Sportsthink 360 is a sports consultancy that prides itself on providing world class off field support to junior athletes.
Talented athlete programme
5-week programme that equips junior athletes with the toolkit that they require to tackle the demands of competitive sport
Additional programmes
Sports leadership
School talks
Staff development
Individual support
Activities
About us
After working with elite athletes for a number of years in the area of personal development, we have picked up on a common theme – the need for structured athlete support at an earlier age than what is currently on offer. Previous experience in education as well as coaching young athletes coupled with a clear picture of what is happening at an elite level has given us a “best of both” understanding. We have been inspired to take up the challenge in order to meet the needs of our young athletes. As a result – Sportsthink 360 was born.
Sportsthink 360 Working Group
We have put together a working group of interested specialists to better understand and come up with workable solutions to address many of the support and development challenges that our young athletes face
Ruan Schlebusch
Managing Director of Sportsthink 360 and National Player Development Manager, SACA
• 11 Years managing athlete development and Dual
Careers in Pro sport
• 13 Years junior athlete education, support and
development
Dr Kirsten van Heerden
Clinical Psychologist
• Represented her country on the sportsfield and
holds a PhD in Sports Psychology
• More than 11 years experience working with
Olympians, world champions and junior athletes
Dr Sharief Hendricks
Senior Researcher at UCT and Visiting Fellow at Leeds Beckett University (UK)
• National Research Foundation Rated Scientist
• Over 50 publications in the areas of sport
performance, injury prevention and health
Wolfgang Stockinger
Dual Career Expert, Founder and CEO of TW1N
• Head of the Austrian career development
programme for athletes (2013 - 2018)
• Member of the EU Expert Group on Human
Resources Development in Sport
Liane Karsten
Head of sport - Herschel Girls Prep
• Passionate coach of school, zonal and provincial
girls sport for over 10 years
• WP Primary Schools Hockey committee
member and Primary School Hockey Zonal
Convener and Coach
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