Transformation in sport must start at the bottom: Ashwell Prince

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Former SA cricket captain Ashwell Prince hopes to live long enough to see a person’s skin colour no longer mattering when it comes to national team selections. However, Prince said this would be possible only if transformation started at the bottom and ...

The digital event was facilitated by University Sport SA netball secretary Nobubele Phuza, who kicked off by asking what the markers of transformation were.

Speaking on sports quotas, Prince said: “During apartheid, a person was not white enough to play and today you might not be black enough. When are we just going to be SA sportsmen? Mark Fredericks, a sports activist who has written extensively on transformation, and was also on the panel, raised the issue of schooling.Siya KolisiFredericks said transformation needed to start at a school level, adding that many young players on bursaries were hit with a culture shock which led them to struggle on the field. Players were forced to conform or they were seen as rebels.

, as an example, Fredericks said it was well-documented where he had gone to school. “However, his community does not get the credit.”“As an example, Grey High School will give three bursaries for cricket and rugby. They will take those players from our communities, where they are allowed to get to the top. But thousands more left behind are possibly even more skilled than Siya. Not everyone can go to an affluent school.

 

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Well said. Pick teams only on merits and not based on skin color. And keep the stupid politicians out of sport.

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