Are schools able to return to playing sport? We talk to Bongani Zondi Deputy Director at the DBE

 

Bongani Zondi - Deputy Director: at Department of Basic Education in the Sport and Enrichment Directorate talks to coaches and administrators about the new government gazette that is going to come out in the near future. He talks about what schools can and cannot do, reporting structures that a school needs to follow before they are able to play again, PPE requirements and various other issues that schools face in returning to sport. Mr Zondi is responsible for coordination and management of sport and enrichment programmes in education. These include school sport, arts and culture programmes such as the choral programmes. Some of these programmes are performed in collaboration with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) as well as with a variety of partners such as the Motsepe Foundation and Transnet.

School Sport and Where Is It Going Webinar 11 July 2020

This is the first of our series of school sport and where is it going.

School sport is unlikely to resume before 2021. But where does this leave our school sports coaches!

Intune Communications, together with a host of scientists, nutritionists, psychologists and coaches, will be putting together a series of webinars on SCHOOL SPORTS AND WHERE IT IS GOING over the next few months and we invite you to join us in these FREE sessions.

Shawn Belluigi talks about the roles and responsibilities of a coach.

Greg Hurvitz talks about the Art to the Science of Sport Coaching

Kassey Belluigi talks about Interview strategies and the importance of media in sport

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Powerade Performance Academy concludes the major cities tour triumphantly

The Powerade Performance Academy for 2019 concluded at the Wanderers Country Club in Johannesburg this past Sunday. After a successful run of academies in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town there was a lot of enthusiasm around the final academy with performance experts ensuring the attending school coaches were given insights and knowledge on effective coaching.

Powerade has aimed much of its efforts on high school coaches in recognising their role as prime influencers of the next generation of South Africa’s sporting heroes.

The list of experts for the Johannesburg leg included; High Performance coach John McGrath, former national team goalkeeper and Supersport United goalkeeper coach Andre Arendse, former Proteas Netball player and University Netball coach Zanele Mdodana and Natalie Du Toit, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

Puso Makume, Powerade Sponsorship Manager said “As we conclude and reflect on the Powerade Performance Academy for 2019, it has been a privilege to have interacted with almost 300 high school coaches throughout the Powerade Performance Academies in the country. With the inclusion of coaching experts, Powerade has introduced school sport coaches to appropriate training, skills development and the importance of hydration. We hope all coaches will inspire their players to be Always Forward and continue to nurture the next breed of sports heroes.”

Speaking on Understanding the Role of Coaching, Andre Arendse took to the stage and touched on the importance of talent identification and identifying key areas of development to ensure you enable a progressive an inclusive environment.  “It’s been such a pleasure to be part of the Powerade movement as coaches play an impactful role in shaping a well-rounded athlete and team player.” he shared.

The passionate university netball coach, Zanele Mdodana, spoke about the aspect of Changing the Game and Changing Lives which many of the high school coaches could relate to.  “The Powerade Academy gave the opportunity to share my journey I had taken with the Maties team and how we were able to change the players lives through changing the game which lead to the team coming together to seal a successful 2019 season. Through my experiences, it’s been imperative for players to hold one another accountable and create a coach-lead but player centric programme for their desired outcome.”

McGrath dialled the energy up with a practical session where he showed feats of strength and practical examples of breaking boundaries by bending nails, breaking chains, tearing packs of cards and breaking an adjustable wrench.  “These acts I do are all metaphors for what you can do and what is possible. Everyone has an inner voice that prevents us from achieving our goals and it is up to us to decide if we would like to listen to that voice or not.”

“The subject of shifting sports paradigms is one to help coaches of any level understand that to achieve certain things, coaches need to train players to abandon preconceived ideas that people have about their abilities and about what is conceived as a boundary.”

Natalie du Toit concluded the Powerade Performance Academy by talking about How to get the best out of your athlete through coaching and mentoring. “Coaching and mentoring is a topic is spoken about more often at International Olympic and Paralympic committees. Through my session, I wanted to get the coaches to think about the two roles and to see what role they want to play with the teams they coach.”

To connect the coaches across the country, visit the Powerade Facebook Community, Coaches Corner where coaches can interact, share their stories and receive bitesize expert advice from this year’s diverse panel of Powerade Academy experts.

For more information, visit Powerade Facebook page (@PoweradeZA)

Zanele Mdodana

Natalie du Toit

Andre Arendse

DNC - Coaching is a vital part of the success of any youth football team

With the 2016 under-12 Danone Nations Cup registration period now closed, the spotlight falls on how the teams are preparing for the upcoming games.  The ultimate winner will represent South Africa at the world finals to be held in France this year at a venue and date still to be announced.

Having the correct coaching staff is key to any team’s success for a number of reasons; firstly to be able to select the best players and this does not necessarily mean the player with the best skills, but the player who is also able to think quickly and make decisions as well.  Secondly, this age is crucial in terms of helping players understand and interpret the rules of the games correctly and teach them how to play as a team as opposed to an individual.

This is according to Keutsepilemang Ndebele, who will be coaching Cambridge Academy from Witbank, Mpumalanga. “Kids at this age are inclined to chase the ball as opposed to playing strategically.”

Cambridge Academy is a private school celebrating its 18^th birthday this year.  There are 500 learners in the school and soccer was introduced into the sports curriculum last year.

Ndebele has an impressive soccer resume. He has been the technical coach for a team in Zimbabwe called Rail Stars FC and studied at the Brazilian Football Academy where former Brazil and Bafana Bafana national coach Carlos Alberto Parrerira was one of the instructors.

He also has a coaching license from English Football Association, and a Namibia CAF coaching qualification. He runs his own soccer academy.

Ndebele believes the Danone Nations Cup is a great platform for soccer development and acknowledges that Danone does great work in nurturing the mind and bodies of children through the tournament. 

“It is also important to ensure the kids have fun,” Said Ndebele.  “This is the age when kids develop their love for the game and it is important to teach good habits and instill correct techniques that will help them throughout their soccer careers. It’s about growing. Every child has a competitive side and wants to be recognised.  This tournament helps nurture that competitive nature and it build confidence.” 

As this will be the school’s first experience in the competition the coach will be using this platform as a learning and growing experience.  The school has not had much match practice and they are not sure how many of the 21 schools in the district have entered the competition, but their focus will be on the team and how they work together as a whole unit. “We have a couple of potentially good players in the squad and my job is to ensure that I develop them as best I can for their futures.” 

These youngsters could not have a better coach and with his experience they can only shine.

About Danone

Danone Southern Africa is part of the Danone Group, one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world.  Danone is present in over 120 countries across all continents. With 160 plants and around 100,000 employees, the Danone Group is the number one worldwide for Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

One of the core values of the Danone Nations Cup tournament is to encourage young people to believe in their dreams. Through this initiative Danone offers a sporting event that reaches out to and inspires millions of children all over the world