St John's College

St John's College proudly presents the inaugural High-Performance Summit on 10 and 11 March.

The High-Performance Summit is a two-day programme filled with presentations, panel discussions and product demonstrations by eminent and influential high-performance practitioners as they share their knowledge on all things high-performance and what makes student-athlete development vital to the future success of South African sports.

Tickets are R950 and available through Webtickets.

Friday 10 March 2023

08h00 Registration

09h00 Opening and Welcome to the inaugural St John's College High-Performance Summit

09:10 – Yusuf Vahed (Sports Scientist - Blue Bulls)

A Practical Approach to Team-Based Intensity Training

09:50 –Nande Macingwane (Former Physiotherapist – Proteas Netball Team)

Return to Sport Following Netball Injuries

10h30 – Break Away: VALD Performance

11h15 – Tea

11:45 – Heather Crossley (Director of Sport - St John’s Pre-Prep

Developing a Physical Competency Programme in the Foundation Phase of a School Environment

12h25 – Katleho Lynch (SA u18 Head Coach, World Rugby Level 3 Candidate)

SA u18 Journey and Intro into High-Performance Environment for School Boys

13h05 - Charne’ Britz (Former Sports Scientist – Proteas Netball Team)

Netball S&C: DARE to be different!

13h45 – Lunch

14h45 – Garreth Ewing (Former Head Coach – SA Men’s Hockey Team)

Team Culture & The Coach

15h25 – Jarred Marsh (Former Head of Sport Science – Kaizer Chiefs FC)

Strength Training in Youth Football – Fundamental or Flawed?

16h05 – Panel Discussion: Barriers to Women in High-Performance Sport

(Charne’ Britz, Nande Macingwane, Heather Crossley)

16h35 – Social Drinks at The Johannian Club

Saturday 11 March 2023

08h20 – Welcome to Day 2

08h30 – Prof Jon Patricios (Director of Waterfall Sports Orthopaedic Surgery, WiSH)

Clearing the Clutter: Concussion Management in Youth Sport

09h10 – Nicki de Villiers (Dietician)

Optimal Nutrition to Sustain Training Performance in Schools

09h50 –Dr Janesh Ganda (SA 7’s Team Doctor)

Injury Profiling Across the Rugby Ages – How Changes in Training have Impacted Injuries in Youth and Professional Rugby

10h30 – Breakaway Session – SKLZ, Trigger Point, Rocktape

11h15 – Tea

11h45 – Des Ryan (Director of Coaching & Performance -Setanta College)

Physically Developing Young Players and People the Arsenal Way

12h25 – Dr Marcel Jooste (SA Rowing Doctor)

Addressing Injuries in School Sport - What We Can Learn from Common Rowing-Related Injuries

13h05 – Myles Usher (Strength & Conditioning – SA Men’s Outdoor & Indoor Hockey, Director of Athletic Performance – Redhill School)

Strength and Conditioning for Hockey in South Africa

13h45 – Lunch

14h45 – Shawn Bishop (Head of Methodology & Academy – Mamelodi Sundowns)

Building a High-Performance Academy Environment

15h25 – Obakeng Molopyane (UJ Sport Scientist)

Engineering Sustainable Success with an Olympic Athlete & Fostering High-Performance Systems in Team Sports

16h05 – Panel Discussion: The Future of South African Schoolboy Rugby (Katleho Lynch, Janesh Ganda, Owen Nkumane)

16h35 – Social Drinks at The Johannian Club