Last week, Esther began her work at the Helderberg Academy. Esther is from Holland and will be at the Academy for five months. Her area of expertise is Basketball and she has already been enjoying coaching Netball to the Macassar and Sir Lowry’s Pass girls. Esther is in her third year of a degree in Sport Marketing and Management at the University of Applied Science in Rotterdam. Esther will be doing some work towards her degree...
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For the past two weeks Callum and Keziah have been helping out at the Academy. Callum was an intern with us for 6 months last year and wanted to visit the children again and also bring his sister Keziah along too. Callum has been mainly working on a new promotional video and took a number of photos like the one above. It was great for the young people to see Callum again and we look forward to the videos when he has completed the...
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Last week all of the communities took part in competitive games. Lwandle Seniors played against a local team from Chris Nissen Park, while the Juniors played against Sir Lowry’s Pass. Macassar and Sir Lowry’s Pass played both Netball and Rugby against each other (the above picture is Macassar v Sir Lowry’s Pass intermediate teams). The focus of the games was to apply the Lifeskill Perseverance to a game situation....
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After nearly a year with the Academy Matt is returning home to the UK. Matt has been an excellent asset to the team. The young people have loved his passion and enthusiasm, especially when it comes to Soccer. All the coaches at the Academy have enjoyed working with Matt and have appreciated the way he has served the team so diligently. Matt will go home to make some decisions about what he will study at University and there is a...
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During the winter holidays (July), the Helderberg Academy ran two days of holiday camps for our children and young people. This was done in partnership with an American team who were visiting South Africa to coach children sport and learn about a new culture. The young people had a great time playing team-building games and meeting the American team. It is great for these children to be able to meet and spend time with people from...
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Last week, the Helderberg Academy team ran a training day for all of our coaches and those who are supporting the team in the different communities. We also had two people travel in from Muizenberg who are planning to launch their own sports academy later this year. The day was focused upon what is a coach and how each person can play their part in providing outstanding coaching sessions. Everyone had lots of fun and the feedback was...
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