Our Sport development programme & projects support golf, soccer, netball, rugby and cricket development projects.
Sports develop skills that individuals can use to become more productive in their individual ambitions. It also builds social cohesion and social capital—keys to development and prosperity. In adequate amounts, active sport participation improves health by building personal fitness.
As part of the George Sebulela Foundation Cup sponsorship, George Sebulela Foundation contributes to football development by awarding the winners of the tournament the opportunity to have a multipurpose sport court installed at a school in their jurisdiction. This state-of-the-art facilities are a true demonstration of George Sebulela Foundation’s commitment to sports development in Africa.
We also enrich the lives of the people in our communities by investing in soccer and training kits for schools and clubs around Africa & other countries to help develop tomorrow’s soccer stars.
George Sebulela Foundation contributes to Netball development to provide the opportunity of communities to have a multipurpose sport facilities installed at a community precinct or schools in a jurisdiction. We always aim to setup this state-of-the-art facilities as a true demonstration of George Sebulela Foundation’s commitment to sports development in communities throughout Africa & other areas in the world.
We also enrich the lives of the people in our communities by investing in netball and training kits for schools and clubs around the country to help develop tomorrow’s netball stars.
George Sebulela Foundation invest in golf-development facilities in disadvantaged communities to support the development of our nation’s future golfing stars.
George Sebulela Foundation invest in golf-development facilities in disadvantaged communities to support the development of our nation’s future golfing stars.
We invest in rugby-development facilities in disadvantaged communities to support the development of our nation’s future rugby stars.
It helps in elevating qualities like discipline, determination, teamwork and a passion for fitness in the psyche of a nation. Also, once you are into sports, certain virtues like teamwork, ethics, and sportsmanship become lifelong qualities.
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In the words of Sadhguru, “Only when your activity is exuberant, will you keep crossing limits. Sports is an exuberant activity, so crossing limits becomes natural.”
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Helps in guiding the youth in the proper direction.
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The importance of having the right set of role models can be aptly summarised in the words of Idowu Koyenikan, author of ‘Wealth for All Africans’, “Show me the heroes that the youth of your country look up to, and I will tell you the future of your country.”
Childhood sports programs have grown significantly in recent years. Millions of boys and girls are now involved in Little League baseball, youth soccer, community basketball leagues, competitive swimming teams, and similar types of activities. Happily, sports programs are becoming increasingly available for girls, whose need for such activities and whose ability to participate is equal to that of boys.
Sports can contribute to physical fitness and develop basic motor skills. Also, participation in the sports activity that best suits your child’s capabilities can develop leadership skills, boost self-confidence, teach the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship, and help him deal with both success and failure. In addition, by participating in sports, children often find exercise enjoyable and are more likely to establish lifelong habits of healthful exercise.
The feeling of nationalism is indispensable to the idea of nation-building. Apart from religion (which has been aptly described as “opium of the masses” by Karl Marx), sports is the only common thread that binds people together and helps in developing a feeling of patriotism and unity that can counter regional factionalism and sinister design of various separatist forces.