Sport for All Conference
10 - 12 September 2010
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Bookings close on Wednesday 18 August 2010
Held in conjunction with our 125th Celebrations, and coinciding with South Africa's hosting of the Soccer World Cup, the Sport for All Conference aims to highlight the role of sport in schools - specifically primary schools - as well as examine related issues.
As such the Conference is aimed at Primary School coaches and school management.
There can be no doubt that sport plays a vital and integral part of school life and that it promotes many healthy attributes. Apart from the physical well-being of young and developing children there are other positive aspects such as self esteem, of being part of a group and the feeling of well-being associated with giving of your best for the sake of the team as well as the related skills of working well together.
Obviously there are also negative connotations such as exclusion and of not fitting in as well as a win at all costs approach. There are real concerns around correct coaching and conditioning in order to prevent injury and the use of stimulants to boost performance. Not to forget the poor umpire or referee and parent expectations!
The Sport for all Conference aims to highlight these and other issues as schools grapple with the need to promote sport on the one hand and to meet individual and parent expectations on the other.
Topics covered:
- Gender issues
- Age groupings
- Playing schools strength for strength
- Coping / dealing with parental expectations
- A holistic approach ie. making all sports "accessable"
- Inclusivity
- Coaching methods (very broad - individual sports)
- Modern trends
- Rugby - the New Zealand approach at primary school (age, height, weight)
- Coping with or providing for the non-sporty child.
- Coping with or providing for the gifted child
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
Dr Dorita du Toit
Lecturer - Movement Education (Faculty of Education Sciences), North-West University. Biokinetics and Kinderkinetics. Artistic Gymnastics coaching.
TOPIC: Coping with or providing for the non-sporty child
Dr Rowena Naidoo
Lecturer/Biokineticist: Discipline of Life Orientation (School of Social Science) University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ms Rowena Naidoo is a lecturer and biokineticist (specialising in sports injuries rehabilitation, health and fitness testing etc). Her research interests are in primary school health, in particular the nutrition and physical activity status of learners and the integration of physical activity within the school curriculum.
TOPIC: The impact of a Primary School-Based Nutrition & Physical Activity Intervention on Learners in KZN
Prof Roelf van Niekerk
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of the Free State
TOPIC: A repertoire of sport psychological interventions (aimed at regulating anxiety, activation, attention, aggression, and motivation)
Mr Adrian Garvey
Sharks Kidz / Garvz Sports Academy.
Garvz Sports Academy offers boys & girls between the ages of 5 and 9 a sports experience. Garvz Sports Academy concentrates on skills and fitness, safety in sport and acquiring knowledge plus having loads of fun in a non contact environment.
Dr Richard Stretch
Director: Sport. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
Dr Richard Stretch, who chairs the cricket portfolio of the World Commission of Sport Science, was instrumental in developing a global model for collecting and quantifying cricket injuries. He also played a key role in developing safety standards for cricket equipment in South Africa.
TOPIC: Fast bowling: the dangers of an impact sport
Mr Raymond Uren
Chairperson/EPACB representative and Director Cricket Eastern Cape. As the chairman of the Eastern Province Council of Sport, Raymond Uren was a noteworthy sporting activist; one who was an inspiration for many young anti-apartheid activities. He is still very active in both politics and sports.
TOPIC: The challenges facing South Africa in respect of physical education and organized school sport at primary school level.
Mr Carl Bradfield
Ex Eastern Province Cricketer. Currently Director of Cricket at St Andrew’s College Grahamstown.
SA SchoolSport Magazine recently interviewed Carl and can be found HERE.
Mr Pete Andrew (Sports Administration)
Director of Sport, St Andrew’s College. Previously the Director of Sport at Rhodes University.
Fiona Williamson
Former South African athlete and deputy director, Department of Sports and Recreation, and The Centre for Sports Development in Grahamstown.
Dr Claire Nicholson
Claire is the immediate past head of the field of study, Physical Education, Sport and Human Movement Science, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, she is a researcher in the Centre of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at Wits. Her research, teaching and professional contributions have been concerned with the performance enhancing advantage of exercise and physical activity in the context of education, therapy, leisure
and high performance sport.
Programme :
Fri 10 September
3:30pm – 6:00pm Arrival in Grahamstown and Registration
6:00pm Opening Speaker and Cocktail function
Sat 11 September
8:30am – 1:00pm Plenary and Breakaway Sessions
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Plenary and Breakaway Sessions, culminating in a Panel Discussion.
7:00pm Formal Dinner
Sun 12 September
8:30 – 9:00am Plenary session
9:00 – 9:30am Closing Address
10:00am Tea and Depart
Accommodation and Transport:
Delegates are to make their own arrangements for accommodation and transport (flights and vehicle hire) Details for various accommodation establishments in Grahamstown can be found at www.grahamstown.co.za
For vehicle hire, contact Avis Rent a Car in Grahamstown at 046 622 8233
Flights: Shuttles buses from PE airport to Grahamstown (and return on Sunday) are available for delegates making use of the following suggested flights (or other flights nearest to these arrival times):
10 September:
JNB – PLZ SA 417 Dep: 13:10 Arr: 14:50
CPT – PLZ SA 1811 Dep: 13:15 Arr: 14:25
DUR – PLZ SA 1338 Dep: 13:00 Arr: 14:25
12 September:
PLZ – JNB SA 410 Dep: 12:30 Arr: 14:10
PLZ – CPT SA 1824 Dep: 15:00 Arr: 16:20
PLZ – DUR SA 1351 Dep: 15:55 Arr: 17:10
Cost:
The full cost of the Conference is R750 per delegate.
This includes:
• All tea, lunch and dinner catering throughout the Conference period.
• Shuttle transport from Port Elizabeth airport to Grahamstown on Friday 10 September, and return Grahamstown to Port Elizabeth airport on Sunday 12 September (shuttles are available for delegates arriving / departing at specific flight times as listed above.
• All Conference materials
The following costs are excluded:
• Accommodation
• Breakfast catering
• Flight Costs
• Transport within Grahamstown (ie to and from accommodation and Conference venue)
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For information contact Kristin McGarvie on Tel 046 603 2362 or email oa@saprepschool.com
