Monthly Archives: August 2011

Infant Swimming and Water Safety

By Leanne Bossinger | Published: August 29, 2011
Swimming - Matthew Bester 2

We all know about drowning. It’s a huge concern, for most people. And for those of you with toddlers – the toddler drowning rate is 3 x higher than in any other age group. Well, I’m here today, to give you some great news… toddlers CAN save themselves from drowning. They can learn to swim [...]

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Are Dads equipped to coach youth cricket?

By Laurie Ward - Cricket Coach | Published: August 15, 2011
Cricket Action

Every Saturday morning during the cricket season an army of volunteers go out to do duty in running junior (and even senior) club cricket. Without them, many teams and even clubs could not function. However, not all of these “helpers” are helping. Many are failing the players, teams and clubs that they represent due to [...]

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Let’s get them motivated

By Grant Jansen | Published: August 10, 2011
at the gym

How does a teacher/school coach motivate kids who are disinterested in sport/physical activity to get involved? This is a hard one…..as one cannot force individuals to doing something that they don’t want to do as it can work against you in the long run….Sport is not necessarily enjoyed by every child and it is therefore [...]

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Long-Term Participant/Athlete Development (LTPD)

By Mary Ann Dove - Performance Coach | Published: August 1, 2011
Pathway 2

As parents we recognise that sport and physical activity play an important role in the healthy physiological and psychological growth and development of our children. Unfortunately over the past number of years there has been a decline in physical activity in South Africa resulting in an increased risk for diseases such as diabetes and obesity [...]

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