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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Southern Gauteng: South Africa |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Finance - University of Pretoria: South Africa |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing golf. (obo.co.nz, 2012) |
| Injuries | She underwent surgery for a torn Achilles tendon in 2013. (sahockey.co.za, 12 Nov 2013) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (allthingsjabu.co.za, 16 Jan 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | It was the only winter sport offered at her school. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | Her school coach Jeanette Rennie, and goalkeeping coach Joppe De Vries. (allthingsjabu.co.za, 16 Jan 2012) |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch hockey player Guus Vogels, her mother. (Facebook page, 19 Feb 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Giles Bonnet [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Goalkeeper |
| Training Regime | She does four gym sessions, three speed and agility sessions and six turf sessions per week. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began playing hockey at school in 1998. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2006 |
| Competing for | South Africa |
| Opponent | Netherlands |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | Xhosa, English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Set high standards for yourself and don't settle for mediocre." (Facebook page, 19 Feb 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | South Africa |
General Interest | |
| Other information | GOALKEEPING ORIGINS She started out as a forward when she originally took up hockey."Goalkeeping to me came as an impulsive decision. It was during a physical education lesson where we needed a goalkeeper and no one volunteered. I just decided to put my hand up and as they say the rest is history." (allthingsjabu.co.za, 16 Jan 2012) |