PROGRAMME

The Sharks Academy provides an educational foundation based on a good balance between the following components:

ACADEMIC OPTIONS1a. Higher Certificate in Fitness (eta College) | Year 1 b. Advanced Certificate in Fitness - Sports Conditioning | Year 22a. Higher Certificate in Sports, Recreation and Fitness Management (eta College) | Year 1 b. National Diploma in Sports Management (eta College) | Year 23a. Higher Certificate in Sports Science & Management (DUT) | Year 1b. National Diploma in Sports Management (DUT) | Year 24a. IIE Higher Certificate in Business Principles & Practice (Varsity College) | Year 1b. IIE Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Varsity College) | 4 Years

SHARKS ACADEMY MEDICAL TEAMAll the players have access to medical services at The Sharks Academy Medical Centre. This sets us apart and ensures we are unique in the South African Market. 1. Doctor 2. Physiotherapist 3. Biokineticist

FACILITIESAll Academy activities at JONSSON KINGS PARK, Home of The Sharks. 1. Lecture rooms 2. Gym facilities 3. Training fields 4. Lunch facilities 5. Offices 6. Medical rooms

ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS INCLUDE 1. Range of clothing 2. Healthy and nutritious lunches 3. Gym facilities 4. Team building 5. Attending Sharks matches at JONSSON KINGS PARK

ANNUAL RUGBY TOURAcademy teams undertake annual rugby tours to destinations in South Africa. Several matches are played against top universities, clubs or provincial teams.

WHO CAN APPLY?Top young rugby players who are passionate about rugby and are interested in pursuing a career in sport, with the main focus predominantly being school leavers.

TO APPLY ONLINE GO TO: www.sharksacademy.co.za

THE TEAM

“The continued success of our graduates and the pride with which they play for The Sharks, Springboks and other professional teams is testament to the unique balance of our offering.

This is based on a strong partnership with the Sharks and various academic partners allied to an international class coaching team - blending into a product which has a proven track record. Talented players joining us from school become part of a proud structure which can develop them into becoming world class players.”

ETIENNE FYNNMANAGING DIRECTOR

ETIENNE FYNNFORWARD SPECIALIST

MIKE VOWLESFORWARD SPECIALIST

SEAN EVERITTBACKLINE SPECIALIST

RICARDOLOUBSCHER

BACKLINE SPECIALIST

AB ZONDAGHBACKLINE SPECIALIST

PIETERTERBLANCHE

CONDITIONING MANAGER

BLAKE BEATTIEREFEREES AND TECHNICAL

ANALYST

PAUL ANTHONYFORWARD SPECIALIST

THULANI NTETACONDITIONING TRAINER

WEEKLY PLANNER

VARSITY COLLEGE CURRICULUM

OPTION 1

OPTION 2

IIE Higher Certificate in Business Principles and Practice

IIE Bachelor of Commerce

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT FACTORS WITH REGARDS TO YOUR CERTIFICATE:

• The Higher Certificate in Business Principles & Practice is a one year programme.

• The modules outlined below in Section 1 are the ONLY modules that will be offered in yout 1st year at The Sharks Academy, the modules may not be running in the same semester at the Sharks Academy as they are on the Varsity College campus. This is to ensure that all Sharks Academy training timetable constraints are accounted for.

• This document is valid for 2018 only. You will need to collect a revised curriculum before you register for 2019.

• Repeat modules – If you have failed any modules you will NOT be allowed to repeat any modules at The Sharks Academy. This is due to timetable restrictions. You will be able to repeat any failed modules at Varsity College.

SECTION 1: MODULES OFFERED IN THE 1st YEAR AT The Sharks Academy:

SEMESTER 1

Business Management and Administration Business Calculations Introduction to Academic Digital Literacy Business Communications Introduction to Personal Computing

SEMESTER 2

Accounting A Pastel (Accounting Software) Project Management and Administration Work Integrated Learning

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT FACTORS WITH REGARDS TO YOUR DEGREE:

• BCom degree is aimed at students who are keen to study a broad-based commerce degree along with the opportunity to choose one of the following core disciplines; Strategic Management, Marketing Management, Financial Management or Finance and Accounting or Economic Practises.

• It is important to note that the 1st year of the IIE’s BCom degree is split at the Academy and is offered over two years, which means that your degree has been extended over a minimum of 4 years to accommodate The Sharks Academy timetable; providing you with the opportunity to balance your rugby and academics and succeed in both arenas.

• The modules outlined below in Section 1 are the ONLY modules that will be offered in your 1st year at The Sharks Academy. The modules in Section 2 below will be offered in your 2nd year at The Sharks Academy

• Repeat modules – If you have failed any modules you will NOT be allowed to repeat any modules at The Sharks Academy. This is due to timetable restrictions. You will be able to repeat any failed modules at Varsity College after your two years at The Sharks Academy. You may only register for a maximum of 6 modules at the Academy.

• This document is valid for 2018 only. You will need to collect a revised curriculum before you register for 2019.

MODULES OFFERED IN THE 1st YEAR AT The Sharks Academy:

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

APCT5111 Applied Communication QUAT5112 Quantitative Techniques Techniques A BMNG5111 Business Management 1A BMNG5112 Business Management 1B ACBP5111 Accounting 1A PRMN6210 Accounting 1B

MODULES OFFERED IN THE 2nd YEAR AT The Sharks Academy:

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

PMIC6111 Economics 1A PMAC6112 Economics 1B MRKT5111 Marketing 1A MRKT5112 Marketing 1B QUAT6211 Quantitative PRMN6210 Project Techniques B Management

DUT CURRICULUM

SHORT COURSES THAT ARTICULATE TO:NATIONAL DIPLOMA: Sport Management

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE: Sport Science And Management

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:Short Courses: English at a level 3Diploma: English at a level 4 and 26 APS points

FOR ANY ADDITION INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF SPORT STUDIES AT:

PURPOSE OF THE COURSES

The courses have a blended learning approach which provides the necessary grounding for a professional career in sport. By adding sport science and management aspects to the programme, a more holistic student will be developed. The courses aim to ensure that graduates will be able to operate effectively and be recognized as a professional by the sport industry. The courses have a core discipline of sport science and the management aspects play a supportive role which allows the student to apply this knowledge base in a practical context. This symbiotic relationship that exists between sport science and management complements one another and will produce a student that is holistically skilled and educated in the fields of sport science and management. Students who graduate from these courses will be able to articulate into a higher qualification in Sport Science and Management within the Sport Studies Department.

A DESCRIPTION OF MODULES TO BE COVERED IN THE SHORT COURSES IS AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICULATION OF CURRICULUM DELIVERED AT The Sharks Academy 2018

ETA COLLEGE

HIGHER CERTIFICATE: FITNESS (YEAR 1, LEVEL 5) - CHE

The Higher Certificate in Fitness will qualify you to work in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, fitness instructor / trainer or wellness consultant. The programme includes subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology (Exercise Science), Training Principles and Methods as well as Fitness Business Management. Once qualified, students can look for workplace opportunities in South Africa and abroad within health clubs and fitness centres or start their own fitness business / practice. Students who qualify are also automatically registered on REPSSA (Register of Exercise Professionals South Africa) which links to other REPS registers in the world and gives the students international workplace opportunities around the world in health clubs and on cruise ships.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE: FITNESS -SPORT CONDITIONING (YEAR 2, LEVEL 6) - CHE

The Advanced Certificate in Fitness – Sport Conditioning Trainer, will qualify you to work as a Conditioning Trainer / Coach within any sport. This include the recreational, school, club, provincial, national athlete or sport participant. Modules / Subjects include Advanced Sport & Exercise Science, Sport Fitness Conditioning, Periodisation: Training for Sport, Sport Nutrition & Sport Psychology. This is an advanced programme for those students who have completed the Higher Certificate in Fitness and once completed students could also consider to study the Advanced Certificate: Special Populations.

HIGHER CERTIFICATE: SPORT, RECREATION & FITNESS MANAGEMENT (YEAR 1, LEVEL 5) - CHE

The Higher Certificate in Sport, Recreation & Fitness Management qualifies you to work in the field of sport or fitness management as well as in administration. As a graduate, you will be able to work in schools (sport co-ordinator / director), sports clubs (administrator / manager) or in private institutions (club manager / operations manager / sales & marketing) as well as a range of other areas which include but are not limited to sport events, sports recreation, sport team management, mass participation programmes as well as community sport development.

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN SPORT MANAGEMENT (YEAR 2, LEVEL 5) - CATHSSETA

The course (National Diploma in Sport Management) objective is to give you the knowledge and skills to enter the workplace of sport. If you combine your qualification with appropriate experience and personal attributes you can target employment prospects in the business of sport as an event manager, sport management consultant, health club manager, recreation manager, team manager, sport marketing manager or consultant both nationally and internationally.

TOP ACHIEVERS PLAYER’S TESTIMONIALS

15 Curwin Bosch Scott Spedding Mark Richards

14 Sbu Nkosi JP Pietersen Rosco Speckman

13 Sibusiso Sithole Paul Jordaan Waylon Murray

12 Andre Esterhuizen Marius Louw Brad Barritt

11 Lwazi Mvovo Ilunga Mukendi Clyde Rathbone

10 Patrick Lambie Francios Steyn Innocent Hadebe

9 Cobus Reinach Cameron Wright Ross Cronje

8 Daniel du Preez Terra Mthembu Ryan Kankowski

7 Jean-Luc Du Preez Marcell Coetzee Warren Whiteley

6 Keegan Daniel Khaya Majola Bandisa Ndlovu

5 Hyron Andrews Pieter-Steph du Toit Anton Bresler

4 Stephan Lewis Steven Sykes Alistar Hargreaves

3 Thomas du Toit Patrick Cilliers Julian Redelinghuys

2 Franco Marais Monde Hadebe Kyle Cooper

1 Beast Mtwarira Allen Dell Mzamo Majola

I’ve learned a lot from The Sharks Academy! Growing up, it was all just about relying on talent and a natural feel for the game but I soon realized that there is so much to learn and that there are a lot of technical aspects to the game of rugby.

The Sharks Academy helped me to work on my position specifics and my conditioning, which was something I wasn’t exposed to at all previously. The Sharks Academy is a great institution for any young man who wants to make a career out of rugby but also at the same time work on tertiary education to ensure that rugby is not your only option.

- FRANCO MARAIS

The Sharks Academy is a great institute because it simply gives one an opportunity to play rugby and study at the same time. When chasing the dream to be a professional rugby player, you need to have a plan B and that would be to have a diploma or degree. Not many academies offer that in South Africa.

AT THE SHARKS ACADEMY YOULEARN ALL THE FUNDAMENTALSOF RUGBY, AS WELL AS THE POSITION SPECIFIC SKILLS WHICH IS WHAT YOU NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY! - TERA MTEMBU

Along with the rugby focused training and mentoring, The Sharks Academy gave me advice on how to deal with mental aspects of the game too. I received media training and advice on how to be a professional athlete. Academically they give you a platform to study and put an emphasis on furthering your education as well as your rugby career and skills.

I feel like this is such an important part of the game and is especially valuable as you are coming out of high school and into professional sport for the first time. The Sharks Academy was a vital step in my career and helped form me into the player I am today.

- ALLAN DELL

OTHER SPORTING CODES

SOCCER PROGRAM

The Sharks Academy offer a well organised and professional Soccer program. With SAFA/CAF certified coaching, supported by our highly qualified Conditioning department, we provide the environment and tools for our players to improve in all fundamental factors of performance

needed to achieve higher goals in their soccer career.

REFEREE PROGRAM

The Referee Program is designed to assist young aspiring Rugby Referees in developing the necessary skills to Referee the game of Rugby to the best of their ability. They follow a unique program which covers areas such as Physical Conditioning, Technical on field requirements, Visual Training and off field skills.