Free State Academy Of Sport

Sport Nutrition: Beat the Heat.

Is one of your athletes quietly running on empty? Heat fatigue shows up in small signals long before it becomes a performance problem.

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"The heat doesn't just test an athlete's fitness. It tests whether their fuelling plan grew up with the season."

A massive shout out to Dumisani Motloung!

Dumisani has been selected for the 2026 World Athletics Road Running Championship that will be hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark between 19 & 20 September 2026.

Dumisani trains with Sport Scientist Kagisho Kumbane at the FSSSI as part of the FS Academy's Elite program.

Thanks for your assistance and support to this athlete Kagisho.

Well done Dumisani, go and make us proud!

Sport Nutrition: Beat the Heat.

💧 One hot afternoon changed how this coach handled hydration — for good. Today's article shares her story and three simple strategies to keep athletes fuelled and hydrated in the heat.

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"You can't out-coach a fluid deficit. You can only get ahead of it."

Sport Nutrition: Beat the Heat. 🌞

Summer doesn't wait for your fluid plan to catch up.

This week we're kicking off a series for the month of September – Sport Nutrition – Beat the Heat – This is a practical, no-fuss sport nutrition for hot-weather training. "Athletes don't fail in the heat because they're unfit. They fail because no one adjusted the plan for the weather."

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Connect & Listen | Let's Recap

A name remembered. A drill turned into a game. A conversation at the gate that wasn't skipped. An athlete who's easy to overlook, noticed anyway.

None of it ever competed with technical coaching. It's what makes technical coaching land.

"Athletes don't stay for the session plan. They stay for the coach who made them feel like they belonged in the room."

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🔥 Connect & Listen | FridayFuel 🔥
📰 "A Coach Is Someone Who Can Give Correction Without Causing Resentment"

Some coaches worry that connection, fun, family relationships, and belonging take time away from real coaching. The opposite is true — it's what makes the technical work land.

Today's article also closes out a full month of Connect and Listen — four weeks, four themes, a complete framework for the part of coaching that decides whether an athlete stays.

"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment." — John Wooden

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Today we meet Micheal Sorour.

Im Michael Sorour, Im 16 years old, I come from Bloemfontein.

I have been swimming for 8 years.

I hold the free State Record for u16 on the 100 freestyle and 50 backstroke.

I came 2nd on the 50 Freestyle at the South African Junior National age group Championships

I came 15th on 50 Freestyle at SA Senior
National championships.

I want to represent South Africa at a Future Olympic Games.

Good luck for your future plans to represent SA in the Olympics, your hard work and deducation will get you there!

African Warriors preparing for grueling season ahead.

Thanks Wetsi for helping the team with their preparation!

Connect & Listen | ThursdayThink
📰 "The Signals That Tell You an Athlete Feels Like They Don't Belong"

An athlete rarely announces that they feel invisible. It shows up gradually — in attendance, effort, where they stand in the group, and how much they say.

Today's article breaks down four signal categories worth watching for.

"An athlete rarely quits all at once. They quit a little, every week, until the last session is just the one where they finally stop showing up."

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