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ONE UNIFIED NATION THROUGH STUDENT SPORT

UNIVERSITY SPORT SOUTH AFRICA Presentation prepared for Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. ONE UNIFIED NATION THROUGH STUDENT SPORT. CONTENT. About University Sport South Africa Historic context Membership Governance Affiliation

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ONE UNIFIED NATION THROUGH STUDENT SPORT

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  1. UNIVERSITY SPORTSOUTH AFRICAPresentation prepared for Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa ONE UNIFIED NATION THROUGH STUDENT SPORT University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  2. CONTENT • About University Sport South Africa • Historic context • Membership • Governance • Affiliation • Leadership roles and responsibilities • Strategic Planning (vision & mission, values and emerging trends) • Alignment to national strategic imperatives (National Sport & Recreation Plan) • International Participation • Conclusion University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  3. ABOUT USSA? • USSA is considered the official unified national umbrella sports structure for the regulation, organisation and coordination of student sports activities at regional, provincial and national levels in the higher education sector of South Africa. • USSA’s founding principles are based on the promotion of unity, accountability, non-racialism, non-sexism and democratic values among all member institutions through the practice of sports tournaments, events and competitions. • USSA is mandated by its members to optimise university student participation in sport without sacrificing academic excellence. Such participation is at individual university, provincial, national and international levels. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  4. HISTORIC CONTEXT • The South African Student Sport Union (SASSU), the forerunner to USSA was constituted on 16 April 1994 • All organisations who participated represented the South African tertiary institutions, which in the pre-1994 dispensation were categorised by race. • In April 2008, The Ministry of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) agreed that, due to the unique nature of student sport universally, University Sport should exist independently upon which SASSU was re-constitutes as University Sport South Africa. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  5. MEMBERSHIP • USSA’s membership comprises of Institutions of Higher Education in the Republic of South Africa that offer academic qualifications at the NQF Level 5 and above and are registered with the National Department of Higher Education and Training (Constitution, Art 7.1 & 7.2). University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  6. GOVERNANCE (1) University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  7. GOVERNANCE (2) • Every three years, the member institutions of USSA elects a National Executive Committee (NEC) that is responsible for the management and co-ordination of all USSA activities on a national and international level. • The NEC comprises of the following portfolios: • President (Freely contested position) • 1st Vice-President (Senior staff member) • 2nd Vice-President (Senior student) • Chief Finance & Marketing Officer (Staff member) • Five (5) assessors and • Secretary General/Chief Executive Office (ex-officio). • The composition of the NEC shall be made up of a minimum of four (4) bona fide students and a minimum of four (4) managers/officials in the employ of a member. • Each NEC member can serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms if re-elected, i.e. for a total of six (6) years. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  8. THE NEC USSA (2013 – 2016) University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  9. AFFILIATION • USSA is affiliated to the following organisations at sub-continental (Zone VI), continental (Africa) and international levels: • Zone VI Confederation of University and Colleges Sports Associations (CUCSA) where membership was granted in 1996; • Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) where membership was granted in 2001; • International University Sports Federation (FISU) with whom USSA has been a member since 1993. • USSA in association with SASCOC is responsible for the delivery of national student teams to high performance multi-coded international events, i.e. FISU Universiades, FASU and CUCSA Games. • The selection of national university sports teams shall be in accordance with the FISU Regulations as well as the USSA and SASCOC selection policies. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  10. LEADERSHIP ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  11. VISION University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  12. MISSION To be a leader in: • the promotion and advancement of university sport in South Africa • utilising effective management and planning strategies to enhance and increase university student participation in sport at the regional, national and international levels • using recreational, intermediate and elite sport programmes of member institutions such that USSA becomes an organisation of influence in sport in the South African sport industry. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  13. VALUES University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  14. AREAS OF GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT • The following areas have been identified and noted as challenges: • Appointment of additional staff to professionalise the organisation more; • Planning and organising annual tournaments/championships of various types; • Entering and delivering teams or athletes to international high performance events; • Inconsistent granting of funds by NLDTF strains team preparation; • Establishment a strong brand and identity to generate income (sponsors, media rights); • Capacity to improve the poor public perception of USSA; • Inconsistent resources with regard to sports development at different institutions. • Due to the poor economic climate and commercialisation sport makes we are challenged to access more funding besides annual membership fees, and ad hoc contributions. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  15. KEY STRATEGIC AREAS • USSA identified and selected the following strategic areas through the strategic planning process. They represent the primary goals and critical performance areas to enhance USSA: • Resource mobilisation (R80,000,000 over 5 years) – USSA to develop and implement a relationship building and marketing programme; • Governance & Management – USSA to review its internal processes, structure, student leadership development strategy, as well at the re-organisation the Secretariat; • Organisational and Programme improvement – USSA to re-invent its programmes to become more appealing and performance orientated; • Monitoring & Evaluation – USSA to improve client satisfaction index by establishing constructive and influential partnership with universities, further education and training colleges, schools and all other role players in South African sport. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  16. EMERGING TRENDS – Higher Education Research 2010 University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  17. 7 PILLARS OF HEIs SPORT DELIVERY # 1 Education and Training # 2 Research # 3 Community Engagement - Sports Bureaus - Academic Departments - Specialized entities # 4 Participation – at all levels # 5 Resources # 6 High Performance Sport # 7 Strategic Partnerships University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  18. Club infrastructure; • Training and education for coaches, team managers, and technical officials; • Media broadcasting opportunities, i.e. USSA and Varsity Sports events; • Promote social interaction, ethical behaviour and sportsmanship. NATIONAL SPORT & RECREATION PLAN • Sustainable and structured club systems; • Mass participation opportunities; • Domestic competitions • To promote sport and recreation programmes as a medium of building a healthy nation. • USSA national tournaments, Varsity Cup and Varsity Sports events; • Team South Africa preparation and participation • An established recognition system provided by member institutions ACTIVE NATION ENABLING ENVIRONMENT WINNING NATION University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  19. USSA PARTICIPATION University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  20. KAZAN 2013 (1) • The 27th Summer Universiade organised under the auspices of the International University Sports Federation was held in the City of Kazan, Russia from 6 to 17 July 2013. • More than 13,000 participants from 170 countries participated at the Games that featured 27 sports. University Team South Africa, sponsored by the National Lottery Board, comprised of 170 participants (122 athletes, 46 officials and 2 referees) that participated in 12 sports, i.e. athletics, boxing, canoeing, football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, rowing, rugby sevens, sports shooting, swimming and table tennis. • Before the team’s departure, USSA announced in the media that it aims to win 13 medals at the 2013 Universiade. • All the USSA team sports further finished amongst the top 5 in their respective competitions, i.e. football women 4th, rugby sevens 4th and hockey men 5th. • By doing so, South Africa recorded its best ever results at a Universiade and ended 8th overall on the medals table. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  21. KAZAN 2013 – Best results since 1993 4 3 7 University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  22. EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  23. CONCLUSION The following factors were identified as key to the success of USSA over the next 5 years: • Dynamic and visionary leadership of USSA; • To determine a strategy to manage the commercialisation of sport in the tertiary environment; • To achieve financial sustainability; • To develop capacity within the structures of USSA; • Development of accurate data gathering and information management systems; • Partnershipswith SASCOC, National Federations, the Department of Higher Education and Training, and Sport and Recreation South Africa; • To develop appropriate and effective monitoring systems to ensure progress against objectives. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  24. University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  25. THANK YOU University Sport South Africa (USSA)

  26. P.O. BOX 14734HATFIELD0028Tel: 012 341 7246Fax: 012 341 7258Fax: 086 669 3056E-mail: universitysport@yebo.co.zaWebsite: www.ussa.org.za CONTACT DETAILS University Sport South Africa (USSA)

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