The cream of South Africa's school sport talent will be in action at the National School Winter Games Championships that takes place in Durban from 12 to 15 July 2009.
Not only will the best of the best in each province be competing against each other in four ball sports, but the winners will have the chance to take part in the prestigious COSSASA Ball Games, the primary Southern African competition for these sports on schools level.
Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) will be working in collaboration with experts identified by SRSA's sport scientific directorate as well as officials from various sports federations to select high performing talented athletes, with a view to including them in the talent development programmes run by provincial academies and high performance centres. There they'll have the chance to hone their skills for further international participation.
The event forms part of SRSA's declared intention to provide South African youth with opportunities to participate in sport, and is an outcome of the partnership between SRSA, the Department of Education, and provincial stakeholders.
About 2 232 participants representing all provinces are expected to take part.
The following sports will be played at these venues:
Playing facilities
Code: Football
Playing facility: Cator Manor
No of fields: eight fields
Code: Tennis West
Playing facility: West ridge
No of fields: 24
Code: Netball
Playing facility: Old Mutual Sports Hall
No of fields: four
Code: Volleyball
Playing facility: UKZN- Westville Campus; Tongaat Sports Hall; Old Mutual Sports Hall
No of fields: four; two; two
Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile will address the spectators and participants during the opening ceremony, which is scheduled to start at 18h00 on 12 July.
The Games will be held at University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban from 12-15 July 2009 and is the event where future South African tennis, football, netball and volleyball world champions are born and nurtured - be there, see them in action, and become familiar with their names!
Enquiries:
Mishack Magakwe
Tel: 012 304 5274
Cell: 072 703 9785
Issued by: Sport and Recreation South Africa
9 July 2009
