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MUT coach
appointed
chairperson of
USSA Aerobics
National
Committee
Sandzile Dlamini, MUT E-Sport and Aerobics
Hip-Hop Coach
As social distancing measures were implemented across the globe, the sporting
community had to watch on the side-lines as their sporting tournaments were
suspended. Beyond the pandemic, many sporting codes will require strong leadership at
the administrative level to bounce back.
In the midst of this turmoil, MUT’s E-Sport and aerobics
hip-hop coach, Sandzile Dlamini, stepped up to the
podium at University Sports South Africa (USSA). He
has been appointed to serve as Chairperson of the
USSA Aerobics National Committee, after having
served as Secretary of the same committee for the
last three years.
Every three years at USSA competitions, an Annual
General Meeting is held at which universities affiliated
to each sporting code choose a committee that will
be responsible for the administration and logistics of
that particular code nationally. The difference is that
this year’s new committees will have to grapple with
the coronavirus and its aftermath, which caused the
USSA games to be cancelled for 2020.
Dlamini explained that these committees are
responsible for organising and hosting the annual
competition for their code, ensuring that the
competitions run smoothly, ensuring that judges and
instructors meet world standards, and facilitating
selection of teams in preparation for world student
games.
Although organising the next, post-COVID-19 USSA
games will be a new challenge, Dlamini’s years of
experience in the committee and his experience
as a coach for two sporting codes will place him in
an excellent position to drive all the planning. His
appointment, explained Dlamini, is an opportunity to
provide input to grow the sport towards international
competitive standards for athletes.
His appointment also means that MUT now has one
of its own at the highest level of university sport,
participating in influencing change and growth of
the sport nationally and internationally. “MUT Sports
will benefit by having representation on bridging the
gap between developing institutions and developed
institutions regarding competitive sports,” said
Dlamini.
It will also boost MUT’s efforts to produce future
leaders in sports and reinforce its role as an anchor
institution within its immediate community through
sports. His experience will contribute to developing
better athletes for MUT and will also pave the way for
students to reach for the stars to emulate their coach.