By Jamie Wyngaardt A small town in the Western Cape meant Andrea de Waal didn’t have as many opportunities to play sports as other schools might have. However, she joined the hockey team at her school as the goalkeeper and dedicated her...

Performance Testing – for many student-athletes, these words are as stressful as “end of year exams”. It’s a time when you compete against not only yourself, but against your teammates to see where your athletic strengths and weaknesses are...

Maties Sport High Performance Unit (HPU) this year have started out a Coaches Forum in order to empower our coaches in different areas of sporting expertise. The first Coaches Forum session for 2022 was held in April, with the next three...

As part of its contribution towards the first Netball World Cup being hosted in Africa, by South Africa in 2023, Maties Sport Netball and the Centre for Sport Leadership (CSL) have embarked on social impact initiatives to benefit the...

By Kara Olivier Maties Netball player Nicola Smith recently signed a six month playing contract with the English netball team, Leeds Rhinos. The talented young defender will be jetting off to join the team for six months of pre-season...

As anticipation mounts for the upcoming Varsity Netball tournament starting on Sunday, 20 August we preview defending champions Maties. The air is electric with excitement as netball enthusiasts eagerly await to see if the maroon machine...

The 2008 FNB Varsity Cup final will always be remembered by those at a packed and sold out Danie Craven Stadium as well as those glued to their television screens. A match that will be known for a very long time as the one where FNB Maties...

The global growth and popularity of Formula 1 racing was clear to see at the most recent Grand Prix event in Miami, Florida, held during the weekend of 6–8 May 2022. The biggest names in sport and entertainment, including the likes of...

Former Stellenbosch University (SU/Maties) water polo player Lwazi Madi, who is also currently the captain of the South African national water polo team obtained his Master in Sport Science degree cum laude during the April graduation...

The mighty Maties faced off with defending champions Tuks on the 25 th April for the Varsity Cup trophy. This will be the Maroon Machine’s 10 th appearance in a Varsity Cup final and they hope to secure their sixth title on Monday night...