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Head in charge athlectics Bubi District Cain Ncube (right) and chairperson of Bubi District Association of Secondary Heads Khumbulani Sibanda

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
BUBI District has appointed three coaches to take charge of the district’s track and field National Association of Secondary School Heads (Nash) athletics team for the Matabeleland North inter- district competition in mid-March.

Nkayi High School will host the province’s six districts for the two-day event from March 16-17.

Bubi has eight secondary schools and these are Somvubu High, Sijawugwe Secondary, Inyathi High, Gloag High, Siganda Secondary, Majiji Secondary, Mangubeni Secondary and Dabengwa Secondary.

The Nash Bubi district head in charge of athletics Cain Ncube said the coaches, Zwelani Malaba from Gloag High, Prince Ndebele from Majiji and Tawanda Sibanda from Inyathi High, will select the district team at the inter-schools competition that will be held at Inyathi High from March 2-3.

“Each of the three coaches will have a specific field. Malaba will be in charge of sprints, Ndebele will train the middle distance runners while Sibanda takes charge of the vertical and horizontal jumps. Our team will go into camp on March 8 and remain there until departure for Nkayi High,” said Ncube, who is also the headmaster of Sijawugwe Secondary School.

He said they were confident of doing well against other districts and was looking forward to Bubi contributing a number of athletes to the provincial team.
“We are a small district, but I believe we are endowed with a lot of talent. The adage ‘dynamite comes in small packages’ will live true to Bubi district, ” said Ncube.

He also challenged teachers to attend athletics courses to equip themselves with the latest trends in the sport.

“We normally fail to live up to expectations when we compete with other provinces largely because of lack of proper training for our athletes. In our preview meeting held at Somvubu High last Friday, we also realised that the way we select provincial coaches leaves a lot to be desired. We have teachers with tangible evidence of producing good athletes, but for reasons not known, these coaches are not given a chance to prove their mettle at provincial level and we need to change that,” Ncube said.