This section will collect and archive the relevant media reports pertaining to South African soccer and the Global game of football. Where possible, an electronic version of the reports shall be made available:
The AFA is seeking funding and sponsorship for the establiahment of a comprehensive library for use by the Academy and other soccer coaches from the greater Soweto region. The resources will include a comprehensive video archive for video-analysis purposes; a continuing media and text archive; and a comprehensive training library collected from a wide genre of sources.
Arising out of the library archives the AFA will be in a position to document the heritage of sport and soccer more specifically. Consequently, the AFA has initiated the process of developing a research program in collaboration with Wits University's Heritage Department, the National Heritage Council (NHC) of South Africa, SAFA Development and SA History Online (SAHO). The outcome of this continued research will be a heritage museum of football within the geo-political context of South Africa and Soweto. A digital version will be hosted by SAHO.This section will provide a bibliography of all the article, journal and book titles the AFA will house at the main library. This library will be open to all for use in-house only. If you have any suggestions on appropriate literature or kind donations you would like to make, please email for attention, the Head Librarian on amathole@fastmail.fm
ARTICLES:
| Author | Year | Title | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forthcoming | |||
JOURNALS:
| Author | Year | Title | Journal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Nevill (ed) | (July 2006) | Nutrition and Football | J of Sports Sciences: Vol 24 No 7 |
BOOKS:
| Author | Year | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantu, R.C.; and Micheli, L.J. (eds) | (1991) | ACSM's Guidelines for the Team Physician | Lea and Febiger |
This section will collect and archive the relevant media reports pertaining to South African soccer and the Global game of football. Where possible, an electronic version of the reports shall be made available:
The AFA has been planning the development of the 'Soweto Sports Stars' museum since its inception to act as a research development centre as well as a museum for both the local market and international visitor. Funding for this important project is still being sought, but we are happy to announce that we will be finalising the appointment of a senior researcher and curator in the near future.
The following section will list a complete bibliography of resources available for training purposes at the Academy. These will be sourced from a variety of genres, both locally and globally for the benefit of local coaches and teams:
In the meantime, the AFA technical staff are pleased to announce a collaboration with CoachesColleague.com, who will be aiding the development of South African football through their dynamic approach to electronic Coaching support. Matthew Tallon, the Managing Director, comments below on the effectiveness and use of the CoachesColleague site:
Designed by Coach Educators for Coaches!
CoachesColleague is a comprehensive coaching website that provides ideas, advice and information on every aspect of the coaching process. Its aim is to assist football (soccer) coaches in the modern era develop their own knowledge and understanding in order to to provide their players with a correct and thorough education.
The ever expanding site currently contains over 1600 pages, across 10 unique sections, so regardless of experience, level of involvement or the qualifications gained every coach will find this site a valuable addition to their coaching resources.
Interested coaches and administrators are free to peruse the site for a tour at http://www.coachescolleague.com/tour/tour_home.html
The listed video archives will only be available at the AFA head-offices in Soweto. Booking times for viewing the material will be administered through the AFA Librarian and both individual and group session options will be made available: