Posts by Kobus
Women’s Day Blog Aug 2022: Hannah Bevis
What did you study? BSc Honours in Performance Sport Why did you choose to study this? I grew up really enjoying sport and was very involved in it throughout my schooling. However, as I furthered my studies, I found working in sport a unique space. Here both the enjoyment of being involved in sport and…
Read MoreReflecting on a triumphant USSA Hockey campaign with S&C Coach Llewellyn Morkel
On the back of a successful USSA campaign for both the Maties Hockey Men’s and Women’s teams, strength and conditioning coach Llewellyn Morkel reflects on some of the components of the High Performance Program that he feels contributed to the teams overall success. After our performance at USSA, it’s a good time to reflect on…
Read MoreMaties finally crowned USSA Netball Champions after 27-year wait
The Maties netball first team were recently crowned champions at the annual University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournament by beating Nelson Mandela University (NMU) 44-20 in the final last weekend. The Maroon Machine started their week off with convincing wins against Tuks, North-West University and NMU who they would later meet in the final…
Read MoreMaking Performance Testing Competitive amongst your Team Sport Student Athletes – The Maties Cricket Approach
Performance Testing – for many student-athletes, these words are as stressful as “end of year exams”. It’s a time when you compete against not only yourself, but against your teammates to see where your athletic strengths and weaknesses are. Have all the early morning and late afternoon gym and conditioning sessions paid off? Am I…
Read MoreMaties Crowned Boland Champions
The Maroon Machine kicked off their 2022 in style by being crowned Boland Champions and receiving several accolades at the annual Boland awards evening. Hear from the Maties Cricket staff and what this meant to the team behind the scenes: Keagan van Aarde – Sport Manager: Cricket What is our history in the Boland league…
Read MoreThe 2022 Sasol League Kicks Off Next Weekend!
The delayed 2022 Sasol League is finally taking place next week, rivals, Maties Women’s Football Club, and Spurs Women’s Football Club will kick off at Spurs home ground in Wynberg. The league is played in all nine provinces in the country and games will be played every weekend, with each province competing for their respective…
Read MoreUSSA Chess Champ ready to take on FISU Games later this year
German-born but raised in the Southern suburbs of Cape Town, top Maties Chess Club player, Nico Martin has been one of the clubs’ rising stars who is set to represent country and university at the upcoming FISU Games in Belgium later this year. Martin the elder of three brothers was born in Munich and when…
Read MoreA day in the life of Sean Surmon
As deputy director of High Performance at Maties Sport, Sean Surmon is passionate about helping student-athletes achieve their sporting goals. As we kicked off May commemorating Workers’ Day, we dedicate this series of articles to our staff and their important contribution to the University. We’ve asked Sean, who has been with Stellenbosch University (SU) for…
Read MoreFormula 1 Racing in South Africa – What Can We Learn from the Past?
The global growth and popularity of Formula 1 racing was clear to see at the most recent Grand Prix event in Miami, Florida, held during the weekend of 6–8 May 2022. The biggest names in sport and entertainment, including the likes of Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Matt Damon and David Beckham (to name…
Read MoreFormer WP captain shares wisdom at the first Captains Corner
Maties Sport had the honour of hosting the first Captain’s Corner with guest speaker Chris van Zyl, the objective of the forum is to provide Maties Sport captains and vice-captains from various sporting codes with a new understanding of leadership and how to implement this within their respective teams. Having guest speakers who have led…
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