Role and function of university sport in the delivery of high performance athletes in SA
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes Vision SASCOC will be the organisation that creates a system that enables the identification and development of the full high performance sporting potential of all South Africans and ensures fundamental transformation in sport and nation building
Mission SASCOC will have established a system that will have transformed South African sport to be inclusive and triumphant by 2017
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes Team delivery to multi-coded events: • • • • • • • • • • • •
World Games 24 July – 04 Aug 2013, Cali Winter Olympic Games 07 – 23 Feb 2014, Sochi Winter Paralympic Games 07 – 16 Mar 2014, Sochi Commonwealth Games 23 July – 03 Aug 2014, Glasgow Youth Olympic Games 16 – 28 Aug 2014, Nanjing Zone VI Games December 2014, Zimbabwe ANOCA Youth Games 2014, Botswana All Africa Games 2015, Congo Brazzaville Commonwealth Youth 5- 12 Sept 2015, Samoa Olympic Games 5 – 21 Aug 2016, Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games 8 – 19 Sept 2016,Rio de Janeiro Zone VI Games December 2016
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Key principle agreement (SASCOC/NFs) • NFs are the custodians of their sport • NFs are responsible for preparation of athletes • NFs are responsible for delivery of athletes to sport specific World Championships • SASCOC is responsible for delivery of athletes to multi-coded international events (excl. student sport, Deaflympics, Global Games, World Transplant Games, etc.)
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Key principle agreement (SASCOC/NFs) • SASCOC is responsible for supporting preparation of athletes on the OPEX programme
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Role of USSA • Acts as a key link: school sport/senior elite level – Ensures that athletes are not lost in the system – Retention of athletes – not turn professional (boxing)
• Scholarships for talented athletes • Need to work closely with Academic departments: – Negotiate athletes’ timetables – special concessions – Assist with mentoring and lifeskills, especially career guidance – Management of Dual Careers: “Student Athlete”
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Role of USSA • Consolidated calendar aligned with SASCOC quadrennial calendar and NFs plans • Work with SASCOC on athlete support – Confirm support for athletes to avoid duplication – especially OPEX and Academy athletes – Medical reports: SASCOC Chair of Med Commission – Utilise same protocols
• Selection Policies – Alignment with SASCOC and NFs
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Role of USSA • Alignment of Priority Codes • Work closely with the high performance centres/institutes – Monitoring of athletes (in line with NF agreed protocol) – Reporting on relevant information
• Nurturing of next tier of athletes (especially the U/23)
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Role of USSA • Coaches – University and NF – Beneficial – Management of coaches’ careers
• Alignment with SACF – Ensure coaches are aware of the process – Attendance of relevant coaching meetings and conferences
• Research – Medal opportunities for South Africa – South Africa’s strength
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes SPORT Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Judo
Rowing
Swimming
EVENT World Student Games, Kazan IAAF World Youth Champs, Ukraine World Champs, Moskva AIBA Women’s Youth & Junior World Championships Africa Champs, Mauritius Commonwealth Champs AIBA Men’s World Junior Boxing Champs, Kazakhstan AIBA Elite Men’s Champs, Ukraine Africa Sprint Canoe Champ, Chidenguele ICF World Cup 1, Szeged, Hungary ICF World Cup 2, Racice, Czech Republic ICF World Cup 3, Poznan, Poland ICF Junior & U/23 World Champs, Ontario Canoe Sprints World Champs, Duisburg World Cup III: Aguascalientes, Mexico World Track Championships, Minsk, BLR Para Sport events: 2013 Provincial Championships National Championships: Belville International Grand Prix Racing in USA Sprinting Cups Germany World Cup 1: To Be Confirmed World Cup II: To Be Confirmed Continental Champs World Champs (Cadets), Florida World Champs (Junior), Slovakia World Champs (Seniors), Brasilia Grand Prix, Mauritius World Cup, Sydney Essen Regatta World Cup, UK Henley Royal Regatta World Cup, Lucerne U/23 World Champs Junior World Champs World Champs, Chungju World Student Games, Kazan World Champs, Spain FINA World Cup, Einhoven Berlin Moscow Dubai Doha Singapore Tokyo Beijing
DATE 6 – 17 July 10 – 14 July 10 – 18 August TBA 20 – 30 June TBA 17 – 26 August 04 – 20 October 02 – 05 May 10 – 12 May 17- 19 May 31 May – 02 June 01 – 04 August 27 August – 01 Sept 17-19 Jan 20-24 Feb Dates to Be confirmed April April June/July July/August Oct 13 Nov 13 29 – 30 June 8 – 11 August 24- 27 October 26 Aug – 01 Sept 09 – 10 Dec 18 March 20 May 17 June 01 July 08 July 22 July 05 August 26 Aug – 02 Sept 06- 17 July 19 July – 04 August 7-8 August 10 – 11 August 12 – 13 October 17 – 18 October 20 – 21 October 5 – 6 November 9 – 10 November 13 – 14 November
Role of university sport in delivery of athletes
Way forward • • • •
Athlete preparation, support and delivery Joint planning with NFs Align calendars (where possible) Joint management and responsibility – Coaches and athletes
• Role of FETs • Support for Academy programmes
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