SASCOC Presentation

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 EVENT DATE

Athletics

World Student Games, Kazan 6 – 17 July

IAAF World Youth Champs, Ukraine 10 – 14 July

World Champs, Moskva 10 – 18 August

Boxing

AIBA Women’s Youth & Junior World Championships

TBA

Africa Champs, Mauritius 20 – 30 June

Commonwealth Champs TBA

AIBA Men’s World Junior Boxing Champs, Kazakhstan

17 – 26 August

AIBA Elite Men’s Champs, Ukraine 04 – 20 October

Canoeing

Africa Sprint Canoe Champ, Chidenguele 02 – 05 May

ICF World Cup 1, Szeged, Hungary 10 – 12 May

ICF World Cup 2, Racice, Czech Republic 17- 19 May

ICF World Cup 3, Poznan, Poland 31 May – 02 June

ICF Junior & U/23 World Champs, Ontario 01 – 04 August

Canoe Sprints World Champs, Duisburg 27 August – 01 Sept

Cycling

World Cup III: Aguascalientes, Mexico 17-19 Jan

World Track Championships, Minsk, BLR 20-24 Feb

Para Sport events: 2013 Dates to Be confirmed

Provincial Championships April

National Championships: Belville April

International Grand Prix Racing in USA June/July

Sprinting Cups Germany July/August

World Cup 1: To Be Confirmed Oct 13

World Cup II: To Be Confirmed Nov 13

Judo

Continental Champs 29 – 30 June

World Champs (Cadets), Florida 8 – 11 August

World Champs (Junior), Slovakia 24- 27 October

World Champs (Seniors), Brasilia 26 Aug – 01 Sept

Grand Prix, Mauritius 09 – 10 Dec

Rowing

World Cup, Sydney 18 March

Essen Regatta 20 May

World Cup, UK 17 June

Henley Royal Regatta 01 July

World Cup, Lucerne 08 July

U/23 World Champs 22 July

Junior World Champs 05 August

World Champs, Chungju 26 Aug – 02 Sept

Swimming World Student Games, Kazan 06- 17 July

World Champs, Spain 19 July – 04 August

FINA World Cup, Einhoven Berlin Moscow Dubai Doha Singapore Tokyo Beijing

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

Thank you