{"id":206520,"date":"2021-10-27T20:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=109358"},"modified":"2021-10-27T20:43:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:43:54","slug":"telkom-league-a-chance-for-madibaz-netballers-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/telkom-league-a-chance-for-madibaz-netballers-to-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Telkom league a chance for Madibaz netballers to grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madibaz player Juanita van Tonder captained the Eastern Cape Comets side in the recently completed Telkom Netball League. Her varsity teammate Kaylin Coetzer was also in the team. Photo: Varsity Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two SPAR Madibaz netball players received a golden opportunity to develop their careers when they were part of the Eastern Cape Comets team that played in the Telkom Netball League.<\/p>\n

The student-athletes were Juanita van Tonder and Kaylin Coetzer, who helped the side to finish sixth in the national competition that ended earlier this month.<\/p>\n

It was contested in Pretoria from September 5 to 12 and at Sun City from October 9 to 17.<\/p>\n

Van Tonder captained the side and said it was an \u201chonour and a privilege\u201d to be in charge of the outfit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girls in the team made it so easy and fun for me. It was a joy to be able to share the court with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, she admitted that it took them some time to find their rhythm as a unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first leg of the tournament our team didn\u2019t do as well as we wanted to and we struggled a bit to find each other on court,\u201d said Van Tonder, \u201cbut in the second leg the Comets excelled and I\u2019m really proud of everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we didn\u2019t reach our end goal to be in the semifinals, I know that from here on we will only work harder and become better together.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the time at Sun City, marked by her receiving three player of the match awards, was a highlight for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the time of my life there, enjoying what I love most with people who are near to my heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso getting the awards was a highlight for me as I could almost see and feel the growth in my personal play on court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along the way, important lessons were learnt, she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main thing is that you must always give one hundred per cent in whatever you do because you don\u2019t want to live with the regret that you could have done more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd also to never stop being \u2018too kind\u2019 to others, because that\u2019s what the world needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Comets captain said a national competition such as the Telkom Netball League was an extremely important platform for Madibaz players to showcase their ability.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is great exposure for us and we can only learn and grow so much from that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a really tough competition where we were able to gain extra experience for us to grow stronger as individuals and to be able to take that into the Madibaz team going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coetzer, who was playing for the Eastern Cape team for the first time after representing SA U21 in the same competition last year, said it was an interesting experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a number of challenges because, firstly, we had to learn to gel as a team, not having had any experience of playing with most of the other members,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it taught me how to adjust to those circumstances and to make the best of the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely pushes you as a player, testing our bodies and minds, and just to see how we improved over the period of the two legs, I feel we definitely did ourselves proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another adjustment was being in a secure bio-bubble environment and away from their families, but Coetzer said they used the opportunity to create a \u201cfamily\u201d environment around the team, which helped them to manage the pressure of proving themselves in top-flight netball.<\/p>\n

A number of Madibaz players also turned out for the Eastern Cape Aloes team, which won the B section.<\/p>\n

The side was captained by Jody Vorster and other players in the squad were Siphosethu Kilani, Noluthando Maliehe, Philene van Niekerk, Britney van der Merwe and Kayleigh Hill, who played only in the first leg of the league.<\/p>\n

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