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With winter just around the corner, Mother’s Day is at the perfect time of the year, when moms of all ages can be pampered during the last days of summer

before winter sets in! (Sorry, Dads, but more important that Mom gets the good days!)

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JUST CHILLIN’

We hope you had a good break during the holidays and that you are well settled into 2016’s second school term.

For those of you with children in Grades 11 and 12, there are many challenges with Matric exam prep. You may wonder why bring Grade 11 in this year, but as you will see in the article Matric exams: a two-year project, preparing for these exams really starts in Grade 11 already. Support and encourage your Grade 11 child to tackle this challenge with our early tips for Matric success.

But it’s not all about work – enjoy the delectable

combination of ingredients to create Peanut Butter Chilli Fudge with gourmet chef Jenny Morris, while fashionista Pepe Sofianos shows you how to Chill out in the hottest cold-cutting gear.

In preparation for winter, we give you some great ideas to deal with those awful chapped lips – start preparing our delicious 5 DIY beauty recipes to heal chapped lips, and you can kiss those winter lips goodbye for good!

All the best for a great term!

Marika & your dedicated AWSUM team

InsuranceThe effort you put into Grade 11 can be considered as insurance should something go awry in the future. There are an increasing number of institutions that make provisional offers based on your Grade 11 results, and many will still admit you even if your Grade 12 is a little less strong.

Evaluation of post-matric optionsAssessing their Grade 11 results and performance empower learners to make better decisions about their post-school direction, including about which options are available to them, what courses to apply for and where. Learners should start working out their ‘points’ for higher education entrance from Grade 10. This means they should thoroughly research the courses they want to study and the results they need for their application to be accepted. In Grade 11, learners are then able to monitor how realistic their aspirations are and where they need to do more work, which will reduce uncertainty when applying.

While Matric is often viewed as the year, Grade 11 learners and

their parents need to be aware that Matric is not a year-long event,

but rather a two-year long project. Throughout one’s school career,

Grade 12 (Matric) is viewed as the ultimate year, the year in which

you have to account for what you learned in the decade before, and

the year whose results will follow you for the rest of your life. But

what learners and parents don’t realise, is that Grade 11 can arguably

be considered as important, if not more so, than one’s final year, an

education expert says.“There are at least five reasons why Grade 11

learners should take this year very seriously, and put as much effort

into it as they will next year,” says Dr Felicity Coughlan, Director of

The Independent Institute of Education. She says the penultimate

school year is a significant one because it provides these options:

Matric exams:a two-year project

Time testingIf you keep good track of how long it takes you to master different kinds of work, that will allow you to draw up an accurate study plan next year. Knowing your pace of work means you will be able to revise with enough time allocated right from the start, so that you don’t run out of days before you run out of work to revise.

Exam focusTeachers set Grade 11 exams to mimic the format and complexity of Grade 12. That means that taking your Grade 11 exams seriously will help you understand how you are doing and how ready you will be for your final exams. It helps you to work out where you need to apply more focus. This year’s exams provide a measure of where you are, and should be treated as part of your preparation for your finals.

ExperimentingGrade 11 allows some time for experimenting before crunch-time arrives. Learn new study methods and stress management methods, and experiment with things you have not done before, like study groups and mind maps. Finding a variety of study techniques and approaches that work for you will allow you to enter Grade 12 with a revision system that will make you perform at your best.

“Matric does not start in your last year of school. If you start applying your mind to your final exams right now and take the long view coupled with a strategy, you will be able to deliver your absolute best when you sit for your finals in a year and a half ’s time, and significantly improve your chances of being able to follow your dream post-Matric.”

by Jenny Morris@jennymorrischef 

3 FOOD

Hot

Peanut Butter Chilli FudgeMakes 24 squares or bars

FudgeINGREDIENTS• 850 ml (680 g) sugar• 80 g butter• 60 ml (60 g) golden syrup• 250 ml milk• 1 tin (385 g) condensed milk• 10 ml vanilla essence

oh, so heavenly!!!Let’s spice things up a bit

for Mother’s Day with these delectable fiery treats!! There will be enough pink roses and pretty

cupcakes, so why not explore something different and hot – it is winter already anyway!

&

METHOD• Grease and line a square 25 cm baking tin very

well.• Heat the sugar, butter, golden syrup and milk in

a saucepan on medium heat and stir to dissolve the sugar. The mixture must not boil at this stage.

• When all the sugar has dissolved, bring the mixture to the boil and boil for 5 minutes.

• Add the condensed milk and boil, stirring regularly, until the mixture reaches soft ball stage (116–118 °C).

• Remove from the heat, add the vanilla essence and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture starts to thicken.

• Pour into the prepared baking tin. Cool slightly while you make the topping.

ToppingINGREDIENTS• 300 ml (150 g) icing sugar• 125 g butter• 250 ml (250 g) peanut butter• 10 ml dried chilli flakes, plus• 5 ml extra for garnishing

METHOD• Melt all the topping ingredients together in a

saucepan on medium heat.• Mix well and then spread the topping over the

cooled fudge. Sprinkle some more chilli flakes over the fudge before it sets.

• Cool and cut into squares or bars as soon as the peanut butter topping is set.

© Jenny Morris 2016

Recipe from Baking for Pleasure & Profit by Christine Capendale (Human & Rousseau).

4 FASHION

Down time is fun time, so get out there and make it happen in the kind of clothes that are effortless and easy. Fashion Editor Pepe Sofianos has scooped up

all your old favourites.

Being comfy is good. Keeping

warm is better. Looking cool is

best. You can have it all just so

long as you stick to checked

shirts, denims of the day, fleecy

jackets and practical parkas.

Sorted.

#MUST-HAVESKeep it! That’s the general say-so about jeans, jeggings and

joggers. You can’t have enough of them…………..

Peak cap with faux fur pom pom, R129; guy’s beanie with pom pom, R99; grey beanie with twin pom poms , R129, all Cotton On. Pink furry ear muffs, R99, H & M.

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Knitted fringed poncho, R169.95, Ackermans.

Pink suede fleecy jacket, R699, H & M; Long winter scarf, R170 and blue heeled platform boots, R799, both Foschini; knitted legwarmers, R59.95, Woolworths.

Checked hoodie shirt, R159.95 and 70s style jeans, R179.55 both Ackermans and unisex lace-up boots, R499, Cotton On.

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Girl’s 89 sweatshirt, R199, Soda Bloc.

Boy’s navy peak cap, R89, Soda Bloc.

Hotshot rapper Tyga sums it all up in a checked shirt, ripped jeans and sneakers.

Hollywood fashion designer Kristin Cavallari favours a khaki parka with fur trim and a beanie. ‘Nuff said.

Actor Trevor Jackson chills out in his signature bomber jacket, sweatshirt and slashed jeans. Way to go bro!

You know her as Rue in Hunger Games, but off set Amandla Stenberg is really the girl next door in a trendy plaid shirt and A-line skirt.

Actress Ariana Grande keeps out the chill with chic and cheeky ear muffs – a big fashion accessory this winter.

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Parka Jacket R459Legging R79 Chelsea Boots R299Long Sleeved T R109Knitwear Cardigan R249Twill Jegging R219Ankle Boots R299 Puffa Vest R299Boxy T-Shirt R99Skinny Jeans R199Chelsea Boots R299

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Aztec Backpack R179

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UPCOMING FIXTURES

SACS1ST RUGBY TEAM

UPCOMING FIXTURES: 23 April - Paarl Gim - Away30 April - Wynberg Festival Day 1 - U14A, 15A, 16A & 1sts1 May - Wynberg Festival Day 2 - U14A, 15A, 16A & 1sts7 May - Bishops - Home14 May - Rondebosch - Home21 May - Tygerberg - Home

GROOTE SCHUUR PRIMARY SCHOOLU13 NETBALL TEAM

GROOTE SCHUUR HIGH SCHOOL1ST TEAM HOCKEY GIRLS

UPCOMING FIXTURES: 23 April away vs Bellville Tech28 April away vs Bosmansdam7 May Derby vs Parow

14 May Derby vs Norman Henshilwood21 May away vs Parklands

Esekho Mangesana, Erin Samuels, Tamzyn Raaff, Sarah Philander, Khanyisile Magwa, Rachel Heath, Iman Naidoo, Jane Davids, Kelly Johnson, Thatho Koyana, Zara Brettenny, Dhurraa Birch, Gabrielle Petersen, Jessica Witten, Kayleigh Soloman, Kyla Peters, Ghanaan Harneker, Gugulethu Mbulawa, Astrid Du Toit. FRONT: S Jade (Coach), I Imaan, A Brittney, F Fadwa (Captain), D Laeeqa, M Nahwaal.

BACK: A Mardhiyah, O Aimee, I Michaela, A Jade, W Faye, DG Claudine (Coach), VS Mishkah, G Abigail, K Imrah, R Toni, H Chelsey.

No 8 Alex Halvorsen scoring against Selborne at the Kearsney Easter Festival.

PINELANDS HIGH1ST TEAM HOCKEY BOYS

UPCOMING BOYS HOCKEY FIXTURES: 23 April away against Fairbairn26 April away against De Kuilen6 May home against Edgemead

FRONT: Nahum Hughes, Reza Ebrahim, Cole Newel, Jarrod Jansen van Rensburg, Christian Cook-son and Wilbur Kepkey. BACK: Mogammad Na’eem Davids, Luke Clark, Dylan Williams, Jordi Abrahams, Chase Newel and Aidan Lewis.

PINELANDS NORTH PRIMARYMULTISPORT

FRONT KNEELING: Likhona Burt, Daniel Vos. FRONT: Koresh Bohms, Kwezi Ndlovu, Alex Van Schoor, Hannah Hector, Nas Dehaeck, Joshua Harrod, Aaliyah Meyer, Janel Broster-Masureik, Chander Bohms, Teagan Schaffers, Pablo Bester. MIDDLE: Valentine Nefdt, Jaluca Bester, Cath-erine van der Scholtz, Nicole Holmwood, Maahier Daniels, Maxine Wiseman, Thomas Vos, Emily February, Liyema Gqasana. BACK: Zayyaan Effendi, Imran Sasman, Amy Kedzior, Isabella Ludlum, Aaron Eybers, Giammaria Prati, Johari Bohms.

UPCOMING FIXTURES: 4th May - Groote Schuur vs Rustenburg – Home11th May - Groote Schuur vs Micklefield – Home18th May - Groote Schuur vs Camps Bay – Home25th May - Groote Schuur vs Rosebank – Away

FRONT: Hylton Goatley, Mr R Sims (Physio), Robbie Davis (Vice Captain), Mr M Lindenberg (1st XV Coach), Garth Shenker (Captain), Mr J Snijmann (Manager), Matthew Grobler (Vice Captain), Mr J Carew (Assistant Coach), James van Rensburg. SECOND ROW: Mike Mavovana, Suhaib Ajmoodien, Kyle Federicks, Zaka Sallie, Ian Grant, Ross Roode, Chulu Mputing, Keegan Collier. THIRD ROW: Dane Stevens, Tomasz de Rosenwerth, Cheyne Robertson, Van Der Bijl Blake, Samuel Cragg, Devon Arendse, Luca Nothnagel Di Giovanni. BACK ROW: Hugo Minnaar, Jason Fisher, Braden Tredoux, Joshua Lubbe, Cal Smid, Donald Falconer, Matthew Horrigan, Jason Macleod Smith.

RONDEBOSCH BOYS HIGH SCHOOLU19 TOURING SQUAD

UPCOMING FIXTURES: 30 April vs KES2 May vs vs Windhoek7 May vs Hoër Landbouskool Boland - Away 14 May vs SACS - Away

BERGVLIET PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 715 1103 (e) secretary@bps.wcape.school.za

7THE GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 674 2077 (e) info@thegrove.co.za

OAKHURST GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 686 4404 (e) pam@oakhurst.org.za

Successful Thinking Schools South Africa RoadshowThanks to our principal, Sally Shield’s encouragement and the incredible collaboration of teachers, support staff, children and parents, The Grove hosted a most successful Thinking Schools South Africa Roadshow on Saturday, 9 April. Many generous accolades have been received for the authenticity of critical and creative thinking. The delegates were able to observe groups of children from Grades 1 to 5 working with their teachers on tasks which demonstrated the effective use of thinking tools and behaviours.

James Sanders, the keynote speaker, challenged the audience to think of their own fears and failures and understand these as part of an intriguing process leading towards possibilities and opportunities. James demonstrated this to us by charting his own interesting career path in a most entertaining way.

Grade 4 learners Ameera Yacoob and Maggie Mallinson demonstrate how thinking skills are used in the classroom.

James Sanders was the keynote speaker at the event.

Grade 5s build their own skeletons

On the second last day of the First Term of 2016, Thursday, 17 March, Bergvliet Primary School learners participated in some great fundraising fun – SOAPBOX RACING – a first for the school.

Teachers, learners and parents threw themselves enthusiastically into the excitement and energising competitiveness of the day, and a very good time was enjoyed by all!

Great fundraising fun

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GREENFIELD GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 797 0554 (e) greenfieldgirls@gmail.com

GOLDEN GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 674 2155 (e) postmaster@ggps.wcape.school.za

GROOTE SCHUUR PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 685 7295 (e) deonie@gsps.co.za

Grade 7 Camp April 2016

Wacky Wear DayHas the Greenfield Girls’ uniform changed? No, it was the annual Wacky Wear Day where pupils must come dressed to school in their wackiest of outfits. Here Emily and Tatum receive their Student of the Month awards dressed in the wackiest of clothes.

Grade 4 museum objectThe Grade 4s had to bring an object to school that was ten years or older and use it for a museum display.

Family Fun Sports DayWe had a fun sports day at the end of the term. It was fun for the entire family. The red house, Molteno, were the winners for the day.

TennisSA interpro under 13 champs took place in Bloemfontein in the holidays. 16 teams entered the SA interpro tournament with Yazeed Abbas representing Groote Schuur Primary and Western Province The teams consist of the top 6 boys and top 6 girls in each region.

Western Province made it to the finals and lost to Gauteng North. We were extremely happy with this WP team result as we only made it to the quarter finals last year! Yazeed made both WP schools and Groote Schuur Primary School proud by winning 10 out of 12 matches.

Drum MajorettesCongratulations and awesomely well done to Team Groote Schuur on another top-notch competition day. 1st place for first large Drill (Big drill) Competition, including 1st place for Subbies, 1st place for squad and shared 1st place for display elements. We wish the Drum Majorettes good luck for the season ahead.

BaseballRio Harrison represented Western Province Baseball in the U12 A team at the Junior National Championships during the school holidays. Western Province won gold at U12, U15 and U18. Rio was also one of five players in South Africa chosen to attend the World Children’s Baseball Fair in Toyama, Japan from 17 August to 25h August. Five children from 15 countries were selected to attend. Rio is the only represent-ative from Western Province.

GROOTE SCHUUR HIGH SCHOOL(t) 021 674 2165 (e) sysop@gshs.co.za.

9THE PINELANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL(t) 021 531 3674 (e) blueschool@mweb.co.za

PINELANDS NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL (t) 021 531 3414 (e) admin@pnps.co.za

Blue School Spray-a-ThonOn 11 March 2016, the Blue School hosted their first Spray-a-thon in association with the CANSA foundation. It was a day of fun and raising awareness about the cancer disease. The school managed to bring in R 7000 and presented a “cheque” to the foundation at assembly. The Pinelands Primary had a brave teacher, Miss Katherine Sweetnam, who shaved the back of her hair to donate. Well done! As a school this event would not have been successful without the Grade 6 Community Interaction Team and the supportive parents and teachers of the Blue School. We look forward to next year’s Blue School Spray-a-thon.

Sun Valley Champions Shield Soccer TournamentOn Friday 8 April and Saturday 9 April our under 13 soccer team played in the Sun Valley Champions Shield Soccer Tournament. We played a few tough teams and ended up being put into the Plate division. On the Saturday our boys won all their games, defeating Gateway (a school from Zimbabwe) in the Final, to win the Sun Valley Soccer Champions Plate.

Sun Valley Champions Netball tournamentOn Saturday 9 April our under 13 netball team played in the Sun Valley Champions Netball tournament. Although they didn’t reach the final, they played well, learned a lot and most importantly, had fun.

A group of learners and teachers from Groote Schuur High School visited our partner school in Zimbabwe from 14-21 March 2016. Our Connecting Classrooms partnership with Magwegwe Secondary School in Bulawayo aims at linking teachers and learners in order to share best practice, live in a different school culture, build learning relationships, share resources and develop a sense of global citizenship. The warmth, hospitality and openness we experienced made our visit the trip of a lifetime.

Connecting Classrooms from Cape Town to Bulawayo

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ST JOSEPH’S MARIST COLLEGE(t) 021 685 6715 (e) admin@maristsj.co.za

PINELANDS HIGH SCHOOL(t) 021 531 7410 (e) postmaster@phs.org.za

St Joseph’s Triangular Athletics

Rugby and Netball Clinic SJMC Jazz Band

SJMC Jazz on the Lawn 2016

SJMC Jazz Band with Lira

Pinelands High School students lend a handDue to the ongoing drought in parts of South Africa the Representative Council of Learners initiated a water project among the students. The idea was to lend a helping hand to the wider community and for students to think about others in need.

The school partnered with Operation Hydrate and thousands of litres of water were collected by students and then dropped off at the collection point in Maitland.

SU award for Pinelands HighStellenbosch University (SU) acknowledged Pinelands High School as one of a group of 100 schools in South Africa identified by the university for consistently producing students of a high academic calibre over the past five years.

Professor Wim de Villiers, vice-chancellor and rector of SU handed the award to Mr Dave Campbell, principal of Pinelands High School.

Mr Dave Campbell receives the award from Professor Wim de Villiers.

Pinelands High School students with a sample of the water that was collected: Luzuko Ncube, Stella Hertantyo, Brooke Stewart and Chakwizira Diza.

SACS trumpeter plays at Josh Groban showShaw Komori (Grade 12) was invited to play at the recent Josh Groban concerts. He was featured as a soloist on both nights.

Congratulations to Shaw.

SUN VALLEY GROUP OF SCHOOLS(t) 021 785 2722 (e) hello@sunvalleygroup.co.za

11WESTERFORD HIGH SCHOOL(t) 021 689 9154 (e) admin@westerford.co.za

SOUTH AFRICAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL(t) 021 689 4164 (e) twinek@sacollege.org.za

SACS cares for the environmentRosedale Hostel has now fully installed their solar thermal hot water system, occupation sensors for the internal LED lighting and have been utilising rain water harvesting for past 3 years.

We have had our recycling project up and running for past month and now looking to do organic recycling of the good waste to use on lawns and garden beds. Next project will be PV panels to take us off the grid.

Hockey vs Somerset CollegeSACS Hockey results 16 April• 1st Somerset College 3 - 0• 2nd Somerset College 4 - 2• 3rd Somerset College 0 - 1• U16A Somerset College 4 - 0• U16B Somerset College 2 - 0• U16C Somerset College 6 - 0• U14A Somerset College 6 - 1

2016 National Education Excellence Awards CeremonyWesterford High School was invited by our National Minister of Basic Education, Ms Angie Motsheka, to attend the 2016 National Education Excellence Awards Ceremony which was held at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria on Friday 1 April 2016. At this prestigious function Westerford was honoured in two categories.

Firstly, in the category “Top-Performing Public School”, we were placed second behind joint winners Eunice Secondary School in Bloemfontein and Danville Park Girls’ School in Durban, with Rustenburg Girls’ in third place, based on the 2015 NSC results.

Secondly, we received a “Ministerial Award (2011-2015)”. This award, as we understand, is a special award to just one school, Westerford, for outstanding NSC results based on matric pass-rate, matric Bachelors pass-rate, results in Mathematics and results in Physical Science taken over the five-year period 2011 to 2015.

Sport at Sun Valley PrimaryDuring the season, Sun Valley sport stars have attended three tours, namely Waterpolo, Tennis and Hockey.Waterpolo The Waterpolo was a wonderful event where both the U13A Boys and Girls were invited to the Knysna Oakhill Chukka Festival. The girls won this event and the boys narrowly lost only two out of 11 games.TennisThe Tennis Tour was a brilliant experience for our budding, talented tennis players. The boys and girls, mainly consisting of a young U11 team, wowed their opposition with their amazing talent and dedication.HockeyDuring the Easter Holidays, the U13A Hockey Girls attended the Knysna Hockey Festival against some of the top Hockey Schools in the Western and Eastern Cape. The girls played top notch hockey and impressed with some outstanding victories.

Cracking Champions Shield 2016Sun Valley hosted the annual Champions Shield Soccer and Netball Festival in scorching hot conditions. This wonderful event is now in its third year.

Sun Valley had three teams involved in the competition. U13A, U13B and due to a neighboring school being unable to attend, a third SVPS Invitational Team joined. Springfield, Gateway Primary (Zim), Kronendal, Pinelands, SVPS A & B and Kleinberg all joined in for the fun netball festival.

The girls played 6 rounds of matches, and this was a wonderful way to remove the Summer Sport rust and get ready for the big season ahead.

The Soccer was becoming more and more competitive, in the end it was Kleinberg A vs SVPS A to decide who would be crowned the Champions Shield Winner of 2016. After beating Kleinberg in the pool stages, the boys went into the game with confidence. However, Kleinbergplayed the game of their lives and were crowned as deserved winners at the end of the day.

At the prize giving, Sun Valley’s Shaakir (Mohammed) Ahmed was named Defender of the Tournament.El-Juan Durand at the Knysna Oakhill Chukka

Festival. Steven Stander on the Tennis Tour.Asemahle Sawuka

12 HEALTH

While contact sports remain a cherished

part of many schools’ sporting traditions,

children participating in these kinds of

sports do stand an increased chance of sustaining injuries.

Rugby icon Jean de Villiers weighs in on the risks of contact

sports in South Africa.

School contact sports and safetyAccording to Jean de Villiers, the issue of head injuries in school sport should not be taken lightly. “Having played rugby for close on 30 years, I have only been concussed twice. Once was at school when I got a direct blow from a knee to the side of the head and the other as a professional when one of my teammates kicked me on the head by accident. In both cases I missed two weeks of rugby,” says De Villiers, who is now playing rugby for the Leicester Tigers in England.

Mark Arnold, Principal Officer of Resolution Health, says physical sports provide a healthy balance in school life, as they serve as an outlet for energy and the strenuous exercise can help

many children to better focus on their studies. “There are many positive life lessons to be learnt from team sports in particular; however, a number of those currently played in South African schools do hold the risk of injuries.

“While people participating in contact sports could suffer a wide range of injuries, head and spinal cord injuries are of particular concern because they can potentially have profound and lifelong consequences. While adults are able to make informed decisions about the risks they take when participating in contact sports, it is up to parents to weigh up the risk of serious injury with the benefits such sports may offer their children,” Arnold adds.

It has been estimated that the rate of traumatic brain injury in children younger than 16 is around 180 per 100 000, which equates to 0,18% and most of these are characterised as ‘mild’2. When it comes to children, however, any concussion should be considered in a serious light as their brains are still developing.

There are a number of precautions that can be introduced in an attempt to make contact sports safer, but the interventions are not always unqualified successes. For example, some studies have suggested that when helmets are introduced as a protective measure in children’s contact sports, the chance of concussive injury actually increased because the children adopted more risky behaviour in their style of play2.

Weighing in on the subject, Debbie Valentini, spokesperson for Zurreal says, “It should also be considered that healthy behaviours, such as regular exercise, are more likely to stick in adult life if they are introduced from a young age, and school sports play an important role in establishing fitness as a lasting lifestyle choice.

“The efforts of Boksmart in providing safety guidelines for school sport and injury management are to be welcomed, as these can certainly help to mitigate the risks that are a reality of physical sports. We encourage schools to implement pragmatic precautions, and urge parents to remain vigilant and demand that reasonable safety protocols are followed,” Valentini adds.

“I think that what is being done at the moment to prevent head injuries is fantastic, and the Boksmart system that helps with the treatment of such injuries immediately after they occur is a great starting point. I also think the coaching of better tackling techniques can prevent injuries, as a poor technique resulted in my first concussion,” De Villiers concludes.

“An Australian study into the rates of concussion in children aged 6 to 16 found that organised sports accounted for six times as many severe

concussive head injuries than other physical leisure activities1.”

References: 1 Concussive head injury in children and adolescents related to sports and other leisure physical activities (G J Browne and L T Lam, 2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2492044/ 2 Can we manage sport related concussion in children

the same as in adults? (P McCrory, A Collie,, V Anderson and G Davis 2004) http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/38/5/516.

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