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…
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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…
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Maties excelled at the recent University Sport of South Africa (USSA) Championships, sealing victory in multiple sporting codes. The maroon machine took home the gold in the men’s rugby, men’s hockey, women’s hockey and netball championships, while adding a number of silver and bronze medals to an impressive medal tally. Rugby In a repeat of…
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In the world of professional sport many players find themselves missing out on opportunities that could launch their career and often times these chances do not come around a second time. But for BSc Computer Science undergraduate, Ethan Cunningham, this opportunity came and he did not drop the proverbial ball with this one. Cunningham has…
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As we enter the second half of the year, we would like to commemorate our Maties Staff on their new staff movements and promotions. We are proud to announce our new Head of Sport Management, Reginald Smith. “I am excited about the challenge. I look forward to working with our various Sport Managers and supporting…
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Although table tennis may seem like a social sport, Anja Lamont takes the sport seriously and has had a passion from a young age. Naturally, she began playing tennis throughout her schooling career because it was a common sport offered at schools where she could get exposure and training from a coach. “It was the…
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At the start of 2022 I was approached by my former PhD supervisor with information pertaining to a pilot project that was being initiated by the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), with funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). I was encouraged to apply and was chosen…
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A lifetime sport fanatic, Alouise Campher explains her journey through sport and how important it is to follow your dreams. She began playing sport at the young age of nine years old. But when she was introduced to squash, she immediately fell in love. In her earlier days of life, she began playing netball, squash,…
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Maties Sport High Performance Unit (HPU) this year have started out a Coaches Forum in order to empower our coaches in different areas of sporting expertise. The first Coaches Forum session for 2022 was held in April, with the next three being presented by Desiree Ellis (Banyana Banyana Head Coach), Kimara Singh (Maties Sport Manager:…
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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…
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