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Durban Girls' College Sports Department From our Head of Sport It is common for schools to ask what their young sportsmen and code forms the focus of each term, allowing the girls to apply their women are doing for their school. At DGC, we prefer to ask what developing skills in new contexts and to expose them to a variety sport at our school is doing for our young women. of different sports in a competitive environment. The benefits of regular physical exercise have long been recognized In the HS, the girls are encouraged to balance the demands of the and at DGC, we believe that participation in sport, both team and academic programme with active participation in the many social individual, plays a pivotal part in the holistic development of our girls. and competitive sporting opportunities on offer. Our magnifi- cent sporting facilities and experienced coaches ensure that our Apart from the obvious benefits of building healthy bodies and competitive teams enjoy a hard-won reputation for excellence and instilling lifelong habits of physical exercise, sport offers life-changing good sportsmanship, both locally and nationally. opportunities for psychological growth. In a world of instant self-gratification, sport teaches courage, character, commitment At DGC we are proud of our teams’ sporting achievements and and community. celebrate our many individual sports stars. But the value of our sporting programme goes deeper still, an integral thread in the In the JP phase we aim to encourage a love of sport, introducing the fabric of College life. Friendships forged on the sports fields extend little girls to the basic skills required in each code and providing into the classroom and beyond, while the lessons learned in the opportunities to put them into practice without the pressure of cut and thrust of competition last a lifetime. At DGC, sport plays a winning or losing. Many a future star has discovered her passion for significant role in shaping the young women we are proud to call sport on the JP playing fields. ‘College old girls’. And that is a sporting tradition to be proud of. In the SP we build on the foundation laid in the JP, honing the girls’ Bell Meek skills and fostering their individual potential. A different sporting Head of Sport Meet our Coaches P1 [email protected] www.dgc.co.za Meet our Sports Coaches & Staff Bell Meek Head of Sport & Coach Bell started out with a Bachelor in Agriculture from the University of the Free State, but her first love was always sport. During Bell's school years, she played provincial hockey and at university played for the team and the Free State Provincial Womens’ Teams. After graduation, she spent a few years teaching General Science and Art at the Christian Brothers College in Bloemfontein. This was followed by a move to KwaZulu-Natal to take up an appointment in the Sports Office at Natal Technikon. In 2005, while coaching part-time at Durban Girls’ College, Ken Elliot appointed Bell Head of the Sports Department and her appointment included her border collie, Skye, who was later fol- lowed by Kimba. During her career, she has been fortunate to coach some of the top female hockey teams in South Africa, including the KZN U18 (who won the IPT), SA U21 Indoor Hockey and SA U16. She was also the Assistant Coach for the SA Women’s Team at the World Cups in Vienna and Leipzig. Bell is passionate about coaching sport and the reward of seeing our girls achieve in a variety of different sporting codes. Coaching: DGC Indoor 1st Team, U16 and U13 Coach DGC Outdoor 1st Team Coach – won St Mary’s Waverly Tournament on two occasions and the SPAR Tournament on three occasions SA Selector Indoor Hockey – U21 and Women’s SA Selector Outdoor U16 and U18 SA Assistant Coach for Indoor Hockey World Cups in Liepsig and Vienna. SA U21 Indoor Hockey Coach for Australian series in SA SA U16 B Outdoor Coach 3 years in SA and Zimbabwe KZN U21 Indoor & Outdoor Coach KZN U18 Indoor and Outdoor Coach (won U18 IPT) Wilma van Niekerk Junior Primary Sports Co-ordinator & Coach Wilma holds a BEd (SFET) Degree and has been the Junior Primary Sports Co-ordinator at DGC since 2014. Highlights of sporting achievements: SA representation in 4 sports – triathlon, biathlon, aquathlon and lifesaving. KZN team representation in 7 different sports – swimming, cycling, biathlon, triathlon, aquathlon, lifesaving and sprint canoeing World Masters Swimming Championships Casablanca 1998 – 2 gold medals (100m and 200m Freestyle) and 1 Silver (50m Freestyle) Wilma holds 4 SA masters swimming records Professional athlete racing in triathlon and cycling, winning numerous SA titles in both sports Wilma remains the only ladies cyclist to have won the Amashova cycle race 5 times Coaching: Professional swimming coach since 1994, having coached from Learn to Swim level up to Masters, producing numerous KZN and SA representatives Triathlon coach and co-owner of Falcons Triathlon Academy 1998 - 2004 Owner of Liquid Gold Fitness Junior Squad Coach at Fast Feet Track Club Coach of big wave surfers and freedivers – Liquid Gold “Hurricane Squad” Coaching at DGC: Junior Primary Sports Co-ordinator since 2014 Coach of all DGC Athletics teams Coaching all Junior Primary and High school swimming teams High School cross country co-ordinator and coach P2 [email protected] www.dgc.co.za Jacqui du Preez Senior Primary Sports Co-ordinator Jacqui holds a BA Secondary Arts from Edgewood College of Education majoring in Mathematics. She was a High School Mathematics & Mathematical Literacy teacher for 22 years before taking up the position of Head of Sport Grade 1 - 12 at Maris Stella for 5 years. She has been the Senior Primary Sports Co-ordinator since 2016. Highlights of sporting achievements: SA U21 Hockey Team - Captain of Series against Spain SA Women's Outdoor Hockey Squad SA Women's Indoor Hockey KZN Tennis Comrades Marathon - 2004; 2005; 2007; 2010 Jacqui's first Comrades Marathon was the highlight of her sporting career. It was the sheer enormity of running 86 km's and the mental strength in overcoming the adversities on the day. A very emotional and proud moment in Jacqui's life. Coaching: Jacqui has coached many sports during her teaching career - hockey, tennis, soft- ball, soccer, athletics and cross country Coaching at DGC: Senior Primary Sports Co-ordinator of all sports since 2016 Loreen Doherty-Bigara High School Sports Co-ordinator Loreen enjoyed the senior part of her high school career at Durban Girls’ College, where she was a prefect, a member of the 1st team hockey, water polo and swimming team. This solid grounding at College allowed her to move on to complete her Bcom Human Resource Management at Potchefstroom University. During her time in Potch she was part of the PUKKE 1st team hockey, she captained this varsity team as well as the U21 South African team at the Junior World Cup and was a member of the Women’s National team in 2009. On returning to Durban she completed her teaching diploma through Unisa. In 2014 she returned to Durban Girls’ College to take her place in the high school sports department, where she values her time guiding girls on the sports field and contributing to life at College. P3 [email protected] www.dgc.co.za Meet our Netball Coaches Kerry Purnell Kerry started coaching at DGC in 2015 where she took the 1st team as well as the U11s. In 2018, Coach Kerry took the 1st team U13 and the Junior Primary. In 2016 she established her own netball club running from DGC, KTK Netball Club. Kerry’s enthusiasm and knowledge of the game is something that is evident in all her coaching. She has worked with the current 1st Team group since they started in Grade 9 and hopefully, 2019 will be the cherry on top of a very successful three years. Watching the players develop under her guidance from Grade 2 is a testament to Coach Kerry’s hard work and influence. Coaching Experience: DGC 1st Team, U13 and JP Netball Coach Coaching netball for over 25 years SA Manager 2014 and 2016 KZN Provincial player 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 KZN Provincial Captain 2012-2013 KZN Provincial Coach from 2012-2019 KZN Provincial Manager 2010 and 2013 KZN Selector from 2012-2018 KZN Provincial Convenor 2011, 2013, 2015 1st Team at Durban Girls' College Noma Mabaso Coach Noma lives, breathes and dreams netball. She has dedicated herself to playing and coaching netball from her years as a scholar at Glenwood Preparatory, right through her secondary career at DGC. Her years playing may have been cut short, but that does not mean she is done with her sport. Her passion for netball has continued in her coaching and she shares all that she has learned as a player over the years. Discipline and respect for the sport are her biggest motivators and teachings during her coaching lessons. She has formed relationships with the girls through their love, passion and respect for the sport. Her years of experience, on the court playing and on the side-line coaching, have contributed to the person she is today. We are excited for another year with Coach Noma. Playing experience: DGC 1st Team (2008 - 2012) DGC 1st Team Vice-Captain (2012) Action Netball SA U21 Squad (2010) Action Netball KZN (2006 -2012) Action Netball KZN Captain (2007 - 2011) KZN Netball (2004 - 2008) KZN Netball Captain (2007) KZN Netball U21 (2014) UKZN Netball Team (2013, 2017 - 2018) Howard College Team (2013, 2017 -2018) Pumas Netball Club (2008 - 2012) Howard College Netball Executive Committee (2017) Howard College Sport Union Executive Committee Chairperson (2018) Coaching experience: JP Coach (2013, 2014 & 2018) SP Coach (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 & 2018) U14 DGC Coach (2013, 2016 & 2017) U15 DGC Coach (2014 & 2018) U16 DGC Coach (2015) Managed and coached the U14 Durban Central Team (2017) P4 [email protected] www.dgc.co.za Annie Nurcombe To say that netball literally runs through Coach Annie’s veins, is an understatement! One would think that having played provincially for 28 years, coached for 30 years and sustained a few sport injuries along the way, that coach Annie would hang up her netball shoes.