Leyton U15s were league winners in the 2019/20 season

AFC Leyton U15s were league winners in the 2019/20 season

AFC Leyton U16s

AFC Leyton U16s

AFC Leyton U9s, just after finishing a league game

AFC Leyton U9s, just after finishing a league game

Buckhurst Hill Blacks U10s

Buckhurst Hill Blacks U10s

Chigwell Wolves U10s

Chigwell Wolves U10s

Epping Foresters Cricket Club Colts section 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club Colts section 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club Minis team 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club Minis team 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club U10 team 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club U10 team 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club U9 team 2021

Epping Foresters Cricket Club U9 team 2021

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U6s team

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U6s team

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U7s team

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U7s team

Futgen, from Chingford, winners of the Jermain Defoe tournament

Futgen, from Chingford, winners of the Jermain Defoe tournament

North Weald All Stars new arrivals

North Weald All Stars new arrivals

On your marks, get set, GO! The juniors at Woodford Green with Essex Ladies take off

On your marks, get set, GO! The juniors at Woodford Green with Essex Ladies take off

South Loughton Cricket Club Under-14s. Winners of the 2020 Metropolitan Essex District Cricket Board Len Stentiford Trophy

South Loughton Cricket Club Under-14s. Winners of the 2020 Metropolitan Essex District Cricket Board Len Stentiford Trophy

Supreme Youth U12s from Benfleet

Supreme Youth U12s from Benfleet

Supreme Youth U7s from Benfleet

Supreme Youth U7s from Benfleet

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U9s team

Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club U9s team