a) (i) Club development (CD)
In 2004, SRSA launched the Mass Participation Programme to address grassroot sport development.
In 2006, Club Development project was launched. The project is now a programme. It is aimed at establishing a clear and seamless pathway for athletes through which they can progress from the entry level of the continuum to the highest echelons of participation.
Education and Training
Excellence
Performance
Participation
Foundation
Introduction
The major intent of establishing the Club Development (CD) is to facilitate access to sport and recreation for South Africans and to ensure that those with talent and the will to exploit that talent, are channelled into the mainstream of competitive sport.
Through this CD, SRSA is playing an important role/part in the development pathway of talented athletes by providing for the empowerment of their support staff (coaches, technical officials, administrators and managers) from as low a level as the ward and ensure, together with the other role players, the sustainability of the programme.
The focus of CD will be on athletes at the local level and their support staff. The outcomes of the project would be to eventually benefit the provincial and national federations. The SRSA is envisaging to keep the clubs and or association for a three year cycle with the hope that by that time they will be sustainable.
The lack of financial resources has been a major cause of the inability of many sports people to join the mainstream by affiliating to sports clubs. SRSA has decided to provide assistance through this project that will enhance club formation, training of the relevant support staff, provide sport equipment and the basic attire for competitions to take place.
Strategic objectives
The following were identified as the strategic objectives by SRSA:
Strategic intent
To ensure smooth passage of athletes from one level of the development continuum to the next by encouraging participation through league systems.
Focus groups
Athletes
Coaches
Technical officials
Administrators
Partners and stakeholders
Provincial departments of Sport and Recreation
Local Authorities
National Federations
Provincial Federations
Local and Provincial Sports Councils-CONFED
Private sector
Responsibilities: -
7.1 Sport and Recreation SA
Coordinate partnerships with other tiers and Departments of government
Provide funding for the project
Develop systems for the delivery of the project
Develop monitoring and evaluation systems for the project
Establish and maintain partnerships
Conduct all processes as far as procurement is concerned
Establish and maintain partnerships
7.2 Provincial Departments of Sport
Coordinate, in conjunction with the provincial sport federations and local sports
councils the identification of sport to be dealt with in that province
Identify 02 to 06 municipal districts that will be involved in the project
Establish and maintain partnerships
Establish and maintain partnerships
Assist in identifying and provide venues for the different activities to take place
Provide SRSA with all the necessary information about the programme
7.3 Local Authorities
Assist in identifying and provide venues that will be used for the project
Assist the sport codes in developing programmes/time table for the usage of the facilities
Provide the necessary information for the programme
7.4 Sport federations
Identify people in their provinces who can perform the following training needs:
the training of coaches, technical officials, managers, etc.
Monitor growth of HR development in the programme
Provide the participation opportunities for all involved in the project
1. The Club Pilot System
Introduction
Recognising the above, SRSA through the Club System seeks to create an integrated and sustainable mechanism for the development of clubs on the basis of common and generally acceptable minimum standards
The Club Pilot System seeks to create an integrated and sustainable mechanism
Issues to being addressed
Stakeholders
Resources set aside to improve the programme in KZN and Limpopo:
2015-16 = R10.5m
2016-17 = R15.4m
2017-18 = R17.1m
2018-19 = R18.5m
2019-20 = R18.6m
Total = R80m
2. Rural Sport Development Programme
Introduction
The Programme was launched back in May 2016 in Mthatha with the objective of reviving sport and unearthing talent in rural areas with special focus on areas that are under the Traditional Authorities and farms.
Rural sport Development Programme focuses on four sporting codes which are: Football, Netball, Rugby and Athletics
Aim
Develop sport and unearth talent in all Provinces and Traditional Councils with primary focus placed on Farming communities under the guidance of the National House of Traditional Leaders.
Outcomes
Stakeholders
Conclusion
ii) School Sport
The department has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Basic Education. The agreement outlines clear lines of responsibilities between the two departments especially in relation to the establishment of structures. There are six levels of responsibilities which are as follows:
Level 1: Intra School Competition
Level 2: Inter School Competition
Level 3: Area/Cluster Competitions
Level 4: District Competitions
Level 5: Provincial Competitions
Level 6: National Competitions
In terms of the MoU, the Department of Basic Education is responsible for levels 1-3 and Department of Sports, Arts and Culture is responsible for levels 4-6. The department of Basic Education has not provided the data in relation to the structures established as per their responsibility in the MoU. As a result, the School Sport structures that have been established as per the responsibility of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture are as follows:
PROVINCES |
PROVINCIAL |
DISTRICT |
COMMENTS |
||
Multicoded School Sport Structure (Joint Provincial Coordinating Committee) |
Code Specific |
Multicoded School Sport Structure (Joint Provincial Coordinating Committee) |
Code Specific |
||
Eastern Cape |
0 |
14 |
8 |
14 Codes per district |
At Provincial: Tennis and Cricket are a challenge. Hockey structures not aligned to geopolitical districts (Still Eastern Province and Border) |
Free State |
1 |
12 |
1 Metro + 4 districts |
12 |
The following codes work as franchises Rugby, Cricket, Tennis and Hockey. There is no single structure for those codes. |
Gauteng |
1 |
16 |
2 Districts and 3 Metros |
16 Codes per district |
They have also established Multi-coded structures at Regional level as follows: 4 Tshwane 3 Ekhurhuleni 5 Johannesburg 2 Sedibeng 1 West Rand |
Limpopo |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
The Province has also established 4 Structures for IG at Province and District. No code specific structures at district level. Provincial DoE and Sport Department will conduct workshops in July |
Kwazulu-Natal |
1 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
The province has challenges with establishment of some of the codes. Only Athletics, Aquatics, Chess, Netball, Football, Volleyball, Softball, Hockey, Gymnastics structures are in place. Rugby and Cricket still work as franchises with no District structures. |
Mpumalanga |
1 |
13 |
4 |
13 |
The following codes are established in franchise system Rugby, Cricket and Hockey. So there is no proper alignment to the geopolitical boundaries of the province. |
Northern Cape |
1 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
The province has challenges of establishing Swimming, Softball, Tennis and Basketball including IG for School Sport. At a provincial level Basketball is still being established. |
North West |
1 |
16 |
3 out 4 Districts |
16 |
Ngaka-Modiri Molema only has structures established at a local level and Not at District. There are Netball and Athletics structures. |
Western Cape |
1 |
16 |
1 Metro and 5 Districts |
13 |
Rugby, Cricket and Athletics Structures are not aligned to geopolitical boundaries. However, they work with the province to organise all the districts. |
TOTAL |
8 |
94 |
5 Metros and 44 Districts |
105 |
b. What systems of scouting to spot talent were put in place in the various phases of these developmental phases since 27 April 1994?
Since1994 there are two approaches that have been used in identifying athletes with potential for further development. These include Talent Scouting and Scientific Talent Identification.
Talent Scouting
Each Federation has guidelines and criteria they use to spot or scout the athletes with potential for further development. These vary based on the nature of the sport and whether it is a team sport or individual sport.
With individual sports the key assessment element is the performance results. With team sport there are number of variables that are considered depending on the sport.
Scientific Talent Identification
It is the responsibility of the Federations as the custodians of each sport identify talent. This is because the Federations have the requisite technical expertise required to identify and nurture talent. Once an athlete has been spotted, individual sport specific tests are conducted by Sport Scientists to determine and scientifically confirm the potential in order to invest or not to invest in that athlete's development.
Medical assessments are then conducted to determine the general medical status of the athlete. Basic Physiological Tests for junior athletes using the set tests batteries for each code conducted by Sport Scientists. The athletes are thereafter looked after by their respective federations.