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| | | | Fix your slice with this clubface control drill | | | Performance Tip of the Week | |
| Brought to you by Chris Wright, BSI Golf Coach |
| Click on the video below to watch a drill demonstrated by Chris, on how you can have better control of your clubface: |
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| | | | BSI Player of the Month – June 2022 | |
| BSI Junior Academy Player of the Month |
Congratulations to Pieter-Andre van der Merwe who was voted as BSI Junior Academy Player of the Month for June.
Pieter-Andre won 1 BSI Medal during the month. He finished 2nd in the White River Open, shooting scores of 77 (+6) and 65 (-6) to finish with a total of 142 - even par.
Well done, Pieter-Andre! |
| Pieter-Andre van der Merwe |
| BSI Premier Academy Player of the Month |
Congratulations to Bernard Meyer who was voted as BSI Premier Player of the Month for June.
Bernard won our Cycle 2 72-Hole Championship with scores of 76, 72, 70 and 70 to end level par. He also won 1 BSI Medal during the month and had a stroke average of 72.80 for the month. Well done, Bernard! |
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| GolfRSA – Nomads SA Boys U17 Championship |
| Well done to Eric Ncube (T14), Tawriq Abrahams (T20), Mojalefa Nale (T22) and Grant Labuschagne (35) for their great performance in the Nomads SA Boys U17 Championship played over 3 rounds at the Bloemfontein Golf Club in the strong field of 90 golfers. We can hear you boys knocking on the door! |
| | | Celebrating our BSI youth | | Youth Month | |
As much as Youth month in South Africa has passed, it is very difficult not to continually praise and highlight students in our Junior Academy, so we have rightful added July as an extra month to shine some acknowledgement and attention on more of our high school golfers.
This week we meet Justin Li, who was born in China and has been in South Africa for only a few years. Last month he shot his personal best of 76.
We also catch up with Tawriq Abrahams who picked up an injury early in the year and was unable to play golf for 7 weeks, but has come back stronger than ever, by beating his personal best twice last month and coming T2 in the BSI 36-hole Championship with a closing round of 69.
Let’s hear from our young stars who are both achieving great things.
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Coaches help me on my golf game which has improved me. I currently have English tutoring classes. Teachers and tutors have supported me a lot and it is a great environment to be around.
I am able to spend enough time focusing on my golf. My confidence has grown a lot over the time I have been here because my physical ability has improved a lot. As a result, my mental game has also improved a lot.
I have received a lot of support from the people around me and I am really enjoying my time at BSI because I get to play golf every day.
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I have grown as a person and as an athlete here at BSI. It is truly amazing how we practise like top athletes. The coaching staff is really good and always willing to help.
My academics are good. I really have a good balance between academics and golf, which I think is really good.
Everyone here at BSI is my family and I really appreciate everyone here. Everyone has helped me to grow as an athlete and more importantly as a person. I am having fun and looking forward to the rest of the year.
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| | | Keeping up with our alumni | | Alumni News | |
| Brendan Porter returns home |
BSI Junior Academy graduate, Brendan Porter, returned back to South Africa for a short visit during his college summer vacation. We chat to Brendan on his time at BSI, what he has been up to at Point University in USA, and on his future goals.
Watch Brendan’s interview by clicking on the video below: |
| Golferade Partnership Announcement |
We are delighted to announce a collaboration between BSI Golf and Golferade SA.
Golferade will be keeping our students hydrated and energised in every internal tournament round that they play. They will also be sponsoring drinks for every player in the BSI Junior Tour events throughout the year.
We are excited to partner with a new local brand that is actively assisting South African golf. |
| It’s thumbs up all the way! |
| | | | Not just golf | | | A new football partnership | |
| BSI Football Academy partners with Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club |
Balderstone Sports Institute Football Academy is excited to announce an international partnership with English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, commonly known as Wolves.
The partnership brings many benefits to the Academy, its players, and the wider local football community. The collaboration includes monthly education workshops between the coaches of Wolves and BSI Football, ensuring that the local academy is up to date with the latest coaching trends and player development ideas from Europe.
We will also be hosting annual Wolves FC training camps at our new training facility in Modderfontein, Johannesburg, where local players will have the opportunity to learn directly from Wolves academy coaches.
The first Wolves training camp will take place from 30th September to 2nd October 2022.
Contact football@bsisports.com to book your spot. Limited places available. Early bird special ends 13 August 2022. |
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Speaking about the partnership, Joe Hunt, International Projects Manager at Wolves had this to say:
“We are delighted to announce our partnership with Balderstone Sports Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa. Over the next few years we will be supporting BSI with football coaching activities in Johannesburg, but also opening the door for them to come to the UK and experience a professional academy environment. We are excited to be coming to South Africa later in the year to coach young players and continue our coach education with the staff at BSI Football Academy.
Welcome to the Pack BSI!”
Wolves have had previous success with international camps in USA and Australia, and BSI Football Academy is delighted to be able to now bring this experience to South Africa to upskill our local talent.
BSI Football’s Technical Director, Zeca Marques, added:
“The Wolves partnership is a vote of confidence for our Academy, and it gives enormous satisfaction to be associated with a dynamic and progressive English Premier League football club. The road to success is education, and this initiative is about sharing knowledge and expertise which will allow us to access the latest trends in youth development and accelerate the development of our students.”
In an amazing twist of fate, one of BSI’s current U17 players is the grandson of Cliff Durandt, who played for Wolves in the 1950s and won the league with them. With this new partnership we could see more South Africans making that same journey. |
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