On the back of a successful USSA campaign for both the Maties Hockey Men’s and Women’s teams, strength and conditioning coach Llewellyn Morkel reflects on some of the components of the High Performance Program that he feels contributed to...

The Maties netball first team were recently crowned champions at the annual University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournament by beating Nelson Mandela University (NMU) 44-20 in the final last weekend. The Maroon Machine started their week...

Maties excelled at the recent University Sport of South Africa (USSA) Championships, sealing victory in multiple sporting codes. The maroon machine took home the gold in the men’s rugby, men’s hockey, women’s hockey and netball...

In the world of professional sport many players find themselves missing out on opportunities that could launch their career and often times these chances do not come around a second time. But for BSc Computer Science undergraduate, Ethan...

As we enter the second half of the year, we would like to commemorate our Maties Staff on their new staff movements and promotions. We are proud to announce our new Head of Sport Management, Reginald Smith. “I am excited about the challenge...

Although table tennis may seem like a social sport, Anja Lamont takes the sport seriously and has had a passion from a young age. Naturally, she began playing tennis throughout her schooling career because it was a common sport offered at...

At the start of 2022 I was approached by my former PhD supervisor with information pertaining to a pilot project that was being initiated by the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), with funding from the...

A lifetime sport fanatic, Alouise Campher explains her journey through sport and how important it is to follow your dreams. She began playing sport at the young age of nine years old. But when she was introduced to squash, she immediately...

In her maiden Varsity Netball season for the Maties Netball club, goalkeeper Syntiche Kabuya bagged player of the match awards on three occasions during the 2021 edition of the popular Varsity Sports tournament. If this was not memorable...

Maties Sport had the honour of hosting the first Captain’s Corner with guest speaker Chris van Zyl, the objective of the forum is to provide Maties Sport captains and vice-captains from various sporting codes with a new understanding of...