Port Elizabeth hosts the second
Powerade Performance Academy of 2019 in Nelson Mandela Bay on the 28th
July 2019. The academy sees expert performance coaches being part of an
interactive session of empowering and enriching lessons for school coaches.
For this year’s academy
Malibongwe Maketa assistant coach to the Proteas, Verlie Oosthuizen Partner and
Head of Social Media Law at Shepston and Wyrle Associates, John McGrath Luvo
Manyonga’s high performance coach, World-renowned high-performance coach, last
Strongman of Africa and Motivational speaker and Kass Naidoo South Africa’s
first women cricket commentator and founder of GSports will be take the coaches
through critical lessons on how to tackle aspects of coaching on and off the
field of play.
Popular local, Malibongwe Maketa
has first-hand experience on what Port Elizabeth has to offer and is excited to
share his knowledge with the coaches from the province to help them take their
coaching to another level. Malibongwe will talk to the coaches about identifying
talent as he has been involved in identifying the talent that is currently at
show at the Warriors Cricket side. He
forms part of the Proteas setup where the work that school coaches do at
grassroots level comes to fruition.
Academy allows the attending
coaches from the various school sporting codes to go back to their respective
schools in the spirit of ‘teach one, teach all’.
Powerade is dedicated to finding
ways to innovate and support sports men and women’s progression of active goals
and has maintained its commitment to young South African sportsmen and
sportswomen by providing them with the necessary platforms to achieve their
ultimate sporting goals. In line with
this commitment, Powerade has aimed much of its focus on high school coaches in
recognition of their role as primary influencers of the next generation of
South Africa’s sporting heroes.
To connect the coaches across the
country, Powerade has also introduced a Powerade Facebook Community called the
Coaches Corner where coaches can interact and share their daily challenges and
achievements with their peers. The next leg of Powerade Performance Academies
will take place in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
For more information, visit
Powerade Facebook page (@PoweradeZA) and #AlwaysForward.
ENDS
Notes to Editor
Speakers for
Performance Academy in Port Elizabeth
Malibongwe
Maketa: Current Proteas assistant coach and former coach of
the Warriors Cricket Team.
Topic: Identifying talent
Verlie
Oosthuizen: Partner
and Head of Social Media Law at Shepston and Wyrle Associates.
Topic: Beware of Social Media
John McGrath: Luvo Manyonga’s high
performance coach, World-renowned high-performance coach and last Strongman of
Africa and Motivational speaker and performance artist
Topic: Changing sports paradigms
Kass Naidoo: 20 years in journalism,
South Africa’s first women cricket commentator and founder of GSports
Topic: Six of the best
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