Tuks collaborate with Mamelodi Sundowns
Sundowns teams, along with their sport science and medical staff, will link up with UP’s sport science and medical service providers.
The University of Pretoria (UP) and Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club this week announced a partnership that seeks to enhance football and develop it through science, technology and scientific research.
This five-year agreement means the partners will collaborate in growing and improving the game of football through knowledge-sharing from both parties and providing training opportunities for up-and-coming youth players.
“In the world of high-performance sport, building strategic relationships and partnerships is crucial. Through finding ways of developing mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships, sporting organisations, clubs and professional teams are able to seek new and exciting ways to solve old and current challenges,” said UP vice-chancellor and principal Professor Tawana Kupe.
“UP has a rich heritage of academic excellence, but this also holds true for the sporting performances and development of young up-and-coming talent across all our 30+ sporting codes.
“Therefore, the relationship fit between Mamelodi Sundowns and UP was an easy one. Our broader sporting objectives are similar, which include the development of young sporting talent, providing the platform for individuals to become great student-athletes, providing hope for athletes’ post-sport, and showcasing sporting excellence both locally and continentally,” he said.
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The collaboration in part entails Sundowns providing advice and support to TuksFootball’s already successful coaching services, while seeking new ways to develop footballers.
Both parties will be involved in the development of annual programmes for the various age groups.
Some of the Sundowns teams, along with their sports science and medical staff, will link up with UP’s sports science and medical service providers, such as UP’s High-Performance Centre and the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute, to help improve their offerings to players within their structures.
Sundowns owner Dr Patrice Motsepe said Downs had always looked for technical and scientific ways to improve their performances and to be a globally competitive football club.
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