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Welcome To The Development Zone Established only in 2005, Dynamites Volleyball Club is a club of ambitious sportspersons who in line with their vision and goal of always being ahead of the rest, have initiated a Sports Development Programme that will focus on tapping and developing talent from children from as young as eight years to fourteen years old. Any child beyond that age bracket will be placed on the club’s Reserves Side that will directly play a tributary role to the club’s senior team. The club’s envisaged structure is thus: Development Programme, Reserve Side and the Senior Team
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The Kids In The Development Programme OBJECTIVES We want to ensure a rounded individual is produced who has personal, social, spiritual and academic qualities to match his talents on the ball. The Ultimate Goal: To produce first team and international players It is difficult to predict whether a child will reach the ultimate goal as physical, technical, tactical and psychological, development varies individually. However, we can recognise potential and give the kid the best opportunity to develop. THE BRAINS BEHIND Firstly and most importantly is to mention the unquestioning and continuous support of club founder and president Mr Joe-Brown Tlhaselo, who has devoted and committed himself towards the development of volleyball at the grass root level. It should be noted that the birth of Dynamites Volleyball Club actually owes its existence to his sad realisation that the game wasn’t progressing in this country because of lack of such development structures. He knew that achieving something like this would need a club where he would be able to dictate a progressive development plan without being ‘questioned’ by the old guard of whatever club he would otherwise have wanted to help. His success in the game only needs introduction to those who are outside the development levels of sport in the country. He solely founded Ramotswa’s Spiking Stars in 1994, and as coach of the club’s ladies, he against expectations won the 1995 Debswana Promotion Cup at GSS Grounds, only months after the club was established using students from Junior and Senior Secondary schools in Ramotswa, Otse, Mankgodi and Thamaga. He again won the 1996 Debswana Promotion Cup at BNPC Courts as well as the Debswana League of that year. That same year, he was an attached temporary teacher at Kagiso Secondary School, coaching the school girls to an unprecedented runners up position for the school in the Francistiown BISA Senior Schools Finals. Inevitably, the Kagiso girls won the following year’s 1997 BISA National Championships played in Mahalapye when Joe-Brown was doing University Of Botswana’s teaching practice at the school. All the girls in the school team were registered with Spiking Stars Club. Joe’s close ties with Kagiso and Spiking Stars were lost when he was posted to Letlhakane Senior Secondary School late 1997. He tried to resist the posting for the benefit of the team but failed. Upon arrival at Letlhakane, he immediately established himself and went on to the unprecedented again. He won the 1998 BISA National Championships in Mahalapye, Won the 1999 BISA National Championships again in Gaborone, Won the 2000 BISA National Championships again in Gaborone, and further went on to win the 2001 BISA National Championships in Maun. That was seven years of gold in a row with different teams. He was appointed BISA Under 20 National Team’s assistant coach in 2000, winning silver in Swaziland and Bronze in the African Youth Championships in Tunisia. In 2001, he took over the post of Head Coach for the Under 20 team. He coached the team to a Gold medal, beating South Africa in the COSASSA Finals in Walvis Bay, Namibia. He then won Bronze with the team in the 2002 games in Maputo, Mozambique. Many of the players he was involved with then, have either disappeared to nowhere or are now a shadow of what they used to be even though playing at local teams. For this reason, Joe-Brown has vowed that players he works with at school level will be fed directly into the Dynamites box where he and other development coaches will see to their further development. Joe-Brown is himself working on a day to day basis with the primary school going children he wants to develop for Dynamites. He has quit active coaching at his school to concentrate on the future dynamites, but continues to help the school current coaches as he intends to develop the 17 and 18-year olds for Dynamites. We hope the Development Programme will with time become the cornerstone of expected success at Dynamites Club. There are few clubs that have had the courage to invest so much resources and effort in developing the talent of its youth squads and we aim and will continue to invest heavily in all aspects of development with the expected support of the business community. The children in the Dynamites Development Programme play the game primarily as a form of entertainment. It is only logical that if we are to develop our youth, we have to make them have fun while our goal is to get the sporting culture to filter into the child at tender age.ing. We aim to increase their enjoyment of the game by:
Physical development is concentrated on thereafter and as the player becomes more skilful in both technical and physical aspects so their enjoyment of the game increases.
At the younger age groups, the young ones assume a number of positions to improve their all round play and knowledge. It is not until a player’s physical and mental characteristics develop fully that their best position can be accurately identified. |
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The picture on the left shows Joe-Brown as the Under 20 Team Head Coach with his players just before winning Gold in the Namibia Zone 6 games in 2001 WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED ON THE YOUNGSTERS |
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WHAT WE WILL STRIVE FOR . Each player chosen to be a part of Dynamites Development Programme will:
MAKING A DREAM COME TRUE High personal standards are required if the youngsters are to progress as players and as valuable members of the community in years to come. The Dynamites Development Programme strives to set these high standards in the following area: Discipline It is expected that the young ones conduct themselves in the correct manner, showing respect to officials, supporters and opponents as we play hosts/guest from time to time and of course, both on and off the field. We demand the following:
Education As it is important for the individual player to complete their academic studies, the Dynamites pool of educationists will work out a strategy that will make the children realise the importance of doing well at school. Games like Scrable and related ones will be used from time to time to make children compete under friendly conditions while learning something. Social Interaction The Development Programme encourages improvement in social interactions, attributes that will serve the player in all areas of his life.
Health and Fitness The Development Programme will endeavour to provide guidance to both parents and children on life skills such as:
Although the young players will naturally have dreams of being great players, they may not reach this particular dream. They will however, benefit from the process involved by reaching for higher standards along the way. GENERAL INFORMATION Injury Parents will be advised to talk to their children in the programme on the following important issues. The club will also talk to the children.
Rest It is important that all the players have a balance between playing, training, school activities and rest. For the physical and mental development of the little ones, it is vital that they do not play or train if they are tired and have participated in any school games or activities that day. Parents should support us in educating the players to be disciplined in the balance between playing and resting, school commitments and social activities. GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS AND PLAYERS Training Training will concentrate on developing the highest standard in preparation, performance and behaviour on and off the field. Training will be demanding and will incorporate many aspects of the game in a single session. Players must be prepared to work hard, both physically and mentally.
Parental support at matches and coaching sessions will be greatly appreciated! CARE FOR PLAYERS Care and Welfare The care and welfare of the youngsters is of paramount importance to us and it is the duty of every member of staff in our Development Programme to see that each individual player is treated according to his individual needs. |
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