IT'S BEEN a dribble around some hurdles, but a pair of coaches, who also happen to be husband and wife, have shown with their football team that a true “rainbow nation” is attainable with genuine commitment to the project.
Ronnel Donnelly is a rising football star, thanks to the efforts of her parents Lewis and Thully, who also contributed to the development of other youngsters. The family is committed to using football to build a rainbow nation. Picture: Cheryl RobertsWith all the certifications Lewis has achieved in the past, he has been more inclined to coaching and administration, while Thully has played in the Sasol Women’s league previously.
Ronnel Donnelly recently earned selection for the SA Under 20 team, the striker from Wentworth has been the mainstay in the Shooting Stars team that won the women’s section in the KZN leg of the Engen Tournament. Picture: Cheryl RobertsHer favourite position was as a striker and she has been finding the back of the net with ease since then.
Her parents were forced to enrol Ronnel with boy’s teams. This arrangement became a challenge, especially when her teams played in tournaments around the country. Lewis accepts that the team has its flaws as there were some excellent players and the others were learners, but through patience and sticking to their exercise and training programmes, the players had grown in ability.
She helped Shooting Stars win the eThekwini League in convincing fashion, and of the more than 150 goals the team scored in the past season, she scored 103. Shooting Stars went to the three-day Engen tournament as heavy favourites but drew their opening match. Apart from the winners cheque, their players also collected the bulk of the special awards, including Ronnel’s “golden boot” recognition.Thereafter, Thully will move into the head coach’s position. That’s because Lewis was recently elected president of the Safa Durban South Football Association, a position he will assume in the new season.
In recent times she hung up her football boots and became the assistant coach, but not before playing three seasons alongside her daughter Ronnel, in the same team. About the team they have assembled, Thully said: “I love the bond we share, if we continue to work together we will achieve great thingsPosition: StrikerRonnel Donnelly has made goalscoring look easy and it has reaped plenty of rewards over the years, best of all was her recent call-up for the SA Under 20 team that beat Mozambique 1-0 in a World Cup Qualifying match.
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