Get Ahead Sports Programme (GASP) taking place in Soweto this week. GASP, is a talent advancing vehicle aligned to Sport South Africa’s Long-Term Development Plan and was launched in collaboration with Iconage Holdings and a number of corporate partners.
This week, 180 young learners – who have shown exceptional talent and potential for development in sports – will be engaging with expert coaching teams who will assist in and improvement of the learners’ sporting and sport-leadership skills. The coaching team consists of exercise experts from Virgin Active, Cricket South Africa and Tennis South Africa.
The programme affords opportunities to athletically talented, school-going children, located in all communities to advance in sports. This initiative is a natural extension of Total’s – Move-It, Moving Matters® programme which was launched in South African schools in 2010.
The Move-It, Moving Matters® programme ensures that learners in the intermediate phase engage in age-appropriate and enjoyable physical activity each week. It is designed to facilitate the development of complex neuro-physical connections which underpin the development of one’s ability to adapt to complex and changing environments.
The funding commitment from Total South Africa, enables 5 000 intermediate phase learners, within 40 schools to participate in the programme on a weekly basis. Teachers who volunteer to assist with running the Move-It, Moving Matters® programme receive professional training in facilitating the activities.
