A lower back stress related injury to a cricketer equates to precious time away from the game, activity limitation and often pain.  This is devastating to any player (Hardcastle, 1991; Standaert and Herring, 2000).  Non – athletic populations can get away with this type of injury, however to a fast bowler, it relates to a […]

My week with the Proteas in Amsterdam, was a truly inspirational experience.  I was sitting in a privately charted airplane on my way to London and reflected. I immediately thought of Mike Horn, Gary Kirsten , JP Duminy and the city of Amsterdam.  Do many South Africans know Mike Horn? Before heading to Amsterdam I […]

Supraspinatus impingement, biceps tendonpathy, SLAP Lesion, Acromoclavicular Joint Sprain….to name but a few. The shoulder is an extremely complex joint, mainly because is sacrifices stability for mobility.   A shoulder joint can move 360 degrees, in every direction possibly, as compared to a knee which can be flexed and extended.  In the last few months […]

Sport Skills for Life Skills (SS4LS)  is a cricket bursary programme founded by one, Adv Nicolas Kock and funded by a very special human being in Prof Johann Graaf.   The programme based at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), had humble beginnings in 2000 with probably partially sponsoring 1-3 students.  Today  in the year […]