CGL Head Coach Wandile Gwavu inspiring coaches at the Gauteng KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminar

 

Imperial Lions coach Wandile Gwavu knows all about the importance of KFC Mini-Cricket.

He started his cricket career as a Mini-Cricket player and has gone through the ranks as a junior coach, a Gauteng U19 coach for successful team in the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola weeks. Now he has progressed all the way to coaching a very powerful Central Gauteng Lions squad.

He speaks to the coaches about his journey and he encourages the coaches by telling them that the sky is the limit.

Wandile has been in their position and through education, hard work and dedication he has reached his current position for the Central Gauteng Lions.

He knows that without the many coaches in the KFC Mini-Cricket program he will not have all the players that he currently has. Even his new crop of players like SA U19 captain Bryce Parsons started playing cricket through KFC Mini-Cricket.

Wandile gives the coaches some basic advice to motivate them to continue to coach the kids and to continue with their programs. He also tells them that they need to look at the cricketer as an individual and grow the individual and not just focus on the sport.

Following a long hiatus brought about by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, KFC and Cricket South Africa (CSA) are getting ready to launch the new cricket season by hosting virtual KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminars throughout the month of October, across the 16 Provincial Unions.

The annual KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminars are an important part of planning for the season ahead and the virtual environment will lay the foundation for the return of play once government gives the go ahead, hopefully early in the new year.

CSA’s Mass Participation Coordinator, Buhle Motshegoa, speaks about what Cricket South Africa's plans are for the new season. She sets the standard that is expected from all of the regions and from the nation as a whole.

Cricket South Africa would like the country to play 80 000 matches from when school starts in January until the easter Holidays in April. On the 20th February KFC and Cricket South Africa would like over 5000 matches to be played over the country.

It is time for the kids to get active again.

KFC CSI Manager, Andra Ferreira Nel, congratulated the unsung heroes of the program, that is the coaches, for the amazing work that they have done in the past seasons and asks them to send through their human interest stories so that the nation can see what they do to help kids all over the country.

The KFC Mini-Cricket programme introduces children to the game and is one of South Africa’s biggest grassroot sports development programmes. It is critical foundation stage in the development of South Africa’s future cricketing heroes and is the first phase in CSA’s ‘pipeline to the Proteas’.

Links to find out more about the KFC Mini-Cricket Program

www.kfc.co.za

www.cricket.co.za

 

CGL captain, Protera Women's player and teacher Yolani Fourie KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminar

 

Central Gauteng Lions women’s captain, Proteas player and teacher Yolani Fourie talks to Dalin Oliver about her cricket career at the Gauteng KFC Mini-Cricket provincial seminar. Central Gauteng Lions women’s captain, Proteas player and teacher Yolani Fourie talks to Dalin Oliver about her cricket career and women's cricket

Yolani Fourie talks at the KFC Mini-Cricket Seminar about how she has dealt with the lockdown, how she has started playing cricket again as a Protea player, a Gauteng Lions player and as a school coach.

She started playing cricket with her brothers and she played Mini-Cricket but cricket was not that big for girls when she was young and she is happy to see that, through KFC Mini-Cricket, there are a lot more girls playing cricket.

Yolani talks about playing cricket in the subcontinent and playing in front of large crowds. She also talks about being a spinner and bowling in the subcontinent.

Since she started playing cricket, women’s cricket has grown hugely and now she is beginning to see more interest from sponsors. Unfortunately she is getting closer to retiring so she will not be there when women’s cricket get real benefits from the sponsorship.

Following a long hiatus brought about by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, KFC and Cricket South Africa (CSA) are getting ready to launch the new cricket season by hosting virtual KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminars throughout the month of October, across the 16 Provincial Unions.

The annual KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Seminars are an important part of planning for the season ahead and the virtual environment will lay the foundation for the return of play once government gives the go ahead, hopefully early in the new year.

CSA’s Mass Participation Coordinator, Buhle Motshegoa, speaks about what Cricket South Africa's plans are for the new season. She sets the standard that is expected from all of the regions and from the nation as a whole.

Cricket South Africa would like the country to play 80 000 matches from when school starts in January until the easter Holidays in April. On the 20th February KFC and Cricket South Africa would like over 5000 matches to be played over the country.

It is time for the kids to get active again.

KFC CSI Manager, Andra Ferreira Nel, congratulated the unsung heroes of the program, that is the coaches, for the amazing work that they have done in the past seasons and asks them to send through their human interest stories so that the nation can see what they do to help kids all over the country.

The KFC Mini-Cricket programme introduces children to the game and is one of South Africa’s biggest grassroot sports development programmes. It is critical foundation stage in the development of South Africa’s future cricketing heroes and is the first phase in CSA’s ‘pipeline to the Proteas’.

 

Coaching youth football the Sporting way - JB Braga

 

Joao Figueiredo Braga Bachelor in Sports and PE Lusófona Management of Sports Organisations and Clubs – Johan Cruyff Excellence Course - Royal Netherlands C License – Scottish FA Sports and Physical Education Monitor – CEFAD – Xistarca Level 2 referee Course – SAFA and more Sporting Lisbon youth coach based in South Africa. He spoke about youth development, coaching techniques, age appropriate coaching, coping during lockdown and how to deal with passionate parents. School sport around the world has changed overnight due to the coronavirus and has become more efficient and focused to allow all kids not matter their ability to express themselves the best that they can be on the sporting field. As a coach you need to stay ahead of the curve and keep yourself updated with all the new training tips and methodologies. We enable you to do this through our fortnightly webinars with a generic focus on sport.

Good Nutrition for good immunity - Dietitian Lila Bruk

 

Lila Bruk BSC in Molecular and Cell Biology (UCT) BSC Medical (Honours) in Nutrition and Dietetics (UCT) Masters in Nutritional Sciences (Stellenbosch) Manuka Translational Genomics EatFit FODMAP approved dietitian SAMLA Certificate in Foundations of Medico-Legal Practice National Nutrition and National Obesity Week 2020 - Speaker organized by DanUp with a focus on assisting coaches from all over the world with nutrition programs for their kids. "Good Nutrition for good immunity" She spoke about about nutrition and what children, coaches and parents can do to get a basic cost effective nutrition plan for kids. School sport around the world has changed overnight due to the coronavirus and has become more efficient and focused to allow all kids not matter their ability to express themselves the best that they can be on the sporting field. As a coach you need to stay ahead of the curve and keep yourself updated with all the new training tips and methodologies. We enable you to do this through our fortnightly webinars with a generic focus on sport.

www.lilabruk.co.za

join our webinars at www.intunecom.co.za

Taking a holistic approach to education through rugby Bhubesi Pride Foundation - Richard Bennett

 

School sport around the world has changed overnight due to the coronavirus and has become more efficient and focused to allow all kids not matter their ability to express themselves the best that they can be on the sporting field. As a coach you need to stay ahead of the curve and keep yourself updated with all the new training tips and methodologies. We enable you to do this through our fortnightly webinars with a generic focus on sport. This weekend we are going to focus on rugby. Richard Bennett - UK MD at Bhubesi Pride Foundation - taking rugby into Africa He will talk about the opportunities to grow rugby in Africa. How do you get into places where people don't have a exposure to a certain sport and how to add education as part of your coaching strategy. https://bpfafrica.org/

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Springbok prop Richard Bands talks about opportunities in rugby and how to coach scrums

 

School sport around the world has changed overnight due to the coronavirus and has become more efficient and focused to allow all kids not matter their ability to express themselves the best that they can be on the sporting field. As a coach you need to stay ahead of the curve and keep yourself updated with all the new training tips and methodologies. We enable you to do this through our fortnightly webinars with a generic focus on sport. This weekend we focused on rugby. Richard Bands Springbok Rugby player and now a coach at Tuks The year seems like it has been a disaster for school leavers but it is not. There is still a way to get into professional rugby and have a successful career. He also spoke about a holistic coaching strategy and issues that he has with the way that school coaches coach scrums

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Sports Opens Doors for young female athletes - Libbie Janse van Rensburg

 

School sport around the world has changed overnight due to the coronavirus and has become more efficient and focused to allow all kids not matter their ability to express themselves the best that they can be on the sporting field. As a coach you need to stay ahead of the curve and keep yourself updated with all the new training tips and methodologies. We enable you to do this through our fortnightly webinars with a generic focus on sport. This weekend we are going to focus on rugby. Libbie Janse van Rensburg Tuks Womens Rugby Club Program coordinator and Athlete. She will talk about Women's Rugby opening doors for young female athletes allowing young girls to study, play competitive rugby and see the world

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Meet Wild Bean Café Design-A-Cup Winners – There’s a Mzansi story in every cup!

 

We have all heard the saying ‘Like a Phoenix rises from the ashes’ this year’s Wild bean Café Design-A-Cup winners creatively brought to life the spirit of Mzansi on a cup, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Themed ‘A Story in Every Cup,’ the competition attracted over 300 entries across 16 tertiary institutions nationally.  Visual arts students had the opportunity to draw inspiration from the top 5 Mzansi stories announced earlier this year. These stories encapsulated themes only Mzansi could offer.

After much deliberation, the winning designs have been selected and we are excited to announce our top three winners! But first, let’s look back at the journey that culminated Wild Bean Café’s ‘A Story in Every Cup’ campaign.

The first phase of the competition gave South Africans an opportunity to tell their unique stories about what they love most about Mzansi. According to Danielle Croza, Head of Wild Bean Café South Africa “The competition was launched in 2019 and this year we have gone double 'espresso' by introducing the first phase aimed at bringing more life and excitement to the campaign through A STORY IN EVERY CUP. There is so much goodness in Mzansi and we wanted to give South Africans a platform to  express their love and passion for Mzansi in their own unique way.”

Each of the top five winning storytellers received a bean-tastic Wild Bean Café hamper consisting of a coffee machine, a supply of Wild Bean Café coffee beans and a R2000 bp shopping voucher.

The official winner announcement was hosted virtually on bpSA’s Facebook page on Friday 4 September, and has recorded an overwhelming response of  over 243K views in three days.

The winners of the 2020 Wild Bean Café Design-A-Cup Competition were announced as follows!

In first place is an ambitious young man from the North West University, Kabelo Diphoko ,who walks away with a cash prize of R100 000 towards his tuition fees plus an all-expenses paid coffee experience for two in Tanzania.

Kabelo’s design took inspiration from Hope Moteane’s story, which highlights South Africa’s cultural diversity, through language and ethnicity. Winning the competition has had a great impact on Kabelo’s life. “I was worried about how I would pay for my third and final year at university and this is an answer to my prayers,” said an elated Kabelo.

In second place, is  20 year old Gayla Raff, from the University of Johannesburg who won a 13 -inch MacBook Pro alongside a one-year Adobe CC license. Also inspired by Hope Moteane’s story, Gayla’s design showcases vibrant colours, with a multitude of textures that illustrate Mzansi’s cultural diversity. 

“Take every opportunity that comes your way, if you fail you learn and if you succeed you reap the rewards, says Gayla with great excitement.

 In third place is Ashton Heldsinger, a final year student at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. For her design she chose Chantel August’s Mzansi story with the theme of evolution in music, from traditional African beats to modern sounds. How amazing that this coincides with the trending 'Jerusalema' hit song and dance routine, which has taken the world by storm and put South Africa on the global map. Ashton walks away with a 13- inch MacBook Pro.

 “I included South African traditional music instruments to the latest DJ mix music. I also brought in dance from the traditional dances to pantsula and the Amapiano genre. This resonates with me and my love for SA music -plus no one can beat our dancing.” Says Ashton

 A big congratulations to our winners on creating remarkable and eye-catching designs which will be featured at more than 200 Wild Bean Café stores across the country for the next six months. "A huge thank you to all our storytellers and designers who entered the competition. We’ll see you next year with yet another exciting edition of Design-A-Cup competition as Wild Bean Café celebrates 20 years of serving delicious coffee to Mzansi," concludes Danielle Croza.

We invite you to view the winner announcement video here https://www.facebook.com/BPinSouthAfrica/videos/752731668912133, leave a comment and share on your platforms in celebration of Mzansi's young talent.