An honest conversation with Paddy Upton about the role parents play in their kid’s sport
Category: Breakfast
Performance coach and speaker Paddy Upton has helped over 350 professional athletes in 20 different sports perform at their full potential. In his field he is an expert in knowing the impact that coaches and parents play in how kids show up for sport. We had an honest conversation with him this morning: What does your child’s experience of sport feel like? Paddy has put together a sport parent check in.
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has announced that he has approved R3 million to ensure that South Africa’s Hockey players do not pay their own way to the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, which will be held in Belgium and the Netherlands next month. McKenzie, who is under scrutiny after his Department spent R31 million at the FIFA World Cup, has acknowledged that SA’s hockey stars should not have to carry a personal financial
The police in Franschhoek have opened a case of culpable homicide as they continue an investigation into a fatal accident on the R45 near La Motte. A light motor vehicle and a truck were involved in the accident on Tuesday afternoon, which a preliminary police investigation suggests was a head-on collision. Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Captain F.C. Van Wyk, said it appears the car was driving from Franschhoek, while the
Discretion advised: The following story contains details of sexual abuse and rape which could be upsetting or triggering for some readers A 52-year-old Malmesbury man has been sentenced to life behind bars for the sexual abuse of his three biological daughters, with his heinous crimes continuing for more than a decade. Police say the accused would take the children, one at a time, to their holiday home where he would force them
A local hiker is recovering after a dramatic rescue in the Helderberg Nature Reserve on Tuesday evening after falling an estimated 15 to 20 metres from a trail. According to the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR), the incident began following reports of screams echoing from the mountain. Following a search, assisted by the Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS Drone Unit, rescuers located the unconscious hiker near the trail. WSAR spokesperson,
