zz MAANDELIKSE PERSONEELBLAD JAAR 16 # 5 z 26–6–2008 z YEAR 16 # 5 MONTHLY STAFF NEWSLETTER SUSPI launches Futsal Academy at University The Stellenbosch University Sport under-9 and under-11 SUSPI Aca- realise is that one soccer field is equal Performance Institute (SUSPI) demy teams already practising their to 14 futsal courts. It is cheaper to recently launched the Futsal Academy newly acquired futsal skills at the DF build and maintain futsal courts than to with the aim of co-ordinating the Malan Hall at Coetzenburg. have a huge soccer field. Futsal could training and coaching of players in the It is the first time that this sport be the way for South Africa to leave a game of futsal, and eventually will be played formally on South legacy in 2010 and even after the establishing a world-class facility for African shores. The man to head the World Cup. How can you develop and budding soccer players. coaching and teaching at the SUSPI prepare the skills of your future soccer Futsal, played in more than 120 Academy is Jose Cabral, a former players if so many schools do not offer countries worldwide, is an indoor and futsal player himself. soccer as a school sport, or simply do not have the resources for a big soccer outdoor version of association Cabral, who has been in South football, and forms part of the FIFA field? Futsal could be the answer.” Africa since last year, says he was Brazilian soccer coach Jose Cabral, a former soccer player himself, is currently organisation. The word is derived SUSPI recognises the importance quite surprised to see that futsal was in charge of coaching and teaching at the SUSPI Academy. He will also be re- from the Portuguese futebol de salão of this sport, not only in the light of not played in a single school in South sponsible for teaching futsal – an indoor and outdoor version of association and the Spanish fútbal sala/de salón. the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be Africa. “In Brazil, futsal is played in football – to young soccer players (Hennie Rudmann, SSFD) All Brazilian soccer players start off every primary school, and it forms hosted in South Africa, but also with futsal from a very young age – part of the sports curriculum. All the because of the value it adds to the pilot community project by donating The twelve schools that will take some of the ‘graduates’ of this game Brazilian players play futsal, as it not community. It is with this in mind that goalposts, players’ bibs and balls to part in the pilot project are Rieten- include well-known Brazilian soccer only develops your agility, creativity SUSPI has identified twelve schools the twelve schools. bosch Primary, Cloetesville Primary, players Ronaldinho, Robinho, Rivaldo and technique, but also what we call in the Stellenbosch area whose When asked about the safety factor Pieter Langeveldt, Idas Valley Pri- and Juninho as well as Portuguese the ‘football brain’.” teachers will attend a coaching course of futsal, Cabral responds by saying as mary, Brückner de Villiers, Kayaman- soccer star Christiano Ronaldo. The where they will be introduced to the di Primary, Lynedoch Primary, He says futsal has almost the same with any sport you cannot say a sport game differs from soccer in that rules of futsal. After this introductory Vlottenburg Primary, Weber Gedenk rules as soccer, and because it can be is 100% safe. “It’s a contact sport and instead of eleven players there are course (on 27 and 28 June) they will Primary, Stellenbosch Primary, Pniel played on a netball or tennis court it the players are more in contact with the only five on a side, and the space it is be able to introduce the game at their Primary and Groendal Primary. makes it easier for schools that do not ball due to the smaller playing surface, played in is equal to the size of a respective schools. but as in soccer we have strict rules For further details contact Mrs have the resources for a soccer field to Marita Snyman at [email protected] netball or tennis court. Cabral is very excited about this and we spend a lot of time going over introduce the game to the learners. or 021 808 4563. The Academy has already kicked prospect, and says that the University the rules so that everyone is aware of “The maintenance of a soccer field off their training programme with has already committed itself to this them.” - LIEZL SCHOLTZ is expensive, but what people don’t Roger Telemachus nou Matie-afrigter Fellowship will allow for Ná hy jare lank die wêreld as lid van “Dit is ’n eer om die Maties- maar ons is hard besig met voorberei- onder meer die Suid-Afrikaanse krieketspan af te rig – ek het my tyd as dings vir die fiksheidtoetse wat op 22 more research collaboration krieketspan deurkruis het, het Maties speler destyds baie geniet, en is ek Julie sal plaasvind.” Dr Anne Detjen, a German paediatri- Krieketklub se nuwe afrigter na sy gretig om weer by Maties-krieket be- Met sy jare lange ervaring van cian and postgraduate tuberculosis tuisdorp teruggekeer waar hy hoop om trokke te raak.” internasionale en plaaslike krieket is hy (TB) researcher currently working at sy ervaring met die Universiteit se Telemachus sê sy visie vir die span vasberade om die gewildheid van the Desmond Tutu TB Centre krieketspan te deel. is om weer die voorste posisie in die krieket by die US ’n hupstoot te gee. (DTTC), Department of Paediatrics Roger Telemachus is onlangs as die Boland-liga te beklee. “Dit is nie iets “Maties is bekend vir hul rugby, maar and Child Health, was recently nuwe krieketafrigter aangestel, en volg wat ons oornag gaan regkry nie en al nie juis vir krieket nie. Een van my awarded a prestigious Feodor Lynen in die voetspore van Omar Henry, wat wen ons nie in my eerste jaar as af- doelwitte is om die belangstelling en Research Fellowship from the ’n pos by Boland Krieket aanvaar het. rigter nie, wil ons ten minste die top- gewildheid van krieket onder toe- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Telemachus, gebore en getoë in Stel- drie of semi-finaal van die liga haal.” skouers en potensiële spelers aan te to continue her research at lenbosch, is nie onbekend aan die Met die krieketseisoen wat nog nie wakker en die Universiteit ’n sterker Stellenbosch University (SU). Maties Krieketklub nie – hy het tussen volstoom aan die gang is nie, is Tele- krieketteenwoordigheid te gee.” Feodor Lynen Research Fellow- 1993 en 1995 self vir die klub gespeel machus vir eers besig om sy voete te Telemachus, ’n self-erkende “TV- ships are awarded to postdoctoral re- en sê dis ’n “onbeskryflike gevoel” om vind en die spelers en hul vaardighede en sport-freak”, sê ná jare van rondtoer searchers from Germany to carry out as afrigter van dié span terug te keer. te leer ken. “Dit is tans die af-seisoen, is hy vir eers baie gelukkig om tyd met a long-term research project (6-24 sy gesin deur te bring en as hy kon months) in cooperation with an “heeldag op die rusbank te lê en sport academic host at a research insti- kyk”. “Ek is mal oor gholf – al die tution abroad. The host must be an sportmanne wat ek ken speel die sport. academic working abroad who has Vir eers is dit Roger- en gesinstyd.” already been sponsored by the Sy nuwe pos as afrigter van die Humboldt Foundation. Maties vir die volgende twee jaar bring The University has a longstanding sy eie stel nuwe uitdagings. history of collaboration with the “Hierdie is ’n nuwe rigting wat ek Humboldt Foundation, mainly inslaan, en dit bring nuwe uitdagings. through the faculties of Theology, My loopbaan as internasionale krieket- Arts and Social Sciences and Law. As speler is amper ten einde, maar nou is there are no so-called Humboldtians die tyd reg vir my rol as professionele in the Health Sciences Faculty, Prof afrigter. Ek wil graag eendag die af- Naas Swart of the Practical Theology rigter van die nasionale span word en and Missiology Department at the hierdie geleentheid as Maties-afrigter Theology Faculty at SU, and cur- kan dalk die eerste tree wees na hierdie rently a holder of a Von Humboldt droom. Hierdie nuwe uitdaging is iets Return Fellowship (Rückkehrstipen- wat my baie opgewonde maak. Dit is dium), will act as academic host to ’n onbekende pad wat ek volg, maar Dr Detjen. Prof Nulda Beyers, Head Hier wys Roger Telemachus, nuwe afrigter van Maties Krieketklub, die fynere ook ’n baie opwindende een.” kunsies van kolfwerk aan Wikus van Vuuren (Anton Jordaan, SSFD) – LIEZL SCHOLTZ Dr Anne Detjen (turn to page 5) Op die Web / On the Web: http://www.sun.ac.za/kampusnuus OPINIE DIENSTE NUUS NEWS MENSE KUNS Is onderrig die Afdeling INB Krygskunde Youth Day US groet sy Audrey stiefkind van tot jou diens deel kennis met celebrated Protea- Blignaut se hoër onderwys? oorsese kaptein.... briewe instansies 2 3 4 4 5 7 2 OPINIE/OPINION KAMPUSNUUS VAN DIE REDAKTEUR SE LESSENAAR Holiday periods always remind me of my school days, especially that last Cricket Club. Liezl Scholtz speaks to him on page 1. day before the June or December holiday officially started. That was the Also read about the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s (page 3) recent day that the clock seemed to move slower than usual and the anxiety around annual conference that focused on themes such as postgraduate teaching, e- getting your report card had less to do with your results than with the un- learning, the teaching of first-year students and classroom research.