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BIRTHDAY ISSUE May 2012 mediachef4292 Universiteit van Pretoria • University of Pretoria • Yunibesithi ya Pretoria 2 Medalist Privaatsak • Private Bag X20 Hatfi eld 0028 • Suid-Afrika • South Africa • Afrika Borwa Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 4111 • Fax: +27 (0) 12 420 4555 Feature 46 Nutrition: Nutrition applied to sports injury and rehabilitation 6 High Performance on a budget 48 Sport Science Gym: Cross Training made easy 8 10 Cheers for 10 Years! 50 Parenting in Sport: To win requires mastery of 10 History of the Olympics skills People 52 Medical: Integrated Approach to Rehabilitation 16 In the dugout 54 Exercise Science: 6 Point check of trail running 18 The game of chasing 56 Exercise Science: Debunking the Dogma 20 New heights without a fuss 22 Nothing gray about Emily TuksSport High School 26 Legend: Toby Sutcliffe 58 The Evolution of TuksSport High School High Performance Services TuksSport News 62 30 Psychology: The psychology of sport injuries 34 Physiotherapy: Integrated approach to Inside News rehabilitation, the missing stability factor 64 36 Biomechanics: Are Glutes really King? From The Sideline 38 Biokinetics: Where does Biokinetics fall in the integrated approach to exercise? 70 42 Biokinetics: From Rehab to the Training Field 44 Nutrition: PVM Medalist 3 The Medalist is published by the hpc. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessary those of the hpc and the University of Pretoria and are believed to be correct at the time of going to print. No responsibility can be accepted for errors and omissions. Copyright 2005 hpc. All rights reserved. No articles or photographs may be reproduced, in whole or in part, without specific written permission from the editor. TuksSport (Pty) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Pretoria and is trading as hpc University of Pretoria Publisher: hpc, PO Box 14622, Hatfield, 0028, Tel: +27 12 362 9800, Fax: +27 12 362 9890 Executive Editor: Toby Sutcliffe, [email protected], Managing Editor: Leonore Jordaan, [email protected], Layout: Maunée Meiring, [email protected] 4 Medalist from the CEO’S OFFICE The eyes of the world will be on in London, a just reward for all their sports event between our TuksSport London in just a few months time blood, sweat and tears. High School and schools of similar when on the 27th July 2012 the ilk from around the world during the In this issue we take a look back at Opening Ceremony of the XXXth first week of December. the history of the Olympic Games Olympiad, hosted by the City of as well as the origin of the Olympic We are very proud of our London, will be held at the newly symbol and colours as well as at achievements over the past ten years built Olympic Stadium. With only South Africa’s participation at the and look forward to another decade a few months to go to the London Olympics and the participation of of sport, science and knowledge and Olympics the hype is building South African “exiles” who took part developing the next future sporting the closer we get to the opening for other countries over the years icons of this country. ceremony. due to our sporting isolation and A number of International athletics other reasons. These articles are and swimming teams have already written by Johann Russouw who visited the hpc for their training won an award for these articles camps building up to the Games. which were originally transmitted This bears testimony to the fact in radio programmes. I am sure you that the hpc and the University of will find them extremely interesting Pretoria has world class facilities and and will learn a lot more about this is seen as the venue of choice for the prestigious event that you may not final preparations for a number of have known. potential medallists at the Olympic As mentioned in my last Editor’s Games. article, this year, 2012, is an historic The hpc has been requested by year in the life of the hpc as we are SASCOC (South African Sports celebrating our 10th Anniversary. Confederation and Olympic We will be hosting an International Committee) to host the pre- seminar/conference from 15 – 17 departure camp for Team South June with a number of International Africa in July and we are very proud speakers lined up to deliver papers of this fact and will pull out all on “Beyond 2012 Coaching a the stops to give the athletes and new generation” and this will be officials a send off to remember. The complimented with a prestigious preparation of the athletes based sports banquet on the 15th of June at the hpc is going well and we are and the celebrations will finally hopeful that they will do us proud culminate with an international Medalist 5 Feature | High Performance can you create a high performance on a Budget environment without spending any money? Text: Wayne Goldsmith regularly asked to work with schools, can’t afford to do everything you amateur sporting clubs and part time would like to do (optionals), spend coaches on a range of performance time, effort and money on the things related issues, athlete attitudes, you have to do (essentials). motivation techniques leadership development, coach development In sport, there are millions of things and sports performance you could do – look at the enhancement programmes. long list of sports products and services available to choose from: Recently a client from an amateur equipment, nutrition supplements, but highly successful sporting Club clothing, sports science asked me, “Wayne, we hear what equipment, technology, software…… you say about the best high in fact it is harder to decide what not performance environments to do then what to do! in the world and about tools like GPS systems, ice baths, recovery centres, With so many choices to make the latest video analysis systems and so many potential purchases and having a sports medicine team possible, it is critical to think available 24 / 7. But we are all part rationally and intelligently timers. We gladly donate our time about what you spend your high to coach the team and we have to performance dollar on and to fit our coaching around our jobs and establish a clear rationale for When clients ask me to work with our family. Our budget is minimal. spending money in the high them, it is usually to help them Can we still create an effective high performance area. become the best they can be in one performance environment without or both of these two areas: spending any money? Start with a simple High Performance Prioritisation exercise: 1. Help them to create a sustainable Yes, you can. winning culture Priority One: Essential: must do; The first step…Prioritise. Priority Two: Important: should do; 2. Help them to create a world class Priority Three: Desirable: could do; high performance environment. The first step in doing anything Priority Four: Optional: would like Although most of the time I get where money (or the lack of it) is an to do. to work with professional sports issue is to establish priorities - if you and elite level Olympic teams, I am 6 Medalist | Feature Priorities will be based on what performance environment)?” Football and basketball but when the team is trying to achieve at money is an issue, a good gym the time – on what the team’s In a sport like football for example: with reasonable standard training core philosophies are all about. Can we be competitive without equipment will suffice. For example, a team who decides regularly training together to our to enhance their performance by full potential? Priority Three: Things that are increasing the size, strength and Answer: No. desirable – “perfect world” things. power of all players in the off season Can we be competitive without might score gym work as Priority taking sports supplements? For example, in a “perfect world” One. Answer: Yes. all players would have access to a Can we be competitive without one hour massage three times a Another team that has decided consistent hard physical training? week. But, when it comes down to enhance their performance Answer: No. it, most players are OK with one by learning faster and improving Can we be competitive without using massage and taking responsibility their skill levels might score video heart rate monitors, lactate for implementing their own recovery technologies and feedback tools analysers and GPS tracking systems? programme. as Priority One and gym work as Answer: Yes. Priority Two. Priority Four: Things that are It is funny! Having gone through this optional. Clearly, not everything in a high prioritisation exercise with performance environment can be many sporting teams over the past In the optional category are quite Priority One at all times. ten years, inevitably the things that often time saving devices and consistently score. technological advantages: things that One exercise I have found that works can potentially save time and well is to bring the key drivers of Priority One are “people” factors – reduce inconvenience but in a the high performance programme i.e. coaching time, player attitudes, tight budget situation, they can together – senior athletes, coaches, cohesion and communication across be overcome by a little hard work, sports science, sports medicine the organisation, player behaviour improved communication and and strength and conditioning issues, on field off field leadership learning some new skills. staff together and have them work etc. The lesson here is that ultimately collaboratively on establishing - even in professional sporting Summary: priorities for the team. Ideally teams, people, their attitudes and this exercise is completed for four their passion to perform are the real 1.