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Rowing South Africa (RowSA) Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation© February 26th, 2013 1 Agenda • 10h00: Introduction and overview of RowSA – Wimpie du Plessis, President • 10h15: Transformation Plans and development of athletes from disadvantaged communities – Virginia Mabaso, Development coordinator and Ramon di Clemente, Chair, Athletes Commission • 10h45: Preparation for Rio 2016; Paralympic and Olympic Games: Roger Barrow, National Coach Questions and Answers 2 Overview of the Sport of Rowing Wimpie du Plessis - President Sprint Rowing Athens 2004 Olympics since 1898 London 2012 Oxford Cambridge Boat Henley Royal Regatta Race Two Boat Racing First race in 1839 First race in 1829 Para - Rowing • 1st World Rowing Championship 2002 • 1st Paralympics: Beijing 2008 • 2nd Paralympics: London 2012 Para - Rowing Classification AS M/W 1x TA Mix 2x LTA Mix 4+ (2 blind rowers/boat) LTA Mix 2x (1 blind rower) Indoor Rowing • Fastest growing Indoor event in the world • Intellectually impaired event: SASA-II - World Championships 2010 – South Africa won 3 Gold medals, 2 Silver and 1Bronze • Ergometers adapted for AS and TA athletes • 1st Mass Participation facet of Rowing Coastal Rowing • World Championships an annual event Other forms of Rowing (Recreational) Fine Rowing Surf Rowing Pilot Gigs Ocean Rowing Touring RowSA Achievements • RowSA has participated in the Olympic Games since 1928. • All the established structures of RowSA for able bodied rowers incorporate Para- Rowing as one of the disciplines of Rowing. • RowSA to date have achieved 2 Olympic medals, (Gold – London 2012, Bronze – Athens 2004) and 6 A - finals (top ranking). • RowSA was finalists in four categories, the 2012 South African Sport Awards to be held on Sunday 4th November 2012: Administrator of the year (Winner) Federation of the year (Winner) Team of the year and School team of the year • RowSA has been nominated as finalists in two categories for the 2012 FISA World Rowing awards: 2012 World Rowing Coach of the Year and 2012 World Rowing Male Crew of the Year (Winner) 10 Governance 11 RowSA Governance • RowSA is the sole governing body for the sport of rowing in South Africa and is recognised with this status by SASCOC and Sport and Recreation South Africa. • RowSA controls, administers, manages and co-ordinates rowing and rowing competition in South Africa; controls and manages international competition by national representative rowers in international competition and sanctions international competition by non-representative rowers. • RowSA membership is structured through provincial rowing associations and affiliates, designated as ‘constituent member’ in the RowSA constitution as follows: Provincial Associations: o Eastern Cape o Gauteng o KwaZulu Natal o Western Cape Affiliates: o SA Schools Rowing Union (SASRU) o University Sport South Africa – Rowing (USSA-R) o Individual Indoor Rowing Clubs in Limpopo, North West Province and the Free State 12 RowSA Council Structure President Development Coordinator ( FT) USSA-R 4x Provincial (University Sport Associations South Africa –Rowing) SASRU Individual Indoor (South African Schools Rowing clubs Rowing Union) 3 x Provinces Affiliate Members 13 RowSA Executive Committee President Development Para-Rowing Coordinator Representative Chair International Commission Treasurer Chair Athletes Chair Coaches Commission Commission Chair Facilities and Chair Umpires Environment Commission Commission USSA-R (University SASRU (South Sport South Africa African Schools – Rowing) Rowing Union) 14 RowSA Governance • The RowSA Constitution provides for membership by individual clubs in regions that may not yet have a regional association until such time as a regional association may be formed; this provides for development of the sport in new locations. • The RowSA Council, made up of representatives of the constituent members, is the highest body of governance in RowSA. • The Council meets at least four times a year. The Council elects an Executive Committee, with half of the positions being subject to election in any one year. • The term of each elected position is four years with a maximum of two terms (eight years) in any position. The RowSA Executive has a long history of stability of membership, and remains stable. • The stability is important for creating appropriate skill and experience among members for managing development of our sport over medium term time periods. • Although stable, our Executive has sufficient degree of ‘turnover’ of members to enable new knowledge, skills and ideas to come forward into management of the sport. 15 RowSA Governance • The Executive Committee operates the Commissions indicated below, each chaired by the respective elected member: The membership of commissions includes a representative of each constituent member to provide for active participation of all membership interests in the federation’s work. The Commissions are: International Rowing Officials Athletes Facilities and Environmental Coaches • We have also appointed the following disciplines to the executive committee to assist with growing and development in these specific areas: Development/Transformation (full time RowSA employee) Para-Rowing 16 RowSA Governance • In addition SASRU and USSA-R have a nominated representative in the Executive Committee and the provincial associations have one nominated representative. • These members ensure active participation of constituent members in the executive management of the Federation. • RowSA has one full time employee, two part time employees and four full time Coaches. The latter are the National Coach, U 23 coach, assistant Coach and the National Coach for the physically disabled facet of the sport , whose responsibilities cover administration and technical matters. 17 Goals and Focus areas for Period 2013 to 2016 and beyond Construction of an Olympic rowing course Capacity Building: Development of effective Para-Rowing administration and National team foundation level Preparation and coaches skills in Competition clubs and outreach programme Goals for 2013-2016 Learn to Row National Team Rural and participation and University competition programme Establish Regional Junior Official Training Rowing clubs and support supported by National Infrastructure 19 RowSA TID Plan From Mass Participation to Medals at Olympics & Paralympics Games ENABLERS RURAL ESTABLISHED OTHER: MILITARY TARGETS AND PROGRAMME CLUBS GYMNASIUMS ACTIVITIES • Coaches Development (Draft Reference Framework) • IR Clubs • Adoption Programme • Establish Clubs • Equipment • Transformation • Competition Mass Participation, • Administrative • Competition Incentives Transformation and – Support • Competition Talent ID (Development Coordination) – Talent database Provincial Academy of Sport – Team Management Talent Identification and grow clubs Water Rowing – Clubs Strengthen Junior Divisions of Senior Clubs Talent ID – Junior / U 23 • Facilities Establish Junior Rowing Clubs Para-Rowing – Indoor Rowing – Olympic Standard Water Sports Academy Development Provincial Academies Decentralised Facility Junior, U 23 and Para- KZN, EC, WC, South Gauteng – Inter Sports Code Collaboration Rowing 2020 Canoeing Swimming High Performance Centres Sub-Elite (Para-Rowing and Able Bodied) Triathlon TUKS AND UJ U 23 and Senior (Provincial Academies) 2016 - 2020 • Sports Science – Nutrionists High – Physiotherapists Performance – Psychologists Centre Elite (Olympic / Paralympics boats – R & D TUKS classes) • Technical and U 23 and Senior – Officials UJ 2016 - 2020 – Classifiers Business Plan Outcomes, Outputs & Budget in Priority Order PLAN COMPONENTS COSTS in R 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTAL Talent Identification and preparation for 2016/2020 Olympic and 1 Para-Olympic Games Para- Rowing programme, participation and competition 7 060 046 6 382 828 7 015 808 7 662 567 28 121 249 National squad participation and competition 15 256 694 9 276 420 11 687 628 11 002 852 47 223 594 Regional Junior Club Development 7 681 980 5 255 908 6 743 001 6 908 483 26 589 372 Learn to Row Rural 6 715 840 3 165 800 5 579 082 4 260 531 19 721 253 Sub Total 36 714 560 24 080 956 31 025 519 29 834 433 121 655 467 2 Technical Support Officials support and training 3 200 250 608 369 547 546 808 000 5 164 165 Capacity building: Effective administration, coach training and salaries for coaches and outreach programme 277 000 62 700 68 970 75 867 484 537 Sub Total 3 477 250 671 069 616 516 883 867 5 648 702 3 Infrastructures Marketing and Branding 15 000 16 500 18 150 19 965 69 615 Facilities: Olympic Standard Multipurpose Water facility/ Rowing Course 5 675 000 396 500 000 1 000 000 1 100 000 404 275 000 Sub Total 5 690 000 396 516 500 1 018 150 1 119 965 404 344 615 Annual Costs 45 881 810 421 268 525 32 660 185 31 838 265 531 648 785 21 Development and Transformation Plan Virginia Mabaso - Development Coordinator Learn to Row Rural Program 23 Learn to Row Rural program • Indoor rowing is a concept that was introduced in 2007 to drive Rowing Development in South Africa. • The Project is focused on previously disadvantaged areas throughout all 9 South African Provinces. • The focus is not only on the school that run the programme is, but we have involved the parents and the community at large to ensure sustainability of the programme by introducing the programme to all the community members as it is not limited by access to rowable water. • Internet technology can enable clubs at different ends of the country or world to