Cricket SA's Pholetsi Moseki honours the ‘true heroes' of Proteas cricket
Cricket SA chief executive Pholetsi Moseki said the origins of the game were just as important as winning trophies.
With Proteas stars like Rassie van der Dussen , Tumi Sekhukhune and Lizaad Williams in attendance, the seminar forms a vital cog in the development of cricket in the country.
The aim of the event is to bring in all the coaches from all the regions of South Africa to co-ordinate its efforts on an annual basis.
While much of the focus has been on the Proteas ' World Test Championship ( WTC ) victory, Cricket SA is also ensuring those gains are not lost with the hosting of the KFC mini cricket seminar in Polokwane.
Celebrating Superheroes: Moseki Highlights the Impact of Community Coaches and the Proteas' WTC Victory
'This is to celebrate superheroes. You know it always humbles me coming here and seeing the amazing people that are really responsible for the lifeblood of our mass participation program,' said Moseki.
'It's really to celebrate them and basically just to give them that extra energy to continue doing this amazing work that they do at the community level.'
'In our pipeline program, the coaches interact with kids at a very young age. Normally, we always speak about the Proteas, but remember you don't have to be a Protea, not a lot of them would be Proteas, but it does create lifelong fans for the game. But also over and above that, create good citizens for the country that we desperately need.'
As for the Proteas victory in the WTC final, Moseki said he knew such a significant achievement had been coming.
'I always knew that it was just around the corner, but I think it was quite important that we as a country finally get that monkey off our back.
'After this, I'm quite excited with what the future holds for the game, both in the Proteas women and the Proteas men.'
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