SASCOC BRIEFING TO THE PORTFOLIO
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION
14th June 2006
Members of the Delegation
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Moss Mashishi: President of SASCOC
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Hajera Kajee: 1st Vice-President
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Mark Alexander: 2nd Vice-President
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Background
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SASCOC has the responsibility to take on the functions relating to high
performance sport, which were carried out by:
– Disability Sport South Africa (incorporated under Section 21).
– National Olympic Committee of South Africa.
– South African Commonwealth Games Association (incorporated under Section
21).
– South African Sports Commission.
– South African Student Sports Union.
– Sport and Recreation South Africa.
– United School Sports Association of South Africa.
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SASCOC Structure
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Legal status: Section 21 Company
Organisational Structure
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• 58 National Federation’s
• 7 Associate Members
• 4 Special Organisation Members
PRESIDENTS’
COUNCIL
SASCOC BOARD
• 12 Members
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
• 5 Members
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Mandate
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Co-ordinate delivery of Team South Africa to international multi-sports
events i.e. Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, All Africa Games,
etc.
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As a single macro-sports body in the country provide sports Federations a
platform for National policy participation and influence.
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Objectives
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Eliminate duplication at macro-sports level.
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Provide High Performance athletes with a holistic development programme
and support in conjunction with the National Federations.
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Challenges
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Transformation and Development
– Adopted Vision 2014
• Principle aim to ensure that the second decade of democracy
becomes a decade of fundamental transformation of our sport.
• Juxta-position Transformation and Development.
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Elements of Vision 2014
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Mid to long-term plans:
– almost all Federations produced 5 to 10 years Transformation and
Development plans.
– Due to administrative capacity issues, at least 50% of the plans need
further work.
– A small number have not yet submitted plans.
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Elements of Vision 2014 cont’d
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Funding
– Identified as a major challenge
• Problems:
– Align planning and funding;
– Mobilise more funding from treasury and National Lottery;
– Optimise current funding e.g. National Lottery;
– Seek sponsorships, address offering and branding;
– Seek international funding.
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Elements of Vision 2014 cont’d
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National Academy System
– Establish a comprehensive and continuous athlete support system from
talent identification to international representation.
– The system to include national and provincial Academies.
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Elements of Vision 2014 cont’d
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School Sport
– Clarify SASCOC relationship with the new school sports body NACOC
– SASCOC to appoint a representative on the NACOC Board.
– School sport critical component of SASCOC’s Talent Identification
Programme.
– Clarify the role of National Federations in supporting school sport
programmes.
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Elements of Vision 2014 cont’d
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Corporate Governance and Sound Administration:
– Governance: SASCOC established commission to produce a draft
Corporate Governance Charter for Sport
– Draft to be debated at the Presidents’ Council on the 27th and 28th
August 2006 and adopted at November General Assembly.
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Challenge
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Current financial status of the organisation
– Audited financial statements for the past financial year 2005 / 2006 will
be tabled in August
– Draft accounts circulated indicate a deficit in the past financial year
– Start-up funds which the department was assisting to facilitate did not
materialise
– SASCOC also inherited functions previously funded through the S.A.
Sports Commission
– Funding model into the future requires attention
– Approaches being made to sponsors and international donor community
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Successes to date
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Operational since 1 April 2005
Successes
- Delivery of Team South Africa to
i) World Games
ii) World Student Games
iii) Olympic Winter Games
iv) Paralympic Winter Games
v) Commonwealth Games
• Hosted successfully the SA Games 2005
• Due to deliver the Zone VI Team SA to Namibia June ’06
• Incorporated the National Colours System into SASCOC
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Commonwealth Games - Melbourne
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The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
was the first major multi-sports event
SASCOC managed.
340 athletes and team officials.
The selection policy was based on a two-tier
system:
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medal potential,
as well as on proven talent to be nurtured
and developed for the future.
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gender balance and a 60:40 demographic
representivity
both able bodied and elite athletes with
disabilities were included.
This approach made a valuable contribution
to the sport transformation ideals set by
SASCOC.
South Africa can be proud of the
performance of its Team to the Melbourne
Games:
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We improved on its sixth gold medal ranking
at the 2002 Games by climbing to the fifth
12 gold medals and a total of 37.
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Projects Ahead
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Projects moving forward
- Preparing of athletes for
i) Delivery to COSANOC Youth Games – Aug ’06
ii) Australian Youth Olympic Festival – Jan ’07
iii) All Africa Games – July ’07
iv) World Student Games – Sep ’07
v) Olympic Games – Aug ’08
vi) Paralympic Games – Sep ’08
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Projects Ahead cont’d
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Hosting of SA Games 2007 in Free State
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Hosting the Zone VI Games 2008
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Consolidating the National Academy System as the platform for our high
performance athletes support programme.
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Driving the process of transformation of sport with the Vision 2014 SASCOC
initiative.
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Operational Requirement Restructuring
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Given SASCOC’s mandate, the Board appointed a CEO in April 2005
who had the operational responsibility for management and delivery
of the MTT objectives.
The Board of SASCOC also understood from several consultations
with the Ministry that set up costs for SASCOC would be secured.
Unfortunately, that funding did not materialise.
As the financial year unfolded, it became clear that our resources
were depleting without commensurate revenue generation.
We have embarked on a consultative process with our staff to right
size the organisation to meet operational requirements based on
economic reasons.
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Conclusion
We thank the Chairperson and the Portfolio Committee
for this opportunity to address you.
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