Shaping the Future of Sport at Kingswood: High-Performance Centre Gym Upgrade

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SPORT AT KINGSWOOD HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE GYM APPEAL MARCH 2022

Kingswood College Foundation Tel: +27 46 603 6614 | Email: legacy@kingswoodcollege.com PBO No. 130000381

UPGRADING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE GYM FACILITY Officially opened in March 2012, the Centre is the heart of sport at Kingswood. As the years have passed, the HPC has given Kingswoodians opportunity to play some of our sports at competitive levels indoors, including hockey, netball and basketball on a world-class playing surface.

Now the time has come to focus on the next step: expanding the facility to open up new opportunities for our pupils to enjoy and participate in more varied fitness programmes, whilst simultaneously enabling the most talented and ambitious pupils to train and compete at the highest level.

WHAT WE BELIEVE At Kingswood, from the beginner to the elite athlete,

qualifications, Mr Winstanley has extensive experience

we strive to offer every girl and boy the opportunity

with strength and conditioning programs.

to participate in a wide range of sports, and to inspire a lifelong interest and enjoyment in it. By fostering an “active

The overarching aim of his appointment is to improve and

life” philosophy and promoting a lifetime involvement in

enhance the athletic profile of pupils at the school with a

sport and physical activity, we generate an ethos focused

view to improved sporting and academic performances. His

around inclusion and participation.

vision for the development is to “create a world class facility, program and conditioning culture at Kingswood College that

Kingswood has recently appointed James Winstanley as the

enables our pupils to prepare their bodies and minds for the

Head of Rugby as well as the Head of Athletic Development

rigorous demands of competing and succeeding in schools

portfolio. A former professional sportsman with a

sport. Athletes compete meaningfully in sport and our vision is

sports science degree as well as numerous conditioning

to add sport specific skills to a strong athletic base”.

“Due to the nature of who we are as a school, every pupil is an important member of our sport programme. This project will not only be a crucial step in ensuring that we continue to remain competitive across our entire programme, but also help us achieve our overall objective of developing both the athlete and the individual.

Our vision for sport at Kingswood is to be able to use sport as a vehicle to develop all our pupils ‘from within’, which means giving them the opportunity to become the best versions of themselves. This project will certainly help us to achieve this.”

- Murray Ranger, Director of Sport

Kingswood’s High-Performance Centre is located next to City Lords field and Astro Turf. It is the focus of the school’s indoor sports facilities complete with an indoor running track, six cricket nets, weights room, multi-functional playing surface and aerobic circuit area. It is also the home of the Kingswood Sports Department staff.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN PHASE 1 Goal: Installation of functional training area for all pupils on the ground floor.

Progress: Underway The College has committed to complete Phase 1 of the project in order to match this ambitious vision. This area will become an additional conditioning space that is dedicated to joint stability and core strength training as well as power and explosive training. Increasing the total training area, whilst introducing a new high-performance system is the next big step towards achieving both injury prevention and optimal sporting performances.

PHASE 2 Goal: State of the art strength and power training facility Progress: Fundraising goal for project - R500 000 The second phase of the project seeks to refurbish the ground floor gym with a new, state-of-the-art strength and power training facility for Grade 10-12 pupils.

PHASE 3 Goal: Spinning and aerobic studio Progress: Fundraising goal for project - R750 000 To ensure we are equally focused on inclusion and participation, Phase 3 seeks to renovate the upstairs mezzanine level into a spinning and aerobic studio ensuring that cardiovascular fitness and all components of physical development are catered for.

Should you wish to partner with Kingswood on this project or find out more, please contact Mrs Megan Erasmus in the Kingswood College Foundation Office. Kingswood College Trust has Section 18A status as a Public Benefit Organisation and, as such, all donations are tax deductible.

Tel: +27 46 603 6614 | Email: legacy@kingswoodcollege.com

PHASE 2

Goal: State of the art strength and power training facility Progress: Fundraising goal for project: R500 000

WHAT IS DRIVING THE CHANGE “A significant increase in pupils training functional movements; group training improves overall productivity and efficient use of time but it also allows for improved team cohesion and trust to develop between pupils through shared experiences; and a facility for functional strength and power training.”

Since its establishment in 2012, the HPC has also been a

The upgrades to our HPC will not only allow our pupils

focal point for our strength and conditioning programme. The

to remain competitive in a demanding and ever-changing

embodiment of high performance becomes possible when our

landscape, but this further investment into the high-

pupils can train in a facility dedicated to excellence.

performance programme will also introduce: • A significant increase in pupils training functional

Currently there are four different strength and conditioning

movements.

programs taking place three mornings per week, namely:

• Group training which improves overall productivity and

strength training, speed and agility training, aerobic base

efficient use of time and also allows for improved team

training and core training. The program ensures that

cohesion and trust to develop between pupils through

each pupil can choose to attend the program(s) that are complimentary for their sporting codes.

shared experiences.

• Functional strength and power training.

Further explained, this modern approach incorporates

• Help improve performance in nearly any sport

exercises performed on equipment that recruits all three sets

• Develop proper techniques that can be used throughout

of joints simultaneously (knees, hips, shoulders) ensuring that

their life

our pupils develop total body strength and power.

This does not include the benefits to confidence and selfStrength and conditioning is a growing in significance in the

esteem and the exposure to expert training methods that

lives of today’s children, done properly, strength training can

they can use well into their lives.

also: • Increase muscle strength and endurance • Help protect muscles and joints from sports-related injuries

PARTNER WITH US

Should you wish to partner with Kingswood on this project or find out more please contact Mrs Megan Erasmus in the Kingswood College Foundation Office: Tel: +27 46 603 6614 Email: legacy@kingswoodcollege.com Kingswood College Trust has Section 18A status as a Public Benefit Organisation and, as such, all donations are tax deductible.

HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE F I T N E S S FA C I L I T Y A P P E A L MARCH 2022 Kingswood College, PBO No. 130000381 Tel: +27 46 603 6600 / Email: legacy@kingswoodcollege.com / Website: www.kingswoodcollege.com 1 Burton Street, Makhanda (Grahamstown), 6139