Graeme Smith. Photo: File
Four Proteas cricket players will travel to the adidas headquarters in Germany today to have custom-made playing boots created as part of management’s efforts to manage and minimize injuries in the future.
Graeme Smith, Rory Kleinveldt, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne Morkel and physiotherapist Brandon Jackson will make the three-day trip to the Nuremburg-based outlet.
Proteas team manager, Dr Mohammed Moosajee, explained the thinking behind the initiative.
“For CSA it is about exploring and exploiting the science and research available to us,” Moosajee commented.
“For that we are extremely grateful for the invitation from adidas. Some of our key players have experienced foot-related injuries and this visit will help in the prevention and effective management of this type of injury going forward.”
The players will be visiting the highly acclaimed research and development department where they will be put through assessments of their lower limb and foot biomechanics, before the correct bowling boots and running shoes are fitted along with in-shoe orthotics if necessary.
“We at adidas are really excited at the prospect of the Proteas’ players and management attending our facility in Germany,” commented adidas Sport Marketing Team Manager, Adrian de Souza.
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