Neil Powell
Johannes Daniel Powell is one of South Africa's most successful rugby coaches in the last ten years. Better known as Neil, he is an excellent example of what a coach should have to create a winning culture and healthy coaching environment.
Powell took over from previous Springbok Sevens head coach, Paul Treu, right before the 2013 edition of the South African leg of the World Sevens Series. Despite his many accolades, the former Free Cheetahs star is first and foremost a family man before a World Sevens Series winning coach. "My family is very important to me," Powell told Awsum News in an exclusive interview. "My wife and kids always come first and I try to maintain the balance between my hectic coaching and personal life, by not bringing work home." The former scrumhalf firmly believes in prioritising his time spent with his family when he gets home in the evening, a philosophy not often heard of in the world of professional rugby. This is by no means an excuse for him to shut himself off completely, but, this, he says is how he and his family maintains a healthy environment at home. "I try not to take work home, but if I do, I won't work while my family is awake, that way I get to spend more time with them. I would rather get up around 4 or 5 am if I need to get some work done. I am a firm believer that I need to turn in for the night the same time my family does. An exception would be made for maybe one night of the week, but most of the time I try to avoid working at home." Under his guidance, the Blitzboks have secured eleven tournament wins, a bronze Olympic medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, a Commonwealth Gold medal in 2014 in Scotland and recently the 2016/17 HSBC World Sevens Series title. Powell has not only developed and created a winning culture, but also a warm family-like environment whereby his players have grown into world-class players. The hectic traveling and working schedule of a world-class professional coach does take its toll on quality time away from his family. It isn't always all glitz and glamour like the public perceives it to be. Coach Neil and his family have put a few rules in place to balance the scales. One of these rules is that they breakaway for at least two days after he has returned from traveling with the Springbok Sevens squad. "There is always someone that wants to see you or some function that our friends want us to go to, but because I travel for up to two and half weeks at a time, I take my family away, after returning from tour, for a couple of days. Just me, my wife and our kids. I try to make up for the time I spend away from home."
Keeping the Passion Burning
The Blitzbok head coach, however, is not naive to think that he can cut himself completely from the entire sporting world when he gets home to Casa del Powell, but they remain intentional to have dad and hubby's work not influence the family time during the periods that he isn't on tour. "It is difficult, especially these days with social media and all the various media platforms to switch yourself off completely from the world, but I will rather watch some soccer with my kids than rugby. We also have a rule in the house in that we eat at the table and not in front of the television. It just helps to build a healthier and more grounded family environment." This philosophy is somewhat evident in the Blitzboks family, with coach Powell being the father-figure for the Blitzboks it testifies to a successful, healthy and warm environment. Touring life can be daunting, not only on the players but on the coaches as well. It can become very lonely, but Powell believes the manner in which he conducts himself, runs his household and family allows him to remain motivated and inspired. "It does get very lonely on tour, yes," Powell added when asked if he misses home a lot while finding himself in some of the world's major cities. "I often find myself looking at a photo of my family and telling myself that what I do is for them. "I also have a winning drive within myself, it's not that I enjoy winning, I just don't like losing. I admit I am a bad loser," Powell said candidly. The future of Springbok Sevens rugby is in good hands, with Powell and his charges set to prepare for the Rugby World Cup Sevens as well as the Commonwealth Games, both set to take place later this year. The Stellenbosch based coach has not only seemingly created a winning culture and high-performance environment. but he remains passionate about Springbok Rugby, the latter being one of his biggest drives in creating a world-class team.
"I have an immense passion for Springbok rugby as a whole and will always keep this passion burning."
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The poor potato has been banned, demonized and is now an outcast, and the low-carb craze has given it a bad reputation, well not in my book, this delicious vegetable is one of my favourite starches and I just can’t turn my back on it. Potatoes are so versatile, you can smash them, mash them, squish and squash them, bake and roast them, boil and fry them, use them in cakes and breads. The humble potato is an edible tuber that was first cultivated in the Andes and in the early 16th century. Spanish explorers brought the potato back to Europe from their South American expeditions and back then it was thought to be completely inedible and even poisonous, well it is not inedible or poisonous, it is packed with a variety of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that ward off disease and benefit human health. Did you know… that the potato is a relative of tobacco and the tomato. Potato actually comes from the Spanish world patata, potatoes have more potassium than bananas, potatoes became the first food to grow in space when potato plants were taken aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1995, Australians eat about 60kg of potatoes per person each year. Apparently humans can survive on a diet of just potatoes, and milk or butter, which contain Vitamin A and D, the only vitamins missing from the humble spud. One medium potato contains 45 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C. Potatoes also contain potassium, B6, fiber and numerous other vitamins and minerals. Remember potatoes exposed to bright light develop green patches and this green skin contains the toxin ‘solanine’ which can cause cramps, headache, diarrhoea, and fever, so don’t eat the green skin, you can cut it away and that will make the rest of the potato safe to eat. Plastic bags won’t allow potatoes to breathe, and will shorten their shelf life considerably, so remove them from their plastic bag, if they came in one and keep them in a cool dark place.
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Slay the last days of summer with some bling. Pepe Sofianos says hit refresh in these straight fire fashion finds.
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R&B star Chris Brown is a hoodie fan of note and here he looks the bomb in a muscle hoodie.
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Kristen Stewart does her tats thing with these gorge peacock feather transfers.
Is your whole family focused on saving water? Well dry shampoo is a game changer. It’s moved up from being one of those “just in case” items we stash in the back of the cupboard to VIP status. You don’t have to wash your hair every day and in fact, you can’t because of the water restrictions. Dry shampoo is a perfect refresher between washes and perks your hair up without using a single drop of water. One quick burst redefines hair and removes any excess grease. Your hair feels and looks really clean and fresh and you get added body and texture. What’s not to like? Top hairstylists to the stars swear by dry shampoo as the perfect texturiser. Just spray it through your finished style or after a fresh blow out and it will add volume and give your hair that edgy look without weighing it down like some gels and waxes do. Dry shampoos come in a range of different formulations, fragrances and colours and work for all hair types.
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HOODWINKED When it comes to off-duty dressing, the hoodie will forever be serious street wear. Enter the sleeveless or muscle hoodie and you’ve got even more of a choice. Borrowed from the world of boxing and workouts, it’s a must-have. Get yourself kitted out with a couple of light muscle hoodies --- wear them solo, over a T and layered over your denim jacket later in the year. Sharp.
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Valentine’s Day GPS chose Valentin’s Day for a Civvies Day to collect funds for CHOC. A successful, fun-filled and colourful pink and red day accumulated a total of over R7 000 for this charity!
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13D • Grey 235/10 • Selborne 181/10 • Lost by 54 runs 11A • Selborne 202/10 (Myles Samson 73) • Grey 192/10 (Sam Schekter 4/37) • won by 10 runs 11B • Grey 147/10 (Mahadev 3/12) • Selborne 106/10 (Mitchell Holl 43) • Lost by 41 runs 10A • Grey 169/8 (Ross Thompson 3/29) • Selborne 140/10 (Ross Thompson 63) • Lost by 29 runs 10B • Selborne 202/8 (Daniel Woodin 62, Adam Durheim 55) • Grey 122/6 (Daniel Woodin 2/6) • won by 80 runs
Read Aloud day! Mrs Kotze’s Gr 4 class were engrossed in their story on Read Aloud day!
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BUCO Tomato Trot & Cycle a huge hit Almost 2000 athletes, ran or cycled at the BUCO Tomato Trot & Cycle to raise money for Lilyfontein School. A huge thank you to everyone involved - sponsors, school staff, parents, learners and competitors. You each contributed to the success of this fundraiser. THANK YOU!
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The Stirling High School Inter-House Gala took place at the Joan Harrison Complex on Tuesday, 6 February. Results as follows: • Victrix Ludorum - Madison Malherbe • Victor Ludorum - Damian Fourie Records broken: • Madison Malherbe - 200m Individual medley 2.39.21, 50m backstroke u16 Girls 34.16 • Merelda Terblanche: 100m freestyle Open Girls 1.02.35 • Damian Fourie: u19 boys 50m backstroke- 29.41
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Singing in the Rain Stirling High School is synonymous with producing high-quality, large-scale dramatic productions and recent shows have included “The Sound of Music”, “Sabrina Fair”, “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Heart of Robin Hood”. This year the school is producing “Singin’ in the Rain”, which will be directed by the school’s Drama teacher, Marc Williams. The original film version, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, has garnered a cult following since its release in 1952. With musical direction by Jacques du Plessis, vocal coaching by Leoni Johl and choreography by Katie Ansel, the iconic songs and highly energetic production will ensure that feet are tapping as audiences are transported to the Hollywood Golden era. The show runs 6-10 March 2018 at the Guild Theatre. Tickets are R50 for scholars and pensioners and R90 for adults. Tickets are available at Computicket.
Selborne College sport results Athletics: Inter-Schools Athletics (10 February 2018) U14: J. Rademeyer - 100m, 12.56 sec, 2nd place U15: K. Govind - 400m, 57.43 sec, 1st place H. Mgudlwa - Long Jump, 5.27 metres, 3rd place R. Nicholson - 200m, 24.5 sec, 3rd place R. Nicolson - long jump, 5.72 metres, 1st place B. Opio-Ikuya - Javelin 30.98 meters, 3rd place U17: J. Butler - 100m, 10.6 sec, 1st place J. Butler - 200m, 22.0 sec, 1st place C. Gratz - 100m 10.7 sec, 2nd place C. Gratz - 200m, 23.31 sec, 2nd place S. Javu - long jump, 6.09 meters, 2nd place B. Muzenda, 3000m, 10 min 32 sec, 1st place U 19: I.Magadla - long jump, 4.58m, 2nd place X. Manisi - 800m, 2 minutes 4 sec, 1st place E. Macmaster - 100m, 11.47 sec, 2nd place E. Macmaster, 200m, 23.47 sec, 2nd place N. Mpondwana, 400m, 54.75 sec, 1st place A. Ngalwa, Triple Jump, 12.8m, 1st place A. Ngalwa, Long Jump, 5.55m, 1st place Water Polo: Jason Murray U14 Water Polo Tournament hosted by Selborne College (9 & 10 February 2018) Selborne College U14A beat Hudson Park (12-0), beat St Andrews B (15-0), beat Pearson (6-0), beat Grey College (3-2), beat Grey HS B (11-1), beat St Andrews (SemiFinal)(3-1) and lost Grey HS A (Final)(1-2). Selborne College U14A came 2nd in the tournament. Selborne College U14B lost Kingswood (2-9), lost Grey HS A (0-17), lost Merrifield (06), lost Stirling (1-10), lost St Andrews (0-11), lost St Andrews B (1-2). Selborne College U14B came 12th in the tournament.
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The Grade 8s had their annual inter-class teambuilding
George Randell Primary school cares about Cape Town! Recently we held a drive which asked learners to bring bottles of clean water to school to help the residents of Cape Town as they struggle through a water shortage crisis. We are extremely proud of the overwhelming amount of support that we received.
On the 20 January, the Grade 8s of Cambridge High School had their annual interclass teambuilding afternoon. The Class Teachers, prefects and learners alike had much fun as they shouted and encouraged each other through various obstacle courses.
Prefects George Randell Primary School would like to congratulate our newly inducted Prefects for 2018. We wish them the very best and trust that they will do us proud!
International Visitors The Lego Foundation from Denmark, America and China visited George Randell Primary School to investigate the possibilities for promoting play with parents and their children. Kasper Kanstrup, Charlotte Frandsen, Gert Swanwpoel(Principal), Georgine Paltzer, Margaret Irvine, Michael Denvir and Verushka Packery (Head of Department).)
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Prefects Hlonelelani Sodlula (yellow shirt) and Hlomla Ngumbela (green shirt) and Assistant Grade Head, Mr M Swart, look over their charges.
Annual Prefect’s Camp Cambridge High School’s elected prefects for 2018 held their annual Prefect’s Camp over the weekend of 9-11 February. Part of the weekends festivities included teambuilding in the form of having to build a working raft. Fairly successful effort … although one would be excused for having “that sinking feeling!” Best wishes to the Prefects of CHS for 2018!
BEACONHURST SCHOOL Making a splash! Beaconhurst recently held its annual high school and primary school gala. Both events were enjoyed by all. The high school event particularly, was a day filled with laughter, fun and giant water balloons. The matrics celebrated their final gala of their school career in “Hula” style, wearing their summer outfits, consisting of leis, board shorts, tank tops and the traditional Hawaiian hula skirts, the pau. With the rest of the school targets for the matrics water balloons, no one was left dry. Those lucky enough to dodge the water bombs flying through the air were constantly sprayed by the matrics with water guns.
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Athletics Day Beaconhurst Intermediate Phase learners started off the year when they literally “hit the ground running” on their athletics day. Despite the intense heat, runners put their heart and “sole” into the races and were spurred on by their peers. Enterprising Grade 5 learner, Katie Hall, kept the athletes “iced” selling ice-creams.
New to the Beaconhurst Family Beaconhurst would like to welcome two new teachers to the Primary School. We are looking forward to having them on our staff.
Valentine’s Day Love was in the air as Beaconhurst High School learners celebrated Valentine’s Day by crowning Mr and Miss Valentine at the Valentine’s ball.
Mrs Leonel Nass and Mrs Tristan Terry.
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Clarendon recently held there inter house gala at the Joan Harrison swimming complex. The house committees were in high spirits cheering on their teams. Congratulations to all the girls who took part and especially to our Junior Victrix Ladorum (shared) Holly Jacoby and Kiara Campbell. The Senior Victrix Ladorum was also shared by Tori Voke and Jessica Gardner.
Pictures by Ona Coetzer: Red house Ketchen, Yellow house Gittins and blue house Hunter
Jessica Gardner and Tori Voke
CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL (t) 043 722 4887 (e) secretary@chsg.co.za Water Polo • 2nd Team Oakhill Waterfront Chukka Festival 2018 • Clarendon vs Kingswood lost 3-1 • Clarendon vs Collegiate won 6-2 • Clarendon vs Pinelands won 6-1 • Clarendon vs Woodridge won 7-0 • Clarendon vs St Cyprians won 8-3 • Clarendon vs Camps Bay High School won 10-0 • Clarendon vs Fish Hoek High School won 8-2 Clarendon won 6 out 7 games. Emma Miles received the award for most valuable player for Clarendon.
Squash Report DAVE HODGSON FESTIVAL hosted by DSG in Grahamstown 16-17 February 2018 The Clarendon 1st Squash Team played their first fixtures of 2018 when they took part in this Festival with 6 girls’ Squash teams participating. Our team played some excellent squash and did very well, only losing 4 of the 30 matches played. Scores were: • vs Kingswood – won 6-0 • vs Collegiate – won 6-0 • vs DSG – won 6-0 • vs Grahamstown Invitational – won 6-0 • vs QGHS – lost 2-4.
Girls just before their game vs Woodridge College
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Hudson Park Raring and Ready to GO! Hudson Park High is gearing up for the 2018 rugby season. Based in East London, the school has ten age group teams including four Under 19 and two teams each of Under 16, 15 & 14. The coaching staff headed up by the director of rugby, James Winstanley, is a tight-knit unit, that will be responsible for unearthing talent at Hudson Park. Winstanley plied his trade, as a player, at some of the top clubs in the world including Northampton Saints, Blackheath Rugby Club, Old Selbornians and Border Bulldogs. The Hudson Park director of rugby has knowledge of the game that is set to sharpen their competitiveness not only for this year but for many more to come. The East London school will be sticking to what has worked for them over the last few seasons, but there’s also a new and interesting addition - cardio fitness - added to their pre-season schedule. “Consistency is a real theme for us this year, focusing on how we play and not who we play,” Winstanley told Awsum News in an exclusive interview. “Additionally we have identified cardiovascular fitness as a necessity to play fast tempo rugby. As a group we have focused on our quality of training standards, specifically looking to improve our core skills, support play and decision making on the attack.” Hudson Park has some notable rugby alumni that attest to a winning culture that exists within the school. Players include retired Springbok twin brothers Odwa and Akhona Ndungane, former Italian club Benetton Rugby Treviso speedster Dale Heidtmann and former Blitzbok and current Germany Sevens head coach, Vuyo Zangqa. Looking at the preparation for the 2018 rugby season, Winstanley and co face the same challenge of having to juggle their training program with the summer code schedule, as most of the country’s top rugby schools. “It’s hard at this time of year as you are naturally working around summer sports and you are training in big squads, so it feels very disruptive. We have to trust that the structures put in place over the last three years have given us the foundation to gain some momentum.” Albeit a challenging time for Hudson Park, the director of rugby is very optimistic and extremely excited heading into the final weeks of the preparations. “It is an exciting year for Hudson Park as we expect to be very competitive across all our age groups this year. The boys have really bought into our identity, they are proud to wear the jersey and play to win.” Most coaches do not stick their neck out when it comes to identifying key players, but Winstanley has forewarned the public to keep a keen eye on a handful of Hudson Park’s talented rugby players. “We have six outstanding players returning from last season who are key to this year’s efforts namely captain Kyle Rogers, Lwazi Gqamane, Tomson Akioyame and Uzile Tele [all] in the forwards while Avuyile Mabece and Bulelani Ngaki promise to be a handful in the backline.”
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Leerlingraadskamp Die leerlingraad het ‘n kamp te Santa Paloma bygewoon waar hulle geleer het om soos ware leiers op te tree.
Woelwaters vier Valentynsdag Die Woelwater 3-klas vier Valentynsdag en elkeen het ‘n spesiale kroon gedra op 14 Februarie om die liefde te vier.
Grens ondersteun kaapstad Laerskool Grens se leerders het hulle ondersteuning bewys met bottels vol water by die liters.
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