Media Release
Date: 5 December 2012
Subject: Kwazulu-Natal Coaching Symposium to be hosted by KZN Athletics this weekend
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KZN Athletics has taken its first big step towards realizing their stated vision of producing quality Olympians for the 2016 games in Rio, with a coaching symposium to be held at Mr. Price Kings Park Rugby Stadium this coming Saturday (8 December).
According to KZN Athletics President, Sello Mokoena, a big part of identifying young talent is to make athletics a mass participation sport in all regions of KZN, and once identified, afford talented athletes the opportunity to be trained by suitably competent coaches. “We believe that coaching plays a central role in any sporting development, and it is for this reason that KZN Athletics started with the symposium, which is not a training session, but a think tank between ourselves and a number of coaches we have in the province.
The symposium will happen in conjunction with the ASA/SASCOC “train the trainer” programme, as well as South African Adapted IAAF Level 1 Coaching training which kicks off through ASA in January 2013” said Mokoena.
It is hoped that the symposium will identify training needs, especially in district and local municipalities, where raw talent lies, and route candidates through the above coaching programmes by ASA.
Amongst the prominent facilitators confirmed for the symposium are Michael Seme (who produced champions and Olympians such as Caster Semenya and Stephen Mokoka), Richard Mayer, (Author of the bestselling “The Three men called Mathews” book), as well as legends such as Xolile Yawa, Hedrick Mokganyetsi and Willie Mtolo.
Other local facilitators include Victor Vaz, who produced champion track & field athletes over the past four decades as well as Vijay Balram, a trained coach now at the provincial DSR.
Amongst the invited dignitaries to give input are the office of the KZN Sport and Recreation MEC, Ms Ntombikayise Sibhidla-Saphetha, KwaZulu-Natal Sports Council president, Mr. Patrick Hlongwane as well as Mr. Aleck Skhosana from the KZN Sport Academy.
Other important stakeholders include all tertiary institutions in the province, the eThekwini Municipality and about 50 seasoned coaches in the province.
Registration takes place at 9am at Mr. Price King Spark Rugby Stadium Conference Room on the day of the symposium.
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Caption: Sello Mokoena, President of KZN Athletics
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Author: Gerard Griessel from Ray de Vries Communications. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za.
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