Message from the Chief Director

We recognise the value of university sport, including our opportunities to advance its brand, to student-athletes, schools, clubs, sports organisations, and our communities. I do however believe that a renewed commitment for a sustainable delivery model is required to ensure a more innovative and entrepreneurial model that will sustain participation at all levels and to achieve this, a more sustained financial reform is necessary.

Maties Sport has very busy with several key focus areas that include:

• The university’s 5-year external review process that allows us to think differently about our sport delivery model.
• Development of our new 5-year Human Resource Strategy as an employer of choice, with the focus on job evaluations for the purpose of promotion and succession planning.
• Re-categorisation of sport codes including re-allocation of sport code management.
• Revisiting parts of our high performance sport programme with the focus on our PACER programme, coaching and our recruitment and retention that includes the bursary allocations and to ensure a stronger wrap-around support.
• Expanding our sport offering with our Campus Sport and Recreation and Active Lifestyle initiatives.
• Re-positioning our Centre for Sport Leadership with the focus on providing thought leadership with initiatives focus on Research for Impact; Capacity Building and Social Impact.
• The above-mentioned re-alignment areas form part of our strategy renewal, moving from 8 to 5 strategic objectives that are aligned to the Stellenbosch University 2024 Vision.