10-AUG-2810 16:52 FROM DEPUTY MINISTER To @t2scese1 P.a1e 8 MINISTRY: SPORT AND RECREATION REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Private @ag X869, Pretoria, 001, Tot (12) 304 5000, Fax: (012) $29 8426, Private Bag X9149, Cape Town, 8000, Tot: (021) 465 550870, Fax: (21) 468 4402 2010 SASRECON ~ SPORT SCIENCE AND RESEARCH CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF SPORT & RECREATION SA 11 AUGUST 2010, DURBAN MR. GERT C. OOSTHUIZEN MP DEPUTY MINISTER OF SPORT & RECREATION SA Programme Director, thank youffor-this.- opportunity to open the 2010 SASRECON — A conference_of the National Department for Sport & Recreation. | wish with your permission, Mfundisi Stofile, not to follow Protocol, but to first acknowledge the women of our country, the continent and the world. As we celebrate Women’s Month, | wish all women within and outside the sport and recreation sectors, a fulfilling month that will hopefully kickstart better things for them and their fellow citizens.AO-ALUIG~2010 16:52 FROM DEPUTY MINISTER To @12seasee1 P0270 * Mfundisi Stofile, Minister of Sport & Recreation * Sport & Recreation Director-General, Mr Vernie Petersen and officials from National and provincial departments * National and International Speakers " Delegates from various sectors " Media representatives " Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning and welcome to the 2010 edition of SASRECON - A Conference where Sport, Recreation, and Physical Education meet. SASRECON as it were, is the primary sport science conference in South Africa and it endeavours to bridge the gap between science and practice, while also acting as a forum for the academic, sport science and research community to present and share results of recent projects.1O-AUG-2210 16:52 FROM DEPUTY MINISTER TO 12489061 P0387 3 We must, as delegates from various sectors, ensure that throughout the conference, we provide an arena where all stakeholders of sport, among them, academics, sports scientists, sports medicine professionals, national federations, sports development Coordinators, coaches, provincial academies and Government, can participate as a single body. Over the years, science conferences have always been accused of being too academic and beyond the reach of ordinary Joe and Jolene. We have this year, tried to demystify the scientific world to people/who are expected to make sense of scientific declarations in their day-to-day lives. To this effect, we have among us, about 70 Coaches who work with our athletes at implementation level. We depend on these Coaches, to create synergy between sport Science, recreation, and physical education,