Presentation: Sport and Recreation Portfolio Committee

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Presentation Sport and Recreation Portfolio
Committee
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Introduction

• ASA continues to pursue its mandate of making
  Athletics accessible to All South Africans
• In doing so ASA has organised its activities
  under the following areas
• Events
• Marketing communications
• Team preparation
• Team presentation
• Governance (Unity Transformation)
• Mass Participation Talent Identification
• Education Training

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Events

• The following events were organised in 2006
• Track Field
• 6 track Field National events
• 1 Youth Junior National Championships
• 1 Senior National Championships
• Cross Country
• 4 National Cross Country events
• 1 National Cross Country Championships
• Road Running (Nedbank)
• 3 City Marathons
• 4 Matha Series (shorter distances)
• 3 National Championships(10km, 21.1km 42.2km)

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Events (cont.)

• The following events were organised in 2007
• Track Field (Yellow Pages)
• 6 track Field National events
• 1 Youth Junior National Championships
• 1 Senior National Championships
• Cross Country
• 3 National Cross Country events
• 1 National Cross Country Championships
• Road Running (Nedbank)
• 4 City Marathons
• 4 Matha Series (shorter distances)
• 3 National Championships(10km, 21.1km 42.2km)

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Team Presentation

• 2006
• 5 International Championships
• 1 Continental Championships
• 6 Southern region Championships
• 2007
• 4 International Championships
• 2 Continental Championships
• 6 Southern Region Championships

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Team Preparation

• 2006/2007 Season
• 8 Local Training Camps
• 2 international Training Camps

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Education Training

• ASA recognises the role played by education
  training
• This is a strategic growth area for ASA
• Courses for coaches and technical officials has
  been presented at all levels i.e. locally within
  ASA members, nationally and internationally

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SRSA Allocations

• ASA received the following funding from SRSA in
  the respective financial periods
• 2006/2007
• Total allocation received R 2 250 000.00
• 2007/2008
• Total allocation received R 1 030 000.00

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Funding Expenditure

• 2006-2007 Financial period
• More People- R 1 250 000.00
• More Medals- R 1 000 000.00
• 2007-2008 Financial period
• More People- R 650 000.00
• More Medals- R 380 000.00

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Projects funded through SRSA allocation

• 2006/2007
• More People
• 10 Rural Accelerated Development Programmes
  (Limpopo Eastern Cape-Athletics Transkei)
• Transformation Development Workshop
• More Medals
• CAA Southern Region Junior Track Field
  Championships
• CAA African Senior Track Field Championships
• 2007/2008
• More People
• 10 Rural Accelerated Development Programmes
• ASA Middle Long Distance Squad
• Talent Identification Seminar
• More Medals
• CAA African Junior Championships

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Mass Participation

• ASA appointed a Mass Participation Talent
  Identification Coordinator in 2006 in
  anticipation of partnering with SRSA to roll out
  the Siyadlala Mass Participation Programme
• ASA has been able to enhance the mass
  participation appeal in its events
• ASA has interacted with provincial governments
  where it has hosted its events with a view to
  introduce participants of the Siyadlala Mass
  Participation to formal events

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Challenges

• No formal link exists between Siyadlala Mass
  Participation Programme and ASA
• ASA is outside the funding of the Siyadlala Mass
  Participation Programme
• Not sure if the benefits of the Siyadlala Mass
  Participation programme accrue to ASA
• Little or no opportunities are created for
  introducing participants in the Siyadlala
  programme to formal events hosted by ASA
• ASA Provincial members are not involved in the
  programme on the ground

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ASA Expectations

• SRSA programmes should be delivered within an
  integrated approach rather than as isolated
  projects i.e. Mass participation (community
  schools), Club development and Talent
  identification
• Federation should participate directly in SRSA
  programmes
• Strong linkages should be established between
  SRSA programmes and that of federations
• Funding has to be made available to federations
  to facilitate SRSA programmes

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Conclusion

• On behalf of ASA, I wish to thank the following
  partners
• SRSA
• National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund
• ASA Sponsors
• Nedbank
• Yellow Pages
• And Sport and Recreation Portfolio Committee
• THANK YOU