Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Sport and

Recreation

SASCOC

04 November 2014

Commonwealth Games Preparation •Sport specific meetings with NFs:

– Selection policy – Long list/ Provisional Squads– Qualification events (to obtain top 5 CG ranking)– Preparation Plans – Key time lines – Challenges

Team South Africa - Qualified Participating Sports

Aquatics (Incl. Para) Lawn Bowls (Incl. Para)Athletics (Incl. Para) NetballBadminton Rugby 7’sBoxing ShootingCycling TriathlonGymnastics Weightlifting (Incl. Para)Hockey (Men and Women) WrestlingJudo

Team Size

Sport Male Female Total Male Female TotalAquatics 12 8 20 5 0 5Aquatics Para 1 0 1 1 0 1Athletics 17 2 19 3 1 4Athletics Para 4 1 5 0 2 2Badminton 4 3 7 1 0 1Boxing 5 1 6 2 0 2Cycling 8 7 15 4 0 4Gymnastics 4 6 10 1 2 3Hockey Men 16 0 16 4 0 4Hockey Women 0 16 16 4 0 4Judo 5 1 6 1 1 2Lawn Bowls 5 5 10 1 1 2Lawn Bowls Para 5 2 7 1 0 1Netball 0 12 12 0 3 3Rugby Sevens 12 0 12 3 0 3Shooting 2 1 3 1 0 1Triathlon 3 2 5 1 0 1Weightlifting 3 2 5 1 0 1Wrestling 6 5 11 1 1 2Para Powerlifiting 0 1 1 1 0 1Total 112 75 187 36 11 47

Male Female Total Male Female Total

Team Summary Male Female TotalAthletes 112 75 187Officials 36 11 47Medical Team 4 9 13GTM 3 3 6

155 98 253

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014Athletes Officials

Team Summary

Team Summary Male Female Total Black White

Athletes 112 75 187 59 128

Officials 36 11 47 8 39

Medical Team 4 9 13 7 6

GTM 3 3 6 4 2

  155 98 253 78 175

Percentage 61.26% 38.74% 100% 30.83% 69.17%

Logistics and Operations

•SASCOC was responsible for all logistics and operations for the team, incl.

– Local flights – International flights – Accommodation, meals and ground transport at holding

camp – Medical screening– Per diems – Apparel (Generic, Competition, and Formal)

Final resultsMen's 400m Hurdles Cornel Fredricks 1

Triple Jump Khotso Mokoena 1

Para Athletics Men's Para -Sport 100m T37 Fanie Van Der Merwe 1

Judo Men's 90kg Zack Pointek 1

Prince Neluonde

Petrus Breitenbach

Bobby Donnelly

Gwen Nel

Geoff Newcombe

Annatjie Van Rooyen

Herman Scholts

Deon Van de Vyver

Roger Hagerty

Derrick Lobban Esme Steyn, Santjie Steyn , Tracy-Lee Botha ,Susan Nel 1

Collen Piketh & Tracy-Lee Botha 1Chris Dry, Kwagga Smith , Frankie Horne Waren Whitely, Cornel Hendricks, Kyle Brown Branco du Preez, Mark Richards, Justin Geduld Afrika Cecil, Werner Kok, Senatla Seabelo

Men's 50m Breastroke Cameron Van der Burgh 1

Men's 100m Butterfly 1

Men's 200m Butterfly 1

13

Para-sport Mixed Pairs B2/B3

Para-sport Open Triples B6/B7/B8

Women’s Fours

Swimming Chad Le Clos

Gold

1

1

1

Rugby 7's Men 1

Athletics

Lawn Bowls

Men's Triples

Final resultsPara Athletics Men's Para-sport 100m T37 Charl Du Toit 1

Men's 400m Wayde Van Niekerk 1

Men's Long Jump Zarck Visser 1

Women’s Javelin Throw Sunette Viljoen 1

Judo Men's +100kg Ruan Snyman 1

Shooting 50m Rifle Prone Women Esmari Van Reenen 1

Chad Le Clos

Leith Shankland

Caydon Muller

Roland Schoeman

Clayton Jimmie

Calvyn Justus

Men's 50m Butterfly Roland Schoeman 1

Men's 100m Breaststroke Cameron Van der Burgh 1

Richard Murray

Kate Robert

Henri Shoeman

Gillian Saunders

10

Silver 1

1

Swimming

Athletics

Triathlon Mixed Team Relay

Men's 4 x 100m freestyle Relay

Final resultsMen's 800m Andre Olivier 1

Men's Long Jump Rushwahl Samaai 1

Boxing Men's Welter 69kg Tulani Mbenge 1

Cycling Women’s Road Race Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio 1

Men's 66kg Siyabulela Mabulu 1

Men's 73kg Jacques Van Zyl 1

Women’s Singles Collen Piketh 1

Women’s Triples Esme Steyn, Santjie Steyn , Susan Nel 1

Men's 400m Individual Medley Sebastien Rousseau 1

Men's 200m Butterfly Sebastien Rousseau 1

Men's 200m Individual Medley Chad Le Clos 1

Chad Le Clos

Sebastien Rousseau

Leith Shankland

Cameron Van der Burgh

Calvyn Justus

Clayton Jimmie

Dylan Bosch

Devon Brown

Chad Le Clos

Sebestien Rousseau

Calvyn Justus

Men's 50m Butterfly Chad Le Clos 1

Triathlon Men Richard Murray 1

Men's Freestyle 86 KG Armando Heitbrink 1

Womans Frestyle 53KG Mpho Madi 1

17

Bronze 1

1Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 x 100 Individual Medley relay

Swimming

Athletics

Judo

Lawn Bowls

Wrestling

Team South Africa Medal Incentives

ATHLETES•GOLD = R40 000•SILVER = R20 000

•BRONZE = R10 000

COACHES•GOLD = R10 000•SILVER = R7500

•BRONZE = R2500

Developments in ASA • The situation at ASA is stabilising, with the newly elected

President having met with SASCOC on numerous occasions

• The NF is still facing some financial challenges which were inherited from the previous management

• The NF held its SGM on 25 October 2014 whereby the 2012 and 2013 Financial statements were approved

• SASCOC assisted the NF with R260k towards the delivery of a team to the World Junior Champs in the US.

• A meeting was held recently with the NF to discuss preparations for Rio 2016, selection policy and potential squad

Developments in SAFA

• SASCOC leadership met with the SAFA leadership

• SASCOC highlighted its three main areas of focus: – High Performance and Team SA delivery – Coaches development and qualifications – Academy System incorporating the Provincial and

District Academies

Developments in SAFA

• SAFA raised concerns and asked SASCOC to help guide in: – Addressing the proposed ban on alcohol sponsorship– Release of players for national duty – Preparation and delivery of Team SA where football is part of

Team SA

• SAFA raised the case of Chief Mwelo Nonkonyane and stated that they had exhausted all internal processes in this regard

Developments in SAFA

• SAFA reported that they were going to their AGM with an audited financial statement that showed a R12 million rand surplus

• SAFA also mentioned that they were due to sign a lucrative R2 billion rand TV deal that would help boost SAFA and football development.

2013/2014 Annual Report

Activities •Undertook Road Shows to 6 Provinces (FS, WC, EC, GP, NW, KZN)

– Shared SASCOC’s mandate, vision and planned programmes and projects

– Highlighted support required from the Provinces •Delivered Team SA to the World Games

– 39 athletes– 26 officials (coaches, managers, GTM, Medical, media) – 9 sports codes – 4 medals (33rd position)

Operation Excellence

• Supported 56 Olympians • Supported 38 Paralympians• Support included:

– Living expenses – Medical aid/ medical support – Equipment– Transport – Training camps and Competitions

Athlete Career Programme (ACP)• Held 3 sessions

– 2 in November 2013– 1 in March 2014 – 32 athletes benefited

• Training focused on: – Discovering personal characteristics – Transferable skills – Creating profiles and CVs – Networking and marketing – Interview preparation– Best fit occupations

Gemona Agreement • The agreement was officially signed on 26 November

2013 • To date, the following teams have used the facilities:

– Combined squad (athletics, para-athletics, boxing, canoeing, judo, swimming)

– Para athletics squad preparing for the IPC Grand Prix– Commonwealth Games athletics squad – Individual athletes (athletics)

Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Agreement

• The agreement was renewed in 2013• Exchange programmes already implemented:

– Hosting of the CTOC Tug of War women’s team – Hosting of SA’s Table Tennis youth team

• The host caters for: – Boarding and lodging – Local ground transport– Training and competition facilities – Coaching

Alignment of existing Provincial Academies

•Implementation of the Indaba Resolutions •Resistance from some stakeholders •The following Provinces have aligned:

• Gauteng • Free State• Limpopo• Mpumalanga • Eastern Cape• NW went through the process, however raised issues instead of implementing the resolutions of the SGM

Key components of the Framework•Objectives •Services •Role players•Roles and responsibilities•Governance •Funding •Recognition of Academies •Accreditation of Academies

Athlete Progression within the system

Major change in the the Framework

Inclusion of the Provincial Academy Commission– Constituted by 10 members – Provincial Sports Confederation (Excluding the President): SASCOC/PSC nomination– Athletes Representative: SASCOC/PSC nomination– Coaches Commission representative: SASCOC/PSC nomination– Provincial Federation representative: SASCOC/PSC nomination– Medical Commission representative: SASCOC/PSC nomination

Major change in the Framework, cont..

•School sport structure representative: Government nomination•SALGA representative: Government nomination•Provincial Department representative – Government nomination•The remaining two members will be at the discretion of the provincial MEC•SASCOC Manager Team Preparation and Academies – Ex Officio•SRSA Deputy Director Scientific Support – Ex Officio

National Training Centre• The NTC officially launched on 07 Aug 13 •The NFs will access the Centre’s training facilities at no cost •The NFs will receive scientific and medical support services from qualified and experienced support staff •The support staff will work closely with the NFs’ technical and coaching teams to develop and enhance the performance of athletes

Talent identification and development

•Long Term Participant Development – 41 NFs participated in the programme and developed their LTPD plans – 25 NFs already launched their plans– 10 NFs in the 3rd wave are expected to complete the process by Nov

2014 – Various challenges have been experienced, with funding being a major

hindrance in the implementation process. •All NFs expected to implement this to create a base for Talent ID and development. The LTPD also underpins the Academy System and should be linked to the School Sport Programme

Coaches Development

•Forged partnerships with key stakeholders to implement Coaches Development programmes

– SRSA – CATHSSETA– SAQA – UK Sport

•Recognised as one of the Lead Partners by the ICCE •Serve on the WADA Education Committee •Creation of an African Coaching Council •Implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Coach Developer Programme

•Implementation of the Framework already commenced

•22 National Coach Developers Trained

•4 were selected to be National Coach Education Advisors (NCEAs). Endorsed by their respective NFs.

•Training of Provincial Coach Developers (PCDs) implemented in all 9 Provinces (229 - phase 1; 165- phase 2; 82- phase 3)

Graduate Development programme •20 interns were appointed as part of the programme•18 were placed in the 9 provinces and 2 at SASCOC •The main objective was for the interns to assist with the Implementation of the LTCD and research programme while gaining practical experience from March to August 2013. •The programme was funded by CATHSSETA

Coaches Development

•Creation of a Professional Body for Sports Coaching•It is anticipated that coaching as a profession will be legislated by 2016 •All coaches in South Africa should be licenced and certified to practice as a coach •There will be a database of all coaches and their levels of certification and qualification•Creation of a South African Higher Education Platform for Sports Coaching

– This will include Higher education institutions which have pledged their support for the coaches development programmes and will focus on research and development of coaching

Olympic Solidarity

• Two athletes benefited from the Sochi 2014 Scholarship – Sive Speelman and Lejanne Marais

• Rugby 7’s team has been allocated the Team Support Grant for Rio 2016 ($100k)

• Cedric Finch from swimming completed the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP)

• Cycling and Sailing benefited from the sport specific Scholarship for Coaches programmes

• Gymnastics, Rowing, Sailing and Volleyball benefited from the Technical and Regional Courses for Coaches

Bursary Scheme • Nine athletes were supported through the SASCOC bursary fund • The fund focuses on provincial and National level athletes • They need to be studying towards a career in sport• The following athletes benefited in 2013:

– Katlego Sotsaka (rowing)– Akani Simbine (athletics)– Kristen Matthews (fencing) – Suzaan Broodryk (athletics)– Jacqui Joubert (athletics)– Justine Palframan (athletics – Nthabiseng Matshaba (football) – Landelani Ngubane (basketball)– Maite Makola (football)

ICCE Global Coaching Conference

• Held bi-annually under the auspices of the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE)

• Attended by 127 international and 229 local delegates

• Major milestones achieved at the conference – – Launch of the International Sport Coaching Framework

(ISCF) – Creation of a platform for the African Coaching Council

• SASCOC Board member elected as ICCE Vice President for Africa

General Assembly meetings

• SASCOC, in line with its constitution, and governance, held the following meetings:– General Meeting – 13 April 2013 – AGM – 31 August 2013 – SGM – 09 November 2013 (to adopt new constitution and creation of

an Association)

• Presidents Council – 22-23 June 2013 – Meeting of Presidents to discuss key strategic and policy issues

pertinent to the sport movement– Resolutions of the Presidents Council get ratified by the General

Assembly at the AGM

Bidding and Hosting

• SASCOC members now complying with the Bidding and Hosting regulations and process

• We have approved, to date hosting of 8 international events between April 2014 – mid 2016

• Challenges faced range from: – NFs bidding for events without having government

guarantees or SASCOC approval – NFs not having enough funds to host the events, leading to

an emergency bail out by SASCOC, Lotto and SRSA

Monitoring and Evaluation• Created a M&E Section within the Operations and NF

Support Department • Constituted a panel comprising of SASCOC officials,

representative from SRSA and chaired by a Board member

• Held one-on-one meetings with NFs which focused on: – Governance– Geo-political boundaries – Strategic and Business plans – Transformation

Dispute Resolution

•SASCOC has a dispute resolution mechanism•The mechanism encourages NFs to exhaust internal processes/remedies •SASCOC mediates if the dispute has not been resolved•We urge members not to go to a court of law•Membership resolved to terminate membership when disputes are taken to a court of law

Dispute Challenges

•SASCOC receives too many disputes without due process being followed•This is time consuming and costly•It detracts from our core responsibilities of delivering High Performance sport•Purported Government interference as an escape by NFs who do not want to be investigated

Special Projects and Events

•SA Sports Awards •Olympic Day •Jack Cheetham Awards •P&G Schools Equipment Project•Sports Hero’s Walk •Women and Girls Camp•Women and Sport Baseline Survey •Sports Tourism Exchange •Lunchbox Fund•Floyd Mayweather Tour of Goodwill •IOC President’s Visit•Exchange Programmes with African NOCs

THANK YOU