Presentation: Portfolio Committee on Sports

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Presentation Portfolio Committee on Sports
Recreation

• South African Parliament

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Introduction

• ASA reinstated to international competition
  1992
• Have had team representation at all World
  Championships, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games
  AAG since 1992
• Won medals at all international competitions
  since 1992,except in 2005.
• Black athlete medallists,
• JOSIA THUGWANE
• HEZEKIEL SEPENG
• MBULAENI MULAUDZI
• KHOTSO MOKOENA
• GERALDINE PILLAY
• Core Business
• Team preparation for international competition
• Medals for South Africa

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ASA Properties

• Road Running
• Mass participation, reaching over 200,000
  athletes.
• 100,000 athletes registered with clubs, the other
  100,000 are temporary licensed athletes
• 1012 clubs, predominately road running.
• 820 road races held across the country annually

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Properties

• Cross Country
• Mass participation
• ASA talent identification programme
• Linked with ASA middle and long distance
  programme
• No facilities required
• All ages (age 6 )
• Rural and Township friendly
• Inclusion in schools programmes

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Properties

• TRACK AND FIELD
• ASA Flagship code
• Olympic Games Flagship code
• Limited clubs only 10 belonging to tertiary
  institutions
• Spectator friendly (3,000 10,000)
• Role model / Heroes
• Inclusion in school programmes

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Commercial / Challenges

• Pre 1992 Strong sponsorship programme supported
  by large corporations supported by the government
  of the day
• 1992 White CEO ASA financially sound
• 1996 Black leadership no sponsor renewals
• Lack of confidence in the leadership of ASA
  because of colour?
• Current corporate support of white federations
  (cricket)
• Continual television support of the big five
  professional codes
• Television coverage
• Lack of support for airtime in athletics
• Live coverage of World Championships / Olympic
  Games

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Political Challenges

• Transformation of Road Running
• Two Oceans Marathon
• Too many long distance races
• Athletes over competing
• Mediocre prize money
• Individuals cashing in on the sport
• Race organisers / Clubs
• Nothing back into the sport
• Transformation of provincial executives

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Olympic Games Project

• Athlete identification, performance objectives
• Current performance levels
• Entry Standards for competitions
• Targets for the 4 year cycle and forecast of
  results

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Athletes Identification

• Senior athletes - 40
• Junior athletes - 50
• Youth athletes - 50

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Training Development

• Athletes Assistance
• Coaching Structure
• Training Camps
• Competition Programme
• Medical Scientific Assistance
• Anti-doping programme
• International Courses opportunities to send
  administrators to IAAF RDC, Kenya

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Athletes Assistance

• Performance related scholarships
• Incentives
• 2006 Commonwealth Games
• Gold R30,000 (5x)
• Silver R20,000 (7x)
• Bronze R15,000 (2x)
• Total R320,000
• Improved / Equal prize money

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Coaching Structure

• Organisation of elite coaching
• Employment of a Chief Coach to oversee our
  preparation.
• Scholarships for personal coaches to further
  their coaching skills and expertise.
• 100 affiliated coaches at national level
• 500 affiliated coaches at provincial level
• National Coaching Symposium

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Training Camps

• Programme of specific camps for different groups.
• Jumps
• Throws
• Distance Events
• Sprints
• Utilise training centres inside and outside the
  country.
• Regular assessment and evaluation of athletes
  performances.

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Competition Programme

• Pre-season planning meeting-All parties
• Sign agreements which include an annual plan of
  competitions for each athlete
• Changes to the agreement only dictated by
  injuries or special cases.
• Competition opportunities for up and coming
  athletes through a pre-programme competition _at_
  track and field meetings
• TRACK FIELD
• 6 x ASA Challenge Meetings
• 2 x National Championships

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Competition Programme

• ROAD RUNNING
• Nedbank City Marathon Series Highest prize
  money
• Short distance series highest prize money
• National Championships x 3
• CROSS COUNTRY
• 5 x Series events
• Prize money
• 1 x National Championships

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Medical Assistance

• Basic screening for all elite athletes
• Record keeping tracking of athlete condition
• Medical insurance scheme

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Anti-doping programme

• Testing programme
• In competition _at_ all ASA events
• Out of competition Athletes whereabouts
  (IAAF/SAIDS)
• Education programme
• Continuous growth of out of competition testing
  programme

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Targets for the 4 year cycle

• 2008 Olympic Games
• 1 Gold
• 2 Silver medals
• 3 Bronze medals
• 4 Finalists
• R60 Million

• 2004 Olympic Games
• 2 Silvers
• 4 finalists
• R30 Million

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IAAF YOUTH PROJECT
Schools PE
IAAF (clubs, etc)
Age
17 16 15 14 12 11 - 7
World Championships Area Championships National
Championships
High School Competitions Programme
Clubs
High School
Kids Athletics 2 12-14 years Basic Techniques
Team Championships Event Groups
School Sport Groups Clubs
Middle School
Kids Athletics 1 7-11 years
School Sport Groups
Primary
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Mass Participation

• Provincialization
• Lack of proper direction
• Lack of direct funding to federations

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Team demographics - 2006
EVENT MEN WOMEN AFRICAN WHITE COLOURED INDIAN
2005 World Youth Champs 28 14 8 27 6 1
2005 African Junior Champs 23 16 7 30 2 0
2006 Commonwealth Games 35 24 16 33 10 0
2006 World Junior Champs (Prov) 21 10 7 20 4 0
2006 Zone Six Games 25 25 17 27 6 0
2006 World Cross Country 12 7 13 6 0 0
2006 SR Youth Champs 20 19 9 23 6 1
2006 SR Junior Champs 21 10 7 20 4 0
2006 SR Cross Country 16 16 23 9 0 0
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Facilities

• ASA philosophy
• Every soccer/rugby field should include an
  athletics track
• Opportunities
• Building for sport recreation programme
• Threats
• No consultations about upgrading the facilities
  for 2010

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Special projects

• Middle and long distance squad
• National and provincial level
• Failed to make impact on the World stage in
  X-Country and M L events on the track.
• ASA aspirations
• Establish itself as a force in World athletics
• Explore exploit all the potential at its
  disposal
• Investment in X-country M L track events
• Increase the possibility for medals
• Address team demographics
• Produce scores of quality marathoners
• Marathon athletes will graduate to dominate
  ultra-marathons

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Special projects

• Field events project
• Target disadvantaged areas
• Train and employ full time coaches specializing
  in these events

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Projected costs

• Olympic Games project R 10 million
• Schools project R 5 Million
• Facilities BSRP
• Special project R 5 Million
• TOTAL R 20 Million

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Thank You For you Time!