Selected for the third year in a row.

Barry Bridges is looking at helping raise South African esports to greater heights.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA)has always put the interests of its athletes first.

MSSA realises that for sportspersons to excel in this  ever demanding world, talent alone is not enough. The athlete must have the full support of parents, coaches, administrators and other support staff if he or she is to attain victory in the most gruelling of circumstances.

The athlete too needs to take into account all of his or her needs, whether they be on a physical, mental and physiological level.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is ever mindful that it is possible to improve player welfare and thus performance. With such a belief in mind MSSA has appointed Mr. Barry Bridges as its online coach and wellness consultant. 

Barry Bridges (ZAG Academy) is a qualified sports scientist who holds international certifications in sleep science, sports performance, golf fitness, and FMS movement testing.  He is based in Cape Town, South Africa and has over 12 years of experience working with Golf fitness for professional golfers such as interprovincial, national and sunshine tour golfers. While Barry had focused extensively on the golf industry he also has experience in working as a coach for strength and conditioning (soccer), corporate wellness, sleep coaching, and esports performance.

Barry will offer remote support for Team Esports South Africa at the IESF World Esports Championships and other future events. He will offer support in various sectors in wellness such as sleep, nutrition, exercise and overall cognitive performance for players. Barry will help MSSA ensure that their players are mentally and physically ready for competition.

MSSA president, Colin Webster, is enthusiastic about his appointment and stated, "Barry's appointment will not only have immediate effects on the South African Esports Protea Team, but will also raise all South African esports to a new level."

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Sleep Coaching gamers

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is ever mindful of improving player welfare and performance. With such belief Mr. Barry Bridges operates as MSSA's online coach and wellness consultant. 

Barry Bridges (ZAG Academy) is a qualified sports scientist who holds international certifications in sleep science, sports performance, golf fitness, and FMS movement testing.  He is based in Cape Town, South Africa and has over 12 years of experience working with Golf fitness for professional golfers such as interprovincial, national and sunshine tour golfers. While Barry had focused extensively on the golf industry he also has experience in working as a coach for strength and conditioning (soccer), corporate wellness, sleep coaching, and esports performance.

Barry uses the following list of tools to assess novice and professional gamers when they undergo when I sleep training. 

Barry further believes that education is vitally important when approaching gamers on this topic Gamers need to understand the 'why' and 'how' of sleep and recovery. Once the basic information has been covered, then Barry will dig deep into proper analysis and find out their sleep needs.

Gathering the information from the gamer will be the first step to allowing to identify weak performance points and to provide the best solutions going forward.

Here below are a few sleep tricks to help all gamers build sleep quality:

• Make sure to get regular sleep wake up times this will help promote sleepiness the night leading up to sleep.
• Get outside first thing in the morning and add some movement. The body needs sunlight and movement to reset our body clocks to prepare us for work. It is suggested that gamers have 15-30min of sunlight exposure in the morning, and add a walk or a early morning run and some stretching.
• Eat on a regular basis. Meal timing is important for the stomach and sleep. When you eat on regular times you will be able to perform on a daily basis. I suggest aiming for a big breakfast, Medium lunch and a light dinner. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a peasant!
  

Anyone wishing to contact Barry Bridges can do so on WhatsApp: +27 (0) 83 651 4170.

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Sleep Series with @BarrysleepCoach - Part 2.

Barry Bridges (right) will continue to inform.

Barry Bridges is the Wellness Consultant for Team Esports South Africa. Barry offers support in various sectors in wellness such as sleep, nutrition, exercise and overall cognitive performance for players.  All athletes , coaches and administrators are invited to tune in for this insightful session. Barry will be diving in on how to schedule athletes' sleep and recovery in their demanding schedules. Also read:

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• Esports titles selected: MSSA's School Championships.
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Covid-19 sleep and recovery routine.

Mind Sports South Africa's wellness coach for the Protea Team, Barry Bridges, has good advice for esports athletes.

During this time of uncertainty we need to make sure we keep focus on our health and wellness. 

If you are a gamer it is important to maintain a level of healthy habits and make sure you keep to a proper schedule including all your day-to-day activities. This pandemic has caused a lot of panic and stress which has taken a toll on our health. This being said we need to look at the aspects of our lives that we can control and build up a strong base against the invisible enemy “Covid-19 “. 

Let’s take a deeper look into the ways we can stay healthy and maintain a good wellness state during Covid-19. As a gamer make sure to monitor your sleep, nutrition and caffeine intake. Consistency is king when it comes to sleep, the better you stick to a consistent sleep pattern the better your brain and body will function. Nutrition should be carefully monitored by quality foods consumed throughout the day until early evening. All caffeine stimulants need to be  consumed early in the day, any caffeine closer to bedtime will effect your quality of deep sleep. I have created a poster below that gives you some basic tips to follow during Covid-19 please view it and try to follow it as best as you can.

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Mind Sports South Africa appoints Barry Bridges as its wellness consultant.

Barry Bridges is looking at helping raise South African esports to greater heights.

For sportspersons to excel in this  ever demanding world, talent alone is not enough. The athlete must have the full support of parents, coaches, administrators and other support staff if he or she is to attain victory in thhe most gruelling of circumstances.

The athlete too needs to take into account all of his or her needs, whether they be on a physical, mental and physiological level.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is ever mindful that it is possible to improve player welfare and thus performance. With such a belief in mind MSSA has appointed Mr. Barry Bridges as its online coach and wellness consultant. 

Barry Bridges (ZAG Academy) is a qualified sports scientist who holds international certifications in sleep science, sports performance, golf fitness, and FMS movement testing.  He is based in Cape Town, South Africa and has over 12 years of experience working with Golf fitness for professional golfers such as interprovincial, national and sunshine tour golfers. While Barry had focussed extensively on the golf industry he also has experience in working as a coach for strength and conditioning (soccer), corporate wellness, sleep coaching, and esports performance.

Barry will offer remote support for Team Esports South Africa at the IESF World Championship and other future events. He will offer support in various sectors in wellness such as sleep, nutrition, exercise and overall cognitive performance for players. Barry will help MSSA ensure that their players are mentally and physically ready for competition.

MSSA president, Amanda Pakade, is enthusiastic about his appointment and stated, "Barry's appointment will not only have immediate effects on the South African Esports Protea Team, but will also raise all South African esports to a new level."

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