Five schools win performance sessions

STANDERTON, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 15: Ray Jennings with the players during the Powerade Cricket Performance Session at Hoerskool Standerton on September 15, 2014 in Standerton, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

STANDERTON, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 15: Ray Jennings with the players during the Powerade Cricket Performance Session at Hoerskool Standerton on September 15, 2014 in Standerton, South Africa. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

Published Oct 20, 2014

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This past week saw Powerade announce the names of the five South African schools who have won cricket Powerade Performance Sessions as part of the Powerade Schools Programme. The Performance sessions will be taking place from Thursday, 23 October, to Tuesday, 4 November, and will be hosted by ex-Proteas coach, Ray Jennings

Powerade believes that there is power in every game and is committed to providing young South African sportsmen with a passion for rugby, soccer and cricket, with the platforms to achieve sporting success by giving them access to the best coaching and training through the Powerade School’s Programme.

The winning schools of the cricket Powerade Performance Sessions are:

• 23 October Hoërskool Oosterland – Secunda (Mpumalanga)

• 24 October Hoërskool Wonderboom – Pretoria (Gauteng)

• 28 October General Smuts High School – Vereeniging (Gauteng)

• 30 October Creston College – Port Shepstone (KwaZulu-Natal)

• 4 November Wynberg Boys High School – Cape Town (Western Cape)

During the cricket performance sessions, these sportsmen will be exposed to the science of correct training and the benefits of hydration to help enable them to reach peak fitness at the right time, while local cricket legend Ray Jennings shares his wisdom and knowledge about the game.

“Powerade believes that by providing informative and interactive experiences like these to sportsmen, their passion for the game of cricket will be focused on a great future in the game,” explained James Maclachlan, IMC Marketing Assets Manager of Coca-Cola South Africa.

“We recognise that there is power in every game and through the Powerade Schools Programme, born sportsmen will be exposed to information and various means of training that will have long term benefits to their success,” Maclachlan concluded.

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