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ISITHUMBA
Community Development
MOVEMENT
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SPORTS PROGRAMS
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Soccer
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in our community. We currently have soccer teams that are competitive but are not involved in local leagues. With limited resources, we have managed to produce good players for professional leagues and have provided many youth players with the opportunity to play professional soccer. We have largely maximised on the passion and love for soccer that our youth has, in order to expand our reach.
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BMX Sports
About 10 of our youth between the ages 10 and 15 are now able to participate in BMX extreme sports. They have been trained through our extensive programme. BMX sport is becoming popular amongst our youth in the community.
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Indigenous Games
Our indigenous games programme is growing and has experienced a very positive uptake from our youth. We have not yet been able to participate in national competitions due to resource constraints. However, we have experienced some growth in the sport and the interest is growing every year.
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Netball
Our netball programme has allowed a gradual increase of female participants by 30% since inception. We have a very competitive team that continues to grow. There are plans to provide more exposure to the team by inviting other teams from surrounding areas to compete.
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Canoeing
Through our partnership with local Dusi Valley Canoeing Club we have managed to successfully introduce the sport into the community. Canoeing is traditionally not a sport played in African communities. It is thought to be a sport for more affluent communities. Since a one day weekly training offered by Dusi Valley Canoeing Club, we have seen a significant growth in the sport.
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Volleyball
Volleyball is relatively new. When established in 2011 our youth had no knowledge of the sport. Since building a volleyball court we have managed to attract more youth to take up volleyball. We currently have a very competitive team that is consistently learning and growing in strength.
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Mountain Biking
Our mountain biking is relatively new but it has been growing phenomenally. One of our partners, Durban Green Corridor has been kind enough to allow us to use their bush trail to train our youth. We currently have very limited bikes and safety gear for training but our youth have made most of this meagre resource to take ownership of the sport.
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Other Sporting Codes
We have also provide a platform for other sports such as table tennis, table soccer and chess. We have largely kept this at a small scale because of lack of resource material required to play these sports. We realised that if we increased the demand for these sports we would not be able to have adequate supply of required resources to meet the demand.
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