Sipho Mutsi Provincial Trials
The Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation in collaboration with the Department of Education will host the Provincial Schools Summer Trials. The process of selections will determine athletes that will represent the Free State Province at the National Schools Championships. This tournament will also create an opportunity for Free State athletes to participate and excel in sport, both on and off the field of play. Athletes will participate in various sport codes such as Basketball, SASA II, Cricket SASA II, Gymnastics, Rope Skipping, Kgati, Morabaraba, Rugby (Girls), Softball, and Table Tennis.
Provincial Schools Summer Trials will be hosted on 16 September 2017 at 09:00 in Welkom across various venues as stated below:
| No | Codes | Venue |
| 1 | Basketball SASA II | Welkom High School FET College |
| 2 | Cricket SASA II | Welkom High School |
| 3 | Gymnastics Rope Skipping | Lemotso Primary School |
| 4 | Kgati | Kopano Indoor Centre |
| 5 | Morabaraba | Mokgwabong School |
| 6 | Rugby (Girls) | Griffons Rugby Stadium |
| 7 | Softball | Kopano Indoor Centre |
| 8 | Table Tennis | Mokgwabong School |
Provincial and national coaches as well as talent scouters are invited to come and identify talented players and possible future stars that can represent the province at Professional Sport clubs in the country.
“The participation of learners in sport plays an important role in producing quality results because a healthy body produces a healthy mind, it is for this reason that we continue to implement school sport in Free State schools. Mandated by the NDP, we will continue to use Sport and Recreation as a vehicle to promote social cohesion. The mission statement of the National Sport Plan also gives us a mandate to transform the delivery of sport and recreation by ensuring equitable access, development and excellence at all levels of participation” stated the MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Me Mathabo Leeto.
Your media house is invited to cover this event.
Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Director: Communication and IT
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 – 410 4742/4786/4735
Email: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
