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The Wanderers Sports Medical Centre is running a pre-season fitness challenge in search of the fittest high school cricket team in the province.

The schools will get a chance to test themselves and experience the Elite Functional and Conditioning Centre supplied by Origin Fitness and its unique equipment.

The Wanderers Sports Medical Centre (WSMC) is a sports service centre that houses top sports medical staff servicing the Gauteng sporting ecosystem. The centre is housed at Wanderers Stadium and services the professional, amateur and school sports persons from all sporting disciplines.

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Director of the centre, Craig Govender said the fitness challenge will give the schools a great opportunity and exposure on how professional training occurs. “The whole ethos of the centre is to bridge the gap between the elite and the amateur and give the young stars the same service as professionals.”

Govender said the vision of the centre is to create sustainability and enhance the knowledge of coaches and athletes in all spheres of sport. “We want to create a sustainable screening and monitoring system for school kids, enhance long-term athletic development and produce well-rounded athletes for Gauteng, other provinces and South Africa.”

The winning school will get a fully catered experience in a private suite at the Bidvest Wanderers during the T20 tournament.

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The Gauteng Schools Challenge:

Six Stations:

• Jacobs Ladder – 2min – rest
• Rowing – 2min – rest
• Boxing crunches – 1min – rest
• Gunex – bear crawls – 2min – rest
• Rip 60 – double-leg crunch + push up – 1min – rest
• Stepper – level 5 – 2min – rest.