Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State
Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State
Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State
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Sport Centrewill helpUFS to playbigger role innational sport.Ms Nomsa Mahlangu attended a socceradministration and coaching course inBrazil as part <strong>of</strong> a South African delegation.She was also appointed on <strong>the</strong>Women’s Football Standing Committeefor <strong>the</strong> next four years.Several staff members <strong>of</strong> KovsieHealth were involved in sporting activitiesat provincial and national level.Dr Louis Holtzhausen, Director <strong>of</strong>Kovsie Health, was team doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Cats Super 12 rugby team and <strong>the</strong> SouthAfrican A rugby team. Mr JacquesNienaber was team physio<strong>the</strong>rapist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Cats and <strong>the</strong> South African A rugby team,as well as conditioning coach <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Cheetahs. Ms Nilo Terblanche was <strong>the</strong>team physio<strong>the</strong>rapist <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lynx netballteam.Dr Holtzhausen was a facilitator at <strong>the</strong>first SA Rugby Medical and ScientificConsensus Conference, where <strong>the</strong> aimwas to reach consensus on <strong>the</strong> handling <strong>of</strong>burn-out among pr<strong>of</strong>essional rugby players.During <strong>the</strong> conference he acted asspokesperson for <strong>the</strong> team doctors <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalrugby teams.such as soccer, hockey, netball and tennis.In unfolding its national sports plan, <strong>the</strong>Ministry <strong>of</strong> Sport and Recreation hasalready identified CESSS as <strong>the</strong> high-performancetesting centre for <strong>the</strong> nationalbasketball teams, whilst <strong>the</strong> national boxingteams are also earmarked to be trainedat <strong>the</strong> UFS.The CESSS will act as a centralisedbody that is responsible for <strong>the</strong> co-ordinationand management <strong>of</strong> joint initiativesbetween pr<strong>of</strong>essional service providers,research projects and KovsieSport. Thecentre will also co-ordinate and managejoint initiatives between various academicprogrammes in different academic subjectfields such as sports medicine, biokinetics,physio<strong>the</strong>rapy and dietetics.Sports Plan appointed Mr CharlesStore, previously employed at <strong>the</strong> SportsScience Institute in Cape Town and by <strong>the</strong>SA National Defence Force at 3 MilitaryHospital, Bloemfontein, as manager.CESSS was founded in 2003 and was initiallymanaged by Dr Louis Holtzhausen(Kovsie Health) and a consultant, Dr GaryVorster.Sports Plan tomanage centreThe university has <strong>of</strong>ficially appointedSports Plan (Pty) Ltd to manage its Centrefor Exercise and Sport Science Services(CESSS) on <strong>the</strong> Bloemfontein campus. InOctober Pr<strong>of</strong>. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations and MrMorne du Plessis, Managing Director <strong>of</strong>Sports Plan and former Springbok rugbycaptain, signed a contract formalising <strong>the</strong>appointment.This was ano<strong>the</strong>r step in <strong>the</strong> implementation<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UFS’s wide-rangingsport strategy to improve sport facilitiesand elevate formerly marginalised sportsAlliances withregional bodiesVarious sports codes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong>have established alliances and cooperativeagreements with o<strong>the</strong>r sporting bodiesin <strong>the</strong> region to boost <strong>the</strong> overall development<strong>of</strong> sport.In its quest for excellence KovsieSportdeemed it <strong>of</strong> critical importance to re-visitand formalise its relationship with <strong>the</strong><strong>Free</strong> <strong>State</strong> Rugby Union. An informalpartnership has existed for several years,which led to <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>Cheetah Rugby Centre <strong>of</strong> Excellence. Themain objective <strong>of</strong> this rugby academy is toproduce quality players, <strong>of</strong>ficials, admin-66