Official newsletter of the CSA Coaching Department December 2012 VOLUME 11 From Yogi’s desk Season’s greetings to all our ‘Coaching Children Pilot’ is introduced together with INSIDE THIS ISSUE : coaches around the country! I trust Assessor Training sessions. The coaching managers that the first half of the summer has have been kept in the loop throughout and SASCOC • been extremely enjoyable and plan to extend this training for developers at provin- 2012 Coaches Conference Report 2 successful for everyone and that cial and district level in the months ahead. • Profile: Geoff Toyana 2 2013 will prove to be a ‘bumper’ rd year for you and all the players In November, SASCOC also hosted its 3 National • Feature Articles: under your care and guidance. Coaching Conference at Birchwood, titled “Beyond London” with the focus understandably on the recent - Why it’s more harmful to over 3 Since our last edition, the Proteas Olympic performances and planning for Rio 2016. A have certainly enjoyed a phenomenally successful period, multitude of breakaway sessions featuring some of coach than to under coach notwithstanding the tremendous disappointment the nation the leading coaches and support staff provided in- - More to getting your eye in than 4 as a whole experienced as a result of another early exit valuable insight to delegates from all codes. In fact, from a major ICC tournament. Talk of small margins and the overlapping of the diverse presentations made it meets the eye. unforeseen turning points, something that forms the basis very difficult for the sporting representatives to of a most interesting and informative article by the team’s choose which sessions to attend but the parting - The Raising Talent Conference 5 Performance Director, Paddy Upton, a little later in this message from President Gideon Sam was unmistak- report by Tim Goodenough issue. But far too many positive aspects in our game to able: “ there was no going back now as far as the focus on at the moment than to dissect one loss in the South African Coaching Framework” is concerned. - 7 Habits of highly successful 6 knock-out stages of T20 World Cup where even the Another pertinent message for coaches came from losers game’s most critical and negative souls will surely admit the legendary Dr Frank Dick who told his jam-packed that final outcomes more often than not remind one of a session the following: “Coaches should know what • Coaching Cues: Is sport science 8 lottery. they know; know what they don’t know; and then find delivering on it’s promise someone who does!” Roll on 2013 that will also see The Proteas have produced magnificent performances South Africa host the Global Coaching Conference in • New on the Bookshelf 8 and achievements on the international stage during the Durban next September, an event organised by the past 4 months, firstly when claiming the No 1 ranked spot International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) • An overview of Peformax 9 in Test cricket from England in their own backyard, some- every two years so make a conscious note of this thing that many sceptics were convinced wasn’t possible important date. given the composition of the home side, the standard of cricket they had produced in the past 18 months and Towards the end of October and after 18 months of to be different, to be better, to win. especially because they supposedly had the best bowling extensive preparatory work, the office launched the attack in the world. This was then followed up by a second coaching component of the Peformax Management Sometimes coaching is about learning how to successive series victory down-under against arch- System in association with Braxton Consulting. The exercise good judgement to be most effective in enemies Australia soon afterwards as Graeme Smith, functionalities of this online solution will undoubtedly our decision making, to add quality to our life and Gary Kirsten and the boys firmly consolidated South Af- contribute to even greater levels of compliance on the to the community to which we belong within the rica’s position at the top of world cricket, exhibiting all the part of the affiliates and the system will result in the framework of rules that shape our behaviour and skills, mental fortitude and character required to overcome efficient management and reporting of coaching culture. Sometimes coaching is learning skills, serious setbacks and periods of adversity in the process. matters and the coaches themselves. A database of being fit and tactically wise; or about competing Congratulations to the entire playing squad and manage- some 8800 coaches was originally submitted to Brax- within the accepted rules. ment team that have done us so proud at the start of ton and the Unions and to date, more than 1750 2012/13. coach profiles have been created, complete with Coaching is of course a learning conduit, so it is personal & other contact details for active Level I & II important to prepare to learn fast through regular There has been much to be satisfied with as far as events coaches. A similar list of Level III & Level IV coaches review and monitoring. A critical aspect of plan- off the actual field of play are concerned. In association has been sent to the affiliates and is currently in the ning and preparation concerns creating the envi- with Mike Cooper and Tim Goodenough of Coaching process of being loaded and these profiles should be ronment that makes it possible for us to perform Unity, the ‘coach-education season’ commenced with a accessible by the end of January. All coaches are at our best. memorable and significant Senior Coaches Conference at urged to contact their local coaching manager or the Katberg Eco Estate & Hotel in the Eastern Cape, held Peformax administrator at the relevant affiliate for any Just as our coaches built roads and bridges from 25 th to 28 th September and which we hope will be of advice or information in this regard (John Bailey through what was for them unchartered wilder- great consequence to the standard and quality of coach- sheds further light on this subject in the newsletter). ness so that we would have a better life than ing and coaches in the country. While the seminar was they, so must we for the next generations. That aimed at the Semi-pro level that is a direct feeder to the The spotlight of this edition is squarely on ‘new lead- means not only making a winning difference for Franchise structure, the 40 invited delegates also included ership’ and how to take your performance to the next the moments around us now, but having the the respective Provincial Coaching Managers responsible level. As Paddy Upton offers on his website: “Leaders courage to face major issues like culture change for coaching activities and the development of coaches in that want their team to be competitive in today’s high when we know that having started the process of the various regions and provinces. Subsequent feedback performance environments cannot afford to continue change we may not see it completed in our time. and response would suggest that the CSA office has gone following obsolete models of leadership. Although a long way towards embedding the ‘new philosophy’ and many still do”. We must therefore develop and apply our leader- approach to coaching our cricketers at all ages that it has ship skills to greater effect and grow to be the promoted among the affiliates and individuals for the past And in line with leadership and coaching, the follow- leaders we must be to create change. Making the 15 months (see separate reports on Katberg elsewhere in ing extract comes from “Winning Matters” by Frank right decisions is the hallmark of quality leaders”. the newsletter). Dick: “To achieve beyond our individual isolated capabilities we need others – we all know this but it is Good luck for the second half of the summer and From a more neutral and national coaching perspective, difficult and complex to achieve in reality. It is as if let’s make sure we continue to keep the cricket the SASCOC Coach Developer/Capacity Building pro- each of us is like a player-coach. One moment we are pipeline flowing strongly! gramme has gained real momentum since the introduction coachable, soaking up the lessons of our life experi- of training workshops for the National Federations of ences and coached by those who will make sure the various sporting codes. The governing body for sport in lessons are not only learned but translated into ac- our country has held 4 extensive workshops to date and tion. The next moment we are passing on what we these will be resumed in the middle of February when a have learned and coaching those who need our help The PowerPlay V O LUM E 1 1 P a g e 2 KATBERG COACHES CONFERENCE - A COACH’S VIEW - This workshop was definitely not your ordinary ‘run take a while for all coaches to really get stuck into amongst the of the mill’ workshop! As coaches we were really because of the nature of typical old school coaches; coaches at Katberg. challenged in the area of man-management. We reluctant to change at first but I’m confident that Written by: were led by Corrie Van Zyl, the General Manager: coaches will see the value of the Performax system in Marli van Schalkwyk Cricket and he teamed up with his CSA colleagues, due course and look to derive the full benefit of this must be thanked for Christo Esau Anton Ferreira and Vinnie Barnes, together with the particular system.