The Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Teaching and Coaching Camp was efficiently concluded for the thirty first 12 months at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on Saturday.
About 120 younger athletes attended the camp the place they obtained specialised teaching from prime South African coaches like Jonathan Greyvenstein and Charlie Strohmenger and Namibian coaches, together with Christine Mboma’s coach Henk Botha, Ryan Williams, Robert Wheal, FC Pieters, Carel Swanepoel and Tangeni Nakale.
The coaching camp was established in 1993 by former Namibian athletics coach and administrator Quinton Steele Botes, who died of most cancers in 2014.
Though the turn-out was not that nice, occasion organiser Leonie van Rensburg stated it was a privilege to host the occasion.
“We had about 120 athletes and it was one other massive success. It is nonetheless early within the 12 months, and the faculties all have completely different opening dates, so we struggled to get a pleasant date for everybody to return and be a part of us, however we’re very glad for the athletes and the expertise on show. The coaches stated it was an excellent group, and there was quite a lot of expertise recognized in each merchandise,” she stated.
“Athletes, coaches, mother and father and lecturers from throughout Namibia attended the course, and so they stated they gained quite a lot of data and loved it loads. We additionally noticed quite a lot of enchancment – one of many younger boys who attended the excessive soar course improved his private greatest top by 30cm, as a result of he carried out the data that he gained, as an example, with regard to the right begin, the proper angles and touchdown,” she added.
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Van Rensburg thanked the sponsors, saying it will not be potential to host the camp with out them.
“If it was not for the sponsors we couldn’t afford to carry this camp. In South Africa these camps price something between R1 000 and R3 000 per athlete for less than two days and this one was solely R500 for 4 days. So Ireally wish to thank our important sponsor, Chrystal Gold, and the secondary sponsors Coca-Cola, Meals Lover’s Market, Fabu Pharm, Interpack Namibia, Auas Motors and the ATKV,” she stated.
Van Rensburg stated it was a particular camp that for the primary time reached the third era mark.
“Quinton Steele Botes’ grand youngsters joined the camp for the primary time, so it has reached the third era now and was a special day for his household,” she stated.
The camp was additionally attended by Dutch center and lengthy distance coach Grete Koens together with among the Netherlands’ prime center distance prospects who’re presently on a coaching camp in Namibia, getting ready for the upcoming European season.
“Grete Koens got here to assist us with the lengthy distance occasions and a few of our athletes did warm-ups with some nice Dutch athletes who’re all Olympians – they skilled with our athletes and loved it very a lot,” Van Rensburg stated.