Sascoc pleased with new netball coaches

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) chief operating officer Patience Shikwambana has endorsed the appointment of SPAR Proteas coaches Dorette Badenhorst and Dumisane Chauke.

The two were officially named as the new coaches to lead the national netball side following Norma Plummer’s departure. Speaking to the media after the announcement in Sandton, Shikwambana backed the coaches stating that she has worked with both coaches on a personal capacity in the past.

“From Sascoc, we want to say congratulations to the two coaches and congratulations again to Netball South Africa for the appointments. Personally, I have known Dorette from when we went to the regional games in Namibia back in 2006 and she’s a great coach,” she said.

“I am also happy with the assistant coach Dumisane. She is one of the coaches that we endorsed as Sascoc. She was also mentored by the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation last year at the gold coast. I’m sure that they will make an impact for Netball South Africa.”

Shikwambana also highlighted that Badenhorst has been part of the technical team since 2006. “She has been in the system for a long time now and she knows the ins and outs but what is important is that they work together and make a difference within netball.”

Netball South Africa is currently preparing for the 2019 Africa Netball Cup. Shikwambana didn’t mince her words when asked about the team’s prospects at the upcoming tournament. “We are looking to do better than in Liverpool and this will be a huge task for the coaches, we are expecting that as South Africa we should be getting a medal.”

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