Henning in Soweto

Meeting at Ipelegeng in Soweto. Henning Svendsen together with Blitz Academy.
For some days he is running a course with the staff of Blitz.
In this photo he is together with Tshepiso Masenamela and Kgomotso Motetsoe.

Meeting with Blitz about Sport future in Soweto

The Blitz planned Soweto Sport Time Out took place as it was planned.
We invited 30 participant and we had 15 attending the workshop. The spread of sporting codes that where represented where Football, Handball, Basketball, Volleyball and Tennis.
The Agenda was as follows
1. Opening and welcome by Thabiso
2. Introductions (by All)
3. Introduction of Blitz by Wire
4. The state of Sports in Soweto
5. Refreshment break
6. Groups creations
7. Discussions about challenges in sports.
8. Closure and lunch


Groups were given a code to discuss its challenges. Basketball, football and handball.
After the discussions the group would come in front to present their sporting codes challenges.
First group football raised the following challenges:
1. Education - key to development of the coaches and players.
2.Equipment - in this day and age proper training equipment (balls) and clothing (soccer boots) so that a player can excel.
3. Nutrition - if a child does not have proper food she won't be able to concentrate.
And other groups had some kinds of challenges.
There is an agreement amongst the delegates that we need to have leagues to encourage participation and foster the spirit of working together.
The meeting requested Blitz to give feedback by organising another workshop early next year.
We are looking forward to working on the recommendations that came out of this session.

Soweto Sport Time Out

The Soweto Sport Time Out is on track and the idea is to see if we are on the right track with sport and its benefit to society.

We will be answering the following questions

• Are we developing the champions from Soweto
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• Can we produce competitors of national standard
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• Are we knowledgeable on the promotion of elite participants
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• What is the Importance of sporting organisation in Society.

We as Blitz will like to come out of this workshop with an understanding of the value of education in Soweto Sport, and introduce the concept of sport and community development through education education.

Women in focus

Invite by South African Football Association.
Aretha 'Wire' Tshabalala and Tshepiso Masenamela have been invited to a former women's national team seminar . The seminar was be held at the new Safa house offices on the 19th of November 2010.
The topic – how can the veterans help to sustains and revive the sport among women?
Wire's view:
”I'm glad that I'm have been invited. It was nice to meet with my former team mates. The structure was planned for the future of the girls football. This Safa plan will work well with Blitz plan for next year. The year of the women.”
Next meeting will be on the 16 Dec 2010.
Wire

The next event for BLITZ will be on the 04 December 2010 Soweto Sport Time-Out a conference on the state of sport in Soweto.

On the other side the Gauteng Province has reshuffled its cabinet, Gauteng sport has a new MEC Member of Executive Counsel. Mr. Lebogang Maile, he is young and we hope his energy will bring change Congratulations MEC

More kids from the schools

From the school program last week. It was fun for the leaders and kids.
Blitz did it again.
Wire (Aretha Tshabalala) would like to thank all the leaders for taking care.
We had 60 kids and five leaders.
Wire, Thabiso, Tumi, Tshepiso and Tshepo.



News from South Africa

Cosatu, the government workers union that negotiated on behalf of workers, (e.g teachers) that went on strike in August, have accepted the Government offer of R800 and 7% wage increase.
This is good news for the students, mostly the grade 12 students.
Even if they didn't have the full year education, due to the World cup and the strike, they will be sitting for their final exams.
Wire