Neil Powell
Johannes Daniel Powell is one of South Africa's most successful rugby coaches in the last ten years. Better known as Neil, he is an excellent example of what a coach should have to create a winning culture and healthy coaching environment.
Powell took over from previous Springbok Sevens head coach, Paul Treu, right before the 2013 edition of the South African leg of the World Sevens Series. Despite his many accolades, the former Free Cheetahs star is first and foremost a family man before a World Sevens Series winning coach. "My family is very important to me," Powell told Awsum News in an exclusive interview. "My wife and kids always come first and I try to maintain the balance between my hectic coaching and personal life, by not bringing work home." The former scrumhalf firmly believes in prioritising his time spent with his family when he gets home in the evening, a philosophy not often heard of in the world of professional rugby. This is by no means an excuse for him to shut himself off completely, but, this, he says is how he and his family maintains a healthy environment at home. "I try not to take work home, but if I do, I won't work while my family is awake, that way I get to spend more time with them. I would rather get up around 4 or 5 am if I need to get some work done. I am a firm believer that I need to turn in for the night the same time my family does. An exception would be made for maybe one night of the week, but most of the time I try to avoid working at home." Under his guidance, the Blitzboks have secured eleven tournament wins, a bronze Olympic medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a Commonwealth Gold medal in 2014 in Scotland and recently the 2016/17 HSBC World Sevens Series title. Powell has not only developed and created a winning culture, but also a warm family-like environment whereby his players have grown into world-class players. The hectic traveling and working schedule of a world-class professional coach does take its toll on quality time away from his family. It isn't always all glitz and glamour like the public perceives it to be. Coach Neil and his family have put a few rules in place to balance the scales. One of these rules is that they breakaway for at least two days after he has returned from traveling with the Springbok Sevens squad. "There is always someone that wants to see you or some function that our friends want us to go to, but because I travel for up to two and half weeks at a time, I take my family away, after returning from tour, for a couple of days. Just me, my wife and our kids. I try to make up for the time I spend away from home."
Keeping the Passion Burning
The Blitzbok head coach, however, is not naive to think that he can cut himself completely from the entire sporting world when he gets home to Casa del Powell, but they remain intentional to have dad and hubby's work not influence the family time during the periods that he isn't on tour. "It is difficult, especially these days with social media and all the various media platforms to switch yourself off completely from the world, but I will rather watch some soccer with my kids than rugby. We also have a rule in the house in that we eat at the table and not in front of the television. It just helps to build a healthier and more grounded family environment." This philosophy is somewhat evident in the Blitzboks family, with coach Powell being the father-figure for the Blitzboks it testifies to a successful, healthy and warm environment. Touring life can be daunting, not only on the players but on the coaches as well. It can become very lonely, but Powell believes the manner in which he conducts himself, runs his household and family allows him to remain motivated and inspired. "It does get very lonely on tour, yes," Powell added when asked if he misses home a lot while finding himself in some of the world's major cities. "I often find myself looking at a photo of my family and telling myself that what I do is for them. "I also have a winning drive within myself, it's not that I enjoy winning, I just don't like losing. I admit I am a bad loser," Powell said candidly. The future of Springbok Sevens rugby is in good hands, with Powell and his charges set to prepare for the Rugby World Cup Sevens as well as the Commonwealth Games, both set to take place later this year. The Stellenbosch based coach has not only seemingly created a winning culture and high-performance environment. but he remains passionate about Springbok Rugby, the latter being one of his biggest drives in creating a world-class team.
"I have an immense passion for Springbok rugby as a whole and will always keep this passion burning."
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Nie net het ons toeskouers hul staal gewys nie, maar ons atlete se vertoning het elke seer stem die moeite werd gemaak. Die dogters eindig in die dogtersafdeling 6de, die seuns eindig in die seunsafdeling 2de, net 43 punte agter die gasheerskool, Paarl Boys’ High en in die afdeling vir gemenge skole eindig Drostdy ook 2de! Hieruit is die duidelik – Drostdy hoef terug te staan vir niemand nie.
In 2017 het ons tennisspanne al agt die ligas gewen. 2018 het ook sommer op ‘n hoogtepunt begin met vier van ons tennisspelers wat in hul ouderdomsgroepe in Bolandspanne opgeneem is. Hulle is Carla Botha, Ben-Ernst Botha, Marli le Roux en Stefmari Burden. Baie geluk!
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Hoogste kwalifikasie in Voortrekkers Jenay Venter en Sidney Robinson(Graad 8) bereik die hoogste kwalifikasie in die Voortrekkers vir laerskool leerders. Sidney slaag met silwer en Jenay met goud. André Venter is besig met Presidents Verkenning, die hoogste kwalifikasie wat ‘n hoërskoolleerder in die Voortrekkers kan behaal.
Boland Rolbalspan Megan Whiteman, ‘n graad 11 leerder van HS Montana presteer in rolbal. Megan is in die Boland Rolbalspan opgeneem. Sy gaan Boland Rolbal in April verteenwoordig tydens die 2018 BSA Nationals.
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Dux-leerders HS Montana se dux-leerders word beloon vir hulle harde werk. Gr 12 - 93,8% • Meghan Smit • Carli Jacobs Gr 9 - 93,2% • Suné-Mari Viviers Gr 10- 90,8% • Hendré Jacobs Gr 8 - 92,3% • Francois Jacobs Gr 11 - 94,0%
Meghan Smit, Carli Jacobs, Suné-Mari Viviers, Mnr Diedericks(Skoolhoof), Hendré Jacobs en Francois Jacobs.
Nuwe onderwysers HS Montana verwelkom die nuwe onderwysers by skool.
Onderwaterhokkie Pierre le Roux, ‘n graad 11 leerder, van HS Montana word tot die Junior 0.19-Bolandspan verkies wat vanaf 8-10 Maart aan die Junior Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwaterhokkie Kampioenskappe te Potchefstroom gaan deelneem.
Phildene Lourens(Geografie), Marco le Roux(Assistent onderwyser), Anna-Marie Koen(Wiskunde).
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Atletiekbyeenkoms Hexrivier Opvoedkundige Sentrum het op 20 Januarie ‘n atletiekbyeenkoms bygewoon in Wolseley. Ons was vier skole wat deelgeneem het. Laerskool Wolseley, Rijk Tulbagh Privaatskool, Laerskool Breërivier en Hexrivier Opvoedkundige Sentrum. Alhoewel die wind sterk gewaai het, het ons kinders steeds goeie tye behaal en uitgeblink. Ons sê weereens dankie aan Laerskool Wolseley wat as gasheerskool opgetree het. Ons wil vir ons atlete wat deurgaan na die Sone-byeenkoms op 3 Februarie, sukses toewens. Baie dankie aan al ons ouers wat ons kinders langs die veld ondersteun het.
Atletiek/Ken-mekaar Aand Op Vrydag, 2 Februarie 2018, het ons ons jaarlikse Atletiek/Ken-mekaar Aand gehad. Soos altyd was dit ‘n aand van heerlike samesyn en lekker “sports” op die atletiekbaan. Duppie van Zyl was aan die stuur van sake met die atletiek. Ons leerlinge vanaf 2 jaar tot Graad 7 het deelgeneem en elkeen het weggestap met ‘n pragtige roset. Die hoogtepunt was natuurlik die ouer-enkind aflos, waar ‘n paar Sentrumpappas gewys het hul het nog lekker spoed!Die kleinspan het die “soft play” springkastele gate uit geniet. Helgard Terblanche het gesorg vir ‘n biefstuk-aandete met bykosse. Henry Vorster het geopen met gebed en ouers, onderwysers, vriende en leerlinge het heerlik onder die bome saam gekuier. Hierdie aand getuig weereens van die goeie verhoudings tussen ouers en onderwysers, die kameraadskap tussen die Sentrumouers en die omgee vir mekaar. Ons begin dan 2018 op ‘n hoë noot en dank die Liewe Vader vir al die seëninge!
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Perdry SANESA Die leerders het aan die perdry SANESA deelgeneem en het die volgende plekke behaal: • Inge de Villiers - 2x 3de plekke en 2x 2de plekke • Megan Niemand - 1ste plek en ‘n 3de plek • Anmari du Toit - 3x 1ste plekke
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Onderwyser presteer in jukskei
SANESA Perdry Hermien Hugo, Adri Hugo, het uitgeblink tydens die SANESA kompetisie te Stellenbosch waar hulle verskeie eerste plekke behaal het.
Baie geluk aan juf. Marze Jacobs wat tot die Kaapse Wynland 0.30 jukskeispan verkies is. Hul neem van 30 Maart – 6 April aan die S.A. Kampioenskappe te Kroonstad deel.
VOOR: Mej. Lize Fouché (Gr.6), Mej. Biance van Biljon (Gr.2). AGTER: Mev. Chrisna Swanepoel (Gr.4), Mnr. Johan de Beer (Gr.6), Mev. Mariëtte Preuss (Gr.1). AFWESIG: Mej. Janine Kapp ( Gr.R).
Atletiek: Boland-Span
Atletiek WPS het by die Worcester Atletiek Kampioenskappe 19 goue medaljes, 16 silwer medaljes en 12 brons medaljes verower. Ons het ook die Beste Skool-, Spiesgooi seuns 0.13- en Diskus seuns 0.12 toekenning gewen.
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VOOR: Bryan Cochrane, Bea Bester, Joané Swanepoel, Imaan Laatoe. TWEEDE RY: Jacobus Taljaard, Bukhosi Mapete, Nika Pretorius, Muneeba de Bruyn, Krige le Roux, Johan Deetlefs, Kaylin Thompson, Devan Daniels, Ruan Goosen. DERDE RY: Imke Preuss, T’Neal Titus, Chenique Richards, Anja van Eeden, Wally-Lee Biko, Matthew Wilton, Armand Croeser, Simthandile Mafuya, Joshua Coetzee. AGTER: Jamy Mahoney, Carick Kustoor, Zander Theron, Auren Rosenkrans, Jovawn Visagie, Abukwe Fusa, Kruger Vorster, Banathi Nzinyana, Allexis Davids.
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Hoofleiers 2018 Ons hoofleiers is onlangs tydens ‘n funksie aangewys.
Mnr en Mej Taai Tydens ons jaarlikse waatlemoenfees is Rudolf de Wet as Mnr Taai en Jana Loots as Mej Taai gekies. Baie geluk! Landsdiens is ‘n fees!
Ulrich Lourens (hoofseun), Wilmé van Dijk (hoofdogter), Theoné Vermaak (onderhoofdogter) en Jandré Scholtz (onderhoofseun).
Noord-Boland Atlete Ons is sommer baie trots op dié atlete wat almal die Noord-Boland Atletiekspan gehaal het.
WNPS se atlete het puik gevaar tydens die afgelope Boland Kampioenskappe. Ses van die Noordjies is die Boland atletiekspan opgeneem. Jade Avenant behaal ‘n eerste plek in 1500m, dogters 0.13. Nitida Hayes behaal ‘n tweede plek in 1500m stap, dogters 0.13 en Angelique du Toit ‘n vierde plek in spiesgooi, dogters 0.12. Vasti le Roux behaal ‘n tweede plek in 75m hekkies dogters 0.13 asook tweede plek in 200m hekkies dogters 0.13. Aneldi Nieuwoudt behaal ‘n eerste plek in diskus, dogters 0.12, tweede plek in gewigstoot en derde plek in spiesgooi. Hanré Liebenberg behaal ‘n vierde plek in hoogspring.
Jade Avenant, Nitida Hayes, Angelique du Toit, Vasti le Roux, Aneldi Nieuwoudt en Hanré Liebenberg.
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Atletiek VBS se 0.11 Seuns-Aflosspan het uitstekend gevaar. Hulle het 1ste plek behaal tydens die Noord-Boland Kampioenskappe. Hulle gaan ons skool verteenwoordig tydens die Boland Kampioenskappe.
Ammaarah Moosa Sy het ‘n silwer medalje ontvang by die Worcester Kampioenskappe. Sy het ook tydens die NoordBoland Kampioenskappe 4de plek behaal in die 0.7 Meisies 60m.
Hivean Peters, Nielin Erasmus, Renang Mrashula,en Lisa Luthuli.
Jukskei Zannie van der Walt (0.13) is opgeneem in die Weskaapspan vir Jukskei.
Laché Haas Sy het ‘n goue medalje ontvang by die Worcester Kampioenskappe. Sy het ook tydens die Noord-Boland Kampioenskappe 1ste plek behaal in die 0.7 Meisies 60m.
Matthew Fortuin Hy het ‘n goue medalje by die Worcester Kampioenskappe ontvang vir 0.9 seuns 80m. Hy het ook 1ste en 3de plekke tydens die Noord-Boland Kampioenskappe behaal.
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LAERSKOOL MONTAGU (t) 023 614 1640 (e) monties@telkomsa.net
Noord-Boland Atlete Laerskool Montagu het gedurende Januarie en Februarie aan heelwat atletiekbyeenkomste deelgeneem en is trots op die volgende Noord-Boland atlete.
VOOR: Jordan-Lee Baartman, Tasneem Steyn, RW van Deventer, Daniël Joubert, Morné-John Roos, Ronaldo Koker, Juhan Venter (afwesig). AGTER: Stefanie Burger, Inel Neethling, Henko le Roux, Bernadette Groenewald, Jimela Hartman.
Nuwe skoolbus vir Monties
Conquesta-uitslae 2017
‘n Wonderlike verrassing het op 30 Januarie 2018 op die Monties gewag. ‘n Spinternuwe skoolbus is by Laerskool Montagu afgelewer, wat leerders in staat stel om makliker by hul verskillende skoolaktiwiteite te kom. Baie dankie aan die skool se Beheerliggaam en ouers wat hard gewerk het om die nodige fondse hiervoor in te samel.
De La Bat en Drostdy se leerlingrade.
Baie geluk aan die Gr. 2-klas van 2017 wat 15de in Afrikaans gekom het tydens die Conquesta van verlede jaar. Die Gr. 3-klas van 2017 het ‘n noemenswaardige eerste plek nasionaal in Afrikaans behaal. Baie geluk met hierdie uitsonderlike prestasie.
Drosty saam met ons kleuterskool se klein lyfies.
VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL ROBERTSON (t) 023 626 3139 (e) admin@rvs.co.za
Leierleerders ontvang nuwe bordjies
Graad 1 en R se eerste dag
Valentynsdag viering!
WORCESTER GYMNASIUM (t) 023 347 0426 (e) wg@worcgim.co.za
Interskole Atletiek 2018 uitslae
Jaarlikse Atletiek Interskole tussen Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Jan van Riebeeck, Charlie Hofmeyer en Worcester Gimnasium. Worcester Gimnasium word weer bekroon as algehele wenner van die jaarlikse Interskole Atletiek. Die Bosvarke bekend vir hul uitstekende gees,
ontvang ook weer vanjaar die Geesbeker. Volgende atlete ontvang spesiale toekennings: • Beste baanatleet junior seun: Divandré Louw en Phillip Basson • Beste baanatleet junior meisies: Cailin Papier • Beste veldatleet senior seun: Francois Prinsloo • Beste baanatleet senior meisie: Rogail Joseph
Atletiek Medalje wenners tydens Worcester Voorbereidingskool se uitnodigings atletiek. VOOR: Mev. Delise van Wyk (atletiekorganiseerder), Cailin Papier en Divandré Louw (afwesig Phillip Basson). AGTER: Rogail Joseph, Francois Prinsloo, Rehane Adams.
VOOR: Tarryn Felix en Ashley Mahoney. MIDDEL: Kaylin Amsterdam, mev. Elsabé Nel en Edna Rossouw. AGTER: Conrad le Roux, Willem-Pierre Viljoen, Joubert van der Westhuizen en Griffen Wehr.
Junior Springbok: 0.18 A SA Sewesspan Ethinique Adams is opgeneem in die 0.18 SA-Sewesspan wat van 9 - 10 Maart in Namibië in ‘n internasionale toernooi gaan speel. Ethinique het ook in 2017 die 0.17 SA-Sewesspan verteenwoordig het.
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• Beste baanatleet senior seun: Rehane Adams • Victrix Ludorum Juniors: Cailin Papier • Victrix Ludorum Senior: Rogail Joseph • Victor Ludorum senior: Francois Prinsloo • Beste meisie atleet van die dag: Rogail Joseph • Beste seun atleet van die dag: Francois Prinsloo
AWSUM NEWS FEBRUARY 2018