Set up a 5 year plan and how do you measure if you have achieve your goals - Ricardo Katza

Ricardo talks about how he created a 5 year plan, how he measures it and how he adjusts the plan on a year to year basis as he reaches his goals. Ricardo Katza is a Bafana Bafana player who played for many clubs including Supersport United has gone back to coach school football at a rugby crazy school like Grey College. This is the sixth 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.  

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COCA-COLA HERO OF THE DAY (DAY 2)

Richard Kriel from the Cheetahs was recognised as the second Coca-Cola Hero of the Day for the 2018 U18 Coca-Cola® Craven Week taking place at Paarl Boys High.

The prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award is presented on each day of the tournament in recognition of a game changing ‘hero’ moment.  Richard was selected for the award by a Coca-Cola appointed Hero of the Day Panel, led by Springbok legend Akona Ndungane.

In a tightly contested match, the Bulls team lead the game 15-7 with their forwards strongly dominating the game. Richard received the ball just inside the Blue Bulls 22m where he kicked it past his opposite number, collected the ball and scored a try that got the Free State back into the game. This crucial try steered the Free State team to a great win. 

“It is a huge honour for me to win the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day today, the team put in a massive effort to beat the Blue Bulls, so I am happy that my contribution helped win the game for the team,” said Richard.

“As the panel, we really thought Richard’s moment was a special one as both teams were fighting for momentum in a very tight game. Richard brought that momentum back for the Free State which helped them win their match- congratulations to Richard and his team!’ reflected Akona.

Free State schools gets through to the Danone Nations Cup national final, and meet up with ex professionals

Tshebiso-Xolani Primary School from Tweeling, near Frankfort in the Free State, qualified to play in this year’s under-12 Danone Nations Cup soccer national final when they were crowned provincial champions at Grey College in Bloemfontein last weekend. The youngsters will travel to Gauteng in September.  The ultimate winner gets to compete in the world finals in Spain in 2019.

They won the title despite having a shaky start on the day, said an excited coach, Meschack Mokoena. “As the slogan for the tournament says, just believe in your dreams!”

It was an early start on Saturday for the young hopefuls with the bus leaving at 5am to get to Bloemfontein at 9am, explained Mokoena. “Some of the boys come from far so they were awake and on the road much earlier.”

That affected them in their first match, against 2016 national finalists, Witsiehoek Primary School and they lost 4 – 0. “It was disappointing, but I told the boys that losing the first game did not mean we had lost the tournament, so we shouldn’t give up. After all, football is all about winning and losing.  The trick is bouncing back and believing in yourself to do better next time,” Mokoena said.

Their next game was against another experienced team, Insoseng Primary School who played in the provincial finals in 2015, 2016 and 2018. They beat them 1-0, which was an excellent morale-booster for the boys. “We regained our confidence and composure. It was the turning point for us,” Mokoena said.

They beat Letsibolo Primary School 1-0 in their third game, which brought them up against a really tough team in Katiso Primary School. The game ended 0-0, and they won 3-2 on penalties.

That saw them into the final and a rematch with Insoseng Primary. “Both teams were excited to play in the deciding game,” Moekoena said. “Insoseng were in the final for the first time, and they came hard at us. We managed to hold them to a 1-1 draw and won 4-3 on penalties, making us the 2018 Free State Provincial champions.

“Taking my team to the national finals is a dream come true,” Mokoena said. “However, we have a lot of work to do before the national finals. I’m going to have to re-shuffle the team based on what I saw at the provincials. One of the changes is going to be in goals. Our current keeper is too short and the other teams capitalised on that.

“The national finals are another ball game. We will be playing the best teams in the country and the bigger provinces have excellent coaches. I will be following the other provincial finals closely to see who we will be playing there.”

Mamelodi Sundowns development coach, Mandla Mazibuko was there on the day and he said he was very impressed with Tshebiso-Xolani captain, Mokwining Tsotetsi. He scored 9 goals in their regional matches and plays for All Stars Football Club and has been invited to Sundowns for an assessment.

Ricardo Katza, ex- SuperSport United and Bafana Bafana defender, and the director of football at Grey College, was also there to have a look at the talent and the standard of football in the Free State primary schools. Football is becoming a priority at Grey College, they are currently upgrading their facilities and the school will be a force to be reckoned within the next couple of years.

“It was great to have a high-profile footballer at the finals to talk to the kids and give them some motivation,” said Mokoena.

Final results:

Witsieshoek Primary School 0 vs Katiso Primary School 0. Witsieshoek won on penalties.

Letisbolo Primary School 0 vs Insoseng Primary School 1

Tshebiso- Xolani Primary School 0 vs Witsieshoek Primary School 4

Katiso Primary School 0 vs Letisbolo Primary School 0. Letsibolo won on penalties.

Insoseng Primary School 0 vs Tshebiso-Xolani Primary School 1

Witsieshoek Primary School 0  vs Letisbolo Primary School 0. Letsibolo won on penalties.

Katiso Primary School 1 vs Insoseng Primary  School 4

Letisbolo Primary School 0 vs Tshebiso-Xolani Primary School 1

Insoseng Primary School 1 vs Witsieshoek Primary School 0

Tshebiso- Xolani Primary 0 (3) vs  Katiso Primary School 0 (2)

Final: Insoseng Primary School 1 vs Tshebiso-Xolani Primary School 1. Tshebiso-Xolani won on penalties.

Ends. 

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Free State schools ready for the Danone Nations Cup provincial final

The under-12 Danone Nations Cup Free State Provincial Finals take place at Grey College in Bloemfontein on Saturday 5^th May, kick-off at 10am.  There will be 5 schools competing for a chance to represent the province at the national finals. The ultimate winning school will go on to represent South Africa at the world finals taking place in Spain in 2019.

The schools competing on Saturday include:

TMD region: Witsieshoek Primary School

Motheo region: Katiso Public School

Xhariep region: Insoseng Primary School

Lejweleputswa region:  Letsibolo Primary School

Fezile Dabi region: Tshediso-Xolani Primary School

Witsieshoek Primary will go into the provincials as the most experienced school.  They started competing in the tournament back in 2011.  In 2014 they made their first appearance in the provincial final and in 2016 they took it a step further when they qualified for the national final. They are hoping to make it there again this year and maybe get to the world finals.

The school was established in 1940 by a local shop owner who had 6 learners in his dining room. It was an Afrikaans school then and became dual medium in 1994. It now has 28 educators and 1058 learners, from grade R to 7. Sport is encouraged at the school and they offer a variety of codes including netball, table tennis, volleyball, mini-cricket and athletics.

Their road to the 2018 provincial final was not easy, admitted their coach, Zwelibanzi Zimu.  The regional final was held at the Platberg stadium in Harrismith on 21^st April with 16 schools participating.  The fixtures were decided by an open draw which ensured the schools were mixed and they did not play against their own municipalities.

Witsieshoek’s first game was against Bodikela Primary which, according Zimu, was a tough match compounded by the fact that his players were nervous. It ended goalless and they lost in a penalty shootout.

The second match against Matswathaka Primary School went better. The players were more relaxed and focused and they won 1-0.

Mamafubedu Primary School were up next. Witsieshoek capitalized on the mistakes made by their defence and they won 4-0, a score they matched when they took on Thuto Tsebo primary which put them into the semifinal.

Lesaona Primary School was a tough game but Witsieshoek finally managed a 1-0 win to put them into the final against Miri Primary, another excellent team, admitted Zimu.  They finally won 3 – 1 on penalties after the game ended goalless.

“We took the long weekend off,” Zimu said, “but we are now back at training. We know from past experience that we will be meeting the best Free State teams in the provincial final so I will focus on building confidence for the next few days.  I want the boys to relax and enjoy themselves.”

Insoseng Primary School of the Xhariep region will be a tough school to beat.  They also have provincial final experience after qualifying in 2015 and again in 2016, when Witsieshoek came up against them. 

Their manager and assistant coach Mosepedi Ditaunyane is looking forward to Saturday.  “In 2016 we struggled a bit as the boys didn’t understand the rules well at the time.  However, I learnt a lot and the team is now ready and motivated.  We want to win the Free State trophy for the first time.”

Ditaunyane encourages his players to have a positive outlook on life in general. “Last year when we lost during the regional finals they didn’t seem disappointed, instead they said that they will work harder next time. I think we have a strong team this year and I am optimistic about winning the Free State title.”