A presentation given to Chicken Management South Africa regarding the management of an Inner City Sports Program in Pretoria, South Africa

1. KFC
Grassroots
Development programme
Pretoria Inner City Schools
Sport Association

2. Why Grassroots?
“A child involved in sport is
a child out of court”
National
sport programme
“The school of football is
also the school of life” –
FIFA Grassroots
Talent
Recreation Identification
Active for life
98% & elite
performance

3. Elite performance
Grassroots - the larger the base the
sturdier the pyramid
Long term player development –
Dr Isthvan Balyi -10,000 hours or 10
years
Talent identification and fostering of
talent

4. Long term
athlete development
FUNdamental Stage
Chronological/ Development Age
Males 6-9 and Females: 6-8
Fundamental
Movements &
Skills +
Dr Isthvan Balyi

5. Long term athlete development
Active for Life
Isthvan Balyi

6. People are motivated to fulfill their
needs
Renier Martins contends:
“ 3 most important needs in sport” –
Need to affiliate
Need to feel worthy
Need for stimulation and fun

7. Management of programme
Overall Coordinator
Individual/company Football
Athletics Netball
KFC
Appointed
coordination
Swimming Cricket
Coordinators
Tennis For each sport

8. KFC Programme
Uniqueness of sport
Similarities and uniqueness of each
sport
General characteristics or logistics of
organization & operation

9. University of Pretoria
TuksSport/hpc
Virtual Academy
Football
Athletics
Swimming
Tennis
Netball
Cricket

10. Football
Coordinator
Arcadia Hamilton
Jopie Fourie Oosteind Sunnyside

11. Playing days
Individual
school
Monday Saturday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
School team U6-9
MATCHES? MATCHES? Other sports Elite Squads
training festival

12. Individual school
Head
Coach
educator
Grassroots Grassroots Grassroots
Little league Under 13/14
Under 10 Under 11
Under 6-9 Coach
Coach Coach
& others educator
Coordinator educator educator

13. Individual School Programme
Coordinator/coach
Under 13
Under 13/14
Under 11 Under11 Under 10
Under 10
coach coach
Under 6-?
Grassroots festival
coordinator

14. Grassroots festivals & tournaments
Festival days
Tournaments
Events
Monthly or bi-monthly
Individual schools and/or all schools
combined

15. Elite squads
Identified talent from Under 6-10 to
form under 10 Elite squad
Under 11 Elite squad
Under 13/14 Elite squad
Elite squads to train weekly under
head coach & identified coaches
Branding of venue with sponsors banners, A
frames, tear drops etc.

16. Elite Squads
Identified talen
Further
development
Under
13/14
Under 11
Under 10
Under 6-9

17. Identified talent
Inclusion into Football Association of
Pretoria Club football teams
Inclusion into TuksFootball or other
Academies
Establishment of a High Schools Elite
Development Programme based on the KFC
model

18. Coaching continuity
School
Elite squad coach
Team coach
School Coordinator

19. Under 6-10
Aim: Mass participation & enjoyment
Content:
ABC - Agility/Balance/Co-ordination
Speed
FUNdamentals of football
Small sided games (SSG)
Train to be there - LTPD

20. Under 10
Content:
* ABC
*Fundamentals
*Insight
*Endurance/speed
*SSG

21. Under 11
Same as under 10
Elite squad to prepare for tournament/s
* Selected players participation in International
tournament – eg. Reunion Island
Other players participation in training camp or
local tournament
Train to be there - LTPD

22. Under 13/14
Consolidation of fundamentals
Participation in Bill Stewart Football Festival
Assessment and placement into various
programmes according to talent, aptitude and
needs
Continuous monitoring/mentorship
Train to be there/train to train - LTPD

23. ASSISTANCE
Life skills – virtual academy
Not all become athletes – mentorship
to take their place in society
Monitoring of identified talent
progress
Elite – professional management

24. Management
Assistance with management of
players
Pre – career
CAREER
Post – career
The Players Club

25. THANK YOU