Piet Botha - Cricket PROFESSIONAL CRICKET CAREER: 1987 – 2002 TRANSVAAL (), BORDER, SOUTH AFRICA “A”

PROFESSIONAL COACHING CAREER: 1997 – 2020 BORDER CRICKET ACADEMY AND BORDER ASSISTANT COACH, EASTERN PROVINCE HEAD COACH WARRIORS HEAD COACH SOUTH AFRICAN “A” ASSISTANT COACH NATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE ACADEMY BOWLING CONSULTANT SOUTH AFRICAN “A” BOWLING CONSULTANT GENERAL INFORMATION

•CLOTHING FOR PRACTICE (WHITE PRG T-SHIRT, PT-SHORT, WHITE SOCKS, WHITE TEKKIES/CRICKET SHOES •MATCHES – PRG SHIRT, WHITE PANTS, SOCKS, SHOES • HELMET COVERS •CLOTHING AVAILABLE AT SPLENDIDIOR BRAND SHOP •PRACTICE TIMES (14:40 – 16:15) (16:00 – 17:30) Krieket: Spanbestuurders en Afrigters 2021

Spanbestuurder Afrigter(s) 19A Rihaldo Swanepoel Piet Botha 19B Luhann de Kock Howie Bergins 19C Andre Uys Chris Albertyn 19D Edmund Peterson Edmund Peterson 19E Willem de Villiers Willem de Villers

Pine Pienaars Renette Stofberg NVT

15A Tara Finlay Brent Julies & Regardt Kleingeld 15B Gerrit Conradie Andre Steenkamp 15C Lodie Day Lodie Day 15D Jurgens v Schalkwyk Jurgens v Schalkwyk Botha Piet 15E Karlo de Villiers Andri Stander & Karlo de Villiers

14A Michael Botha Deneno Alexander 14B Tassie Pieterse Ebrahim Friezlar & Aiden Meyer 14C Lucas Roothman Lucas Roothman 14D Gwen Olivier Shaun Shrives 14E Kobus Badenhorst Brendan Fourie PRG Cricket fixtures 2021 Term 1 Day Date Teams Opposition / Tournament Place Thu 18-Feb Cricket information evening (parents) -18:00 Sat 20-Feb 15B,15A, 19B,19A Landbou/ ParelVallei TBC Mon-Fri 22-26 Feb All teams Rondebosch TBC Sat 27-Feb 14A,15A,15B,19A,19B,19C Rondebosch TBC Mon-Fri 1-5 Mar All teams PGim TBC Sat 06-Mar 14A,15A,19A,19B,19C PGim TBC Mon-Fri8-12 Mar All teams HJS TBC Sat 13-Mar 14A,15A,19A,19B,19C HJS TBC ?? ?? All players 100-ball PL auction PRG Centrum -18:00 Mon-Fri15-19 Mar All teams SACS TBC Sat 20-Mar 14A,15A,19A,19B,19C SACS TBC Mon-Fri 22-26 Mar All teams Somerset College TBC Sat 27-Mar 14A,15A,19A,19B,19C Somerset College TBC ?? ?? All players 100-Ball PL PRG I WAS APPOINTED TO:

•TO CREATE A CRICKET CULTURE TO HELP IMPROVE THE OVERALL CRICKET STANDARD AT PRG •TO HELP IMPROVE SKILLS, GAME AWARENESS AND TACTICAL APPROACH MY PHILOSOPHY IS BASED AROUND: •CONSTANT LEARNING THROUGH REVERSE LEARNING (TEACHING THROUGH QUESTIONS) (LOWER AGE GROUP LEVELS – TECHNIQUE BASED)(PICK A FRIEND) •THE STANDARDS YOU WALK PAST IS THE STANDARDS YOU ACCEPT •RESPECT FOR TEAM (THE CIRCLE OF SUCCESS) PHILOSOPHY CONT.

WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. I WANTED THE REWARD BUT NOT THE STRUGGLE. I WANTED THE RESULT AND NOT THE PROCESS. I WAS IN LOVE WITH NOT THE FIGHT BUT ONLY THE VICTORY. LIFE AND WINNING DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY. TO TEACH OUR PLAYERS TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE

•HOW TO DEAL WITH FAILURE (THE WISDEN CRICKET ANNUAL) •STATS VS NON-STATS PERFORMANCE •SELECTION AND OPPORTUNITIES (REPRESENTING PRG) •MEETINGS – WITH PLAYERS (DO NOT DISCUSS OTHER PLAYERS) WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME?

•RESPECT FOR SELF, TEAM MATES AND OPPOSITION. •RULES OF THE GAME, SPORTSMANSHIP (WIN EVEN WITH POOR UMPIRING) (IF WE LOSE DUE TO IT, MOTHER CRICKET WILL SORT IT OUT IN THE LONG RUN) WHAT IS EXPECTED?

• BEHAVIOUR (TODAY IS YOUR TEST MATCH) • WE DEMAND PERFORMANCE AS PARENTS AND COACHES! OUR JOB IS TO TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE PLAYERS/ENJOY THE GAME = CLEAR THINKING • DON’T COACH YOUR CHILD ON THE WAY TO THE GAME. DON’T ASSESS HIS PERFORMANCE STRAIGHT AFTER A GAME . OTHER PROJECTS

•PITCHES (OUTFIELD) • INDOOR •FACILITIES (NETS)

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