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| SRSA stakeholder meeting held |
27th of March 2008 |
| There were clear indications of both change and progress at the recent meeting between sports organisations and SRSA, and the exchanges during the event mirrored both government and federations' commitment to excellence in South African sport. |
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| International events in SA growing! |
19th of February 2008 |
| This year a bumper number of international championships in smaller sports will be taking place in South Africa, proving that the country is increasingly becoming a stop-over on international circuits. |
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| Risk management in sport (9) |
7th of December 2007 |
| What role does human rights play in sport? Paul Singh looks at the impact of human rights on the playing of sport. |
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| Risk management in sport (8) |
7th of December 2007 |
| Parents play an important part in a child's development. So what is the best a parent can do for a sport playing child?
Download the article from the column on the left.
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| Risk management in sport (7) |
7th of December 2007 |
| Injuries are part of the nature of sport participation, but how can one minimise the risks associated with injuries? Paul Singh looks at a few pointers. |
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| Revisiting the framework of sport and recreation |
22th of October 2007 |
| Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) has set in motion a process of updating the White Paper and developing an accompanying National Plan
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| Less than 1000 days - and counting! |
22th of October 2007 |
| September 15 marked the day on which one thousand days remained before the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Government is confident that the first landmarks toward final preparation for the event have been achieved, and are now ready to roll out the next objectives. |
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| First announcement: SASReCon 2008 |
5th of October 2007 |
| SRSA's bi-annual sport and recreation science and research conference, SASReCon, will take place from 25-27 June 2008, and will be hosted by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. The theme for the conference will be "Mass Participation and a Winning Nation". |
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| Sponsorship in South Africa |
10th of April 2007 |
| A recent study on sport sponsorship in South Africa shows that the industry is vibrant and growing, although it’s getting to be an expensive business. |
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| SRSA joins in 2010 African Legacy discussions |
13th of March 2007 |
| The African Union (AU) Commission in collaboration with the Government of South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) hosted a recent Workshop on the planning of activities for the International Year of African Football and the 2010 World Cup African Legacy Programme. |
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| Theta launches internship program for graduates and students |
30th of January 2007 |
| It'a a well-known fact that graduates and students often have difficulty in finding their first job. Having no experience means they are last in line when applying for a position, and the oversupply in certain sectors of the economy don't make things easier. |
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| Risk management in sport (6) |
26th of January 2007 |
| One of the ways to minimise risk in sport - and all human endeavour for that matter - is through proper insurance. What are the important points regarding sport insurance to look out for? |
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| Risk management in sport (4) |
6th of December 2006 |
| How does one manage risk involving sports facilities, equipment and supplies? Paul Singh has a few suggestions in our series on risk management in sport.
Past articles in this series can be accessed by clicking on 'Feature Archive' in the left hand bar on the website front page. |
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| Risk management in sport (3) |
23th of November 2006 |
| Continuing our series on risk management in sport, we look at the protection of children in sport this week.
Past articles in this series can be accessed by clicking on 'Feature Archive' in the left hand bar on the website front page.
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| Risk management in sport (2) |
13th of November 2006 |
| This week we look at what risks one should look out for where travel and transportation is involved, including responsibility, and how to minimise risks.
Past articles in this series can be accessed by clicking on 'Feature Archive' in the left hand bar on the website front page.
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| Invitation to nominate Sport Research Commission members |
2th of November 2006 |
| SRSA has now started the process of establishing a Sport Research Commission, and is calling for nominations to this body, who will be overseeing, among other, the sport research fund that will start operating in 2007. |
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| Risk management in sport (1) |
31th of October 2006 |
| How safe is your sport activities, both on and off the field? For the next few weeks we'll be discussing a specific topic within sport risk management each week. We start off with an overview of the topic, before we get into the nitty gritty next week. |
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| Legislation Update |
4th of October 2006 |
| A number of sport related bills are in various stages of promulgation at the moment. Here is an update of their status. |
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| Golf Jargon |
21th of August 2006 |
| Golf is an interesting and unfortunately, expensive sport, but this does not necessarily mean golf is for rich people only. Everything in life is determined by passion and love of the game. I would therefore, like to share some basic information on the sport in order to ignite interest amongst you all.. |
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| A bit of history relevant to the future |
3th of August 2006 |
| The staging of the All Africa Games (AAG )in Johannesburg during September 1999 was a huge moment in time for South Africa. It set the trend for the continent for the organizing of major events, and one cannot help but reflect on this mammoth and most successful event, when observing the current buzz around the 2010 Football. |
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| The healing power of humour |
20th of July 2006 |
| While sitting in the traffic on my way to the office one morning I was looking at my traveling companions. Can people seem so unhappy? No smiling faces! Families in cars passing by, staring at nothing. No chit-chats. As if this was not enough. I was walking down the corridor, passing some colleagues, saying hello. I got this blank stare, “Oh, morning”, that was it. No smile, no how are you? Nada. At first I thought something terrible has happened. But after a few more attempts of smiling at passer-bys it dawned on me. This is it! Most of us are focusing on the negative. Instead of looking beyond all the negativities there is actually a lot that we can be happy for. |
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| Drugs in Sport |
19th of June 2006 |
| The greatest challenge to everything fundamentally valuable about sport is the abuse of performance enhancing drugs, known s “doping”, to gain a competitive advantage on the field of play. The essence of any sporting contest is that it should be fair, and the success or failure of the competitors based on natural talent, speed, skill, endurance, tactical awareness, training and body maintenance in its widest sense. Doping negates all of this. It dispenses with the concept of a level playing field. The drug taker starts with an unfair advantage, success is the product of a test tube not the training track, and the athlete who can afford to buy the latest and best drugs will be the chemically enhanced winner of the competition. |
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| Addicted |
19th of June 2006 |
| Head first, your chin just off the ice, sub-zero temperatures and a top speed of more than 130 km/h – you’ve got to admit it, skeleton is one helluva ride. Tyler Botha, South Africa’s only resident skeleton slider, is addicted to this rush. “As you’re racing down the track, all you can hear is the sled on the ice and your heart racing at over 180 beats per minute.”
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| Management skills under the education and training spotlight |
13th of June 2006 |
| Management and leadership go hand-in-hand. Leadership is an active component of management. However, good leadership does not imply that equally good management is involved. Management skills are taught and developed through time. Many people believe that management skills are mostly generic. I am not so convinced that a manager of the local Pick and Pay store will be able to take a sports team on tour to the Commonwealth Games, even with the generic managerial skills and background! |
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| Education and training spotlight on the SRSA skills programme |
22th of May 2006 |
| Since the focus of this training programme is on SPORT AND RECREATION LEADERSHIP, I bring you another thought to ponder. “Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a brief trip” - John Maxwell.
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| The education and training spotlight on coaching |
22th of May 2006 |
| The million dollar question on the minds of millions of sports fans must surely be “who will be the Bafana Bafana coach?” We are all aware of the role of Jake White as the rugby coach and if you watch the news, you will see that the Golden Lions appointed Eugene Eloff as the new coach, who incidentally led the young Bokkies to international victory. |
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| Malusi Siboto - A face for the future on the cricket wall of fame? |
22th of May 2006 |
| Malusi started his cricketing career playing Mini Cricket at the age of 5 years. At the age of 7 he started to play for the Langa CC U/10 team and has played in all their age groups since then. |
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| The current international standing of South African soccer and cricket |
18th of May 2006 |
| In 1994, South African was ranked about 100th in world soccer. Thereafter followed a period of rapid improvement so that by 1997, the team was ranked 16th in the world. Since then, with the exception of a period between 2000 and 2002 when the team stabilized at a position
around 20th in the world, the trend has been downward. |
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| What's the difference between SRSA and SASCOC? |
20th of October 2005 |
| As an outcome of the recent restructuring in sport in South Africa, two macro-bodies have emerged, SASCOC (South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee) and SRSA (Sport and Recreation South Africa), each with its own job to do. |
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| SASC Information and Research becomes SRSA Information and Research! |
22th of August 2005 |
| The South African Sport Commission's Information and Research unit has over the years become one of the most prominent suppliers of sport information in South Africa |
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| Website to be integrated with www.srsa.gov.za |
22th of August 2005 |
| During the time of its existence the SASC website has become a standard for information on sport administration in South Africa. We hope to continue that under the banner of SRSA. |
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| Medical team applications invited! |
17th of February 2005 |
| The 2006 Commonwealth Games will take place in Melbourne, Australia from 15-26 March 2006. We're looking for a hard working medical team to accompany the athletes to Melbourne. |
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| SASCOC updates |
11th of January 2005 |
| SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) is the new structure that will be replacing the SASC during the course of 2005. This page hosts updates and relevant documentation of this process.
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| Parliamentary sport and recreation committee reporting service |
3th of November 2004 |
| Stay up to date with the proceedings of the parliamentary committee on sport and recreation with this free service. |
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| Applications for Deaflympics medical team invited |
9th of September 2004 |
| The Dealympic Games will take place in Melbourne, Australia from 5 - 16 January 2005. Sports physician and sports physiotherapists are invited to apply to join the medical team that will be looking after the athletes. |
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| Getting the most from sport research |
3th of September 2004 |
| South Africa is blessed with an excellent research infrastructure in the form of its tertiary institutions, and can boast a number of class researchers in sport. But how does one access and apply this knowledge? |
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| Valuable historical scrapbooks added to collection |
30th of July 2004 |
| The SASC library recently bought a collection of newspaper clipping scrapbooks of South Africa's participation in major international events, sports tours and sports results of the past fifteen years.
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| Visit the SASC Infocentre! |
14th of July 2004 |
| Located on the first floor of the SASC's headquarters in the heart of Centurion, the SASC's Sports Information Centre is a goldmine of useful, topical resources on every aspect of sport. |
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| Applications for medical personnel for Commonwealth Youth Games invited |
10th of May 2004 |
| The Commonwealth Youth Games will take place in Australia from the 1st – 3rd December 2004. The team will depart on 28th November and return on the 6th December. The SASC is inviting applications from sports medical professionals wishing to provide support for the team during the competition. |
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| Good Governance in Sport |
4th of May 2004 |
| Governance in sport is a topical issue in sport administration at the moment. Salmar Burger, who has just completed a Master's degree on the topic, looks at the principles of good governance and how it relates to the sporting world. |
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| THETA invites stakeholders to join in standards body |
29th of March 2004 |
| THETA is the standards authority for the sport and recreation industry in South Africa. It is inviting relevant stakeholder bodies that are representative of subsections of the sport and recreation community to join and be part of its standards generation body. |
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| Applications invited for medical teams, Olympics and Paralympics |
10th of December 2003 |
| The SASC is inviting applications from the sport science and medical fraternity who want to be part of the medical team that will be accompanying Team South Africa to Athens for the Olympics and Paralympics. |
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| Know what you eat! |
30th of September 2003 |
| The Commission's range of booklets on food and eating provides many answers on what to eat in order to perform optimally. |
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| Sport research conference held at UP |
25th of September 2003 |
| A one day sport research conference, Sport and Recreation Research in SA: From Theory to Practice, was held on 23 September at the University of Pretoria, coinciding with a meeting of the executive committee of ICSSPE. |
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| 2003 Sport conference a success, once again |
1th of September 2003 |
| The annual sports conference hosted by the South African Sports Commission recently was once again a great success. |
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| Ministerial task team reports now online |
16th of July 2003 |
| The reports of the Ministerial task team and its sub-committees which informed the decision to restructure sport in South Africa are now available here. |
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| In Memory of Kedi Tshoma |
7th of July 2003 |
| Her dedication to the plight and upliftment of underdeveloped areas can never be rivalled or matched – she was relentless in her pursuance of any course that she believed in and was committed to. |
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| The ins and outs of sport insurance |
22th of May 2003 |
| Mishaps happen most often when they're not expected. In sport it is essential to have a basic understanding of insurance for atletes, event hosts, and other stake holders. Here we take a look at the nitty gritty of this important topic. |
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| '99 All African Games commemorative items available |
22th of May 2003 |
| The 2003 All African Games is taking place later this year. Relive the spirit of the 1999 All African Games with these commemorative items, available from the SASC. |
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| Latest version of Sport Management Toolkit CDrom released |
22th of May 2003 |
| The 2003 version of our Sport Management Toolkit Cd has just arrived. Most people order it for the national anthem it contains, but it also has a host of other useful pieces of information on, including sport related legal documents, video clips, how-to guides, and more. |
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| How to dress 400 athletes |
22th of May 2003 |
| At the end of September the SASC is sending a team of South African athletes representing 22 sporting codes to compete in the 2003 All African Games in Nigeria. Operations manager Stef Joubert is in charge of co-ordinating the 15 000 items of clothing the more than 400 athletes and officials will be kitted out with. Nightmare or dream job? Let's hear! |
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| Business through Sport |
6th of February 2003 |
| Victor Rakhale's newsletter, now available on the web, is a good place to catch up on the financial wheelings and dealings within sport in South Africa. |
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| Applications for AAG medical team invited |
3th of December 2002 |
| The 8th All Africa Games will take place in Abuja (Nigeria) from the 4th - 18th October 2003. We're looking for hard working medical team to accompany the athletes to Abuja. Click here for application details. |
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| SASC sport conference a major success |
12th of August 2002 |
| Almost three hundred delegates from sporting organisations, government and the private sector attended the sport conference held at Helderfontein, near Johannesburg recently.
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| Team SA ready for Commonwealth Games |
25th of June 2002 |
| The South African team that will be competing in the Commonwealth Games leaves for Manchester soon. Read about who the team is, and visit their website that will have all the stats and inside info on the team! |
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| Introduction to doping in sport |
10th of May 2002 |
| The taking of prohibited substances, 'doping', in the sporting world is usually for artificial enhancement of a sport person's performance, but there are also a grteat number of sports persons who does not resort to this practice and fall unknowingly and innocently into this ugly trap. By Marlize Smuts |
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| Taking advice on medications |
25th of March 2002 |
| Many well meaning administrators have told sportspersons that a product is safe only to find them testing positive after taking the substance. |
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