By consistently providing up-to-date news and information about Checkers, Draughts, Esports, Morabaraba, and Wargames, the number of readers of MSSA's blog page has steadily increased since Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) began operating such blog.
MSSA started the blog page in August 2013, and since then the numbers have climbed from a few readers a day to a over 10,000 a month.
There even has been as much as 33,000 readers on a single day.
Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) blog carries articles pertinent to competitive gaming in South Africa from proto-computer gaming all the way through to the most modern.
Of course it has taken dedication, consistency and accurate reporting of events to attract such numbers.
Because the blog is run by MSSA, any and all member clubs are able to have articles published on the blog.
Thus all member club's are invited to send in articles for the blog page, and are welcome to highlight their achievements, sponsorships, strategies, events, and/or top players.
The articles are then shared to MSSA's other social media pages, being:
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/
Blog: https://
Checkers group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/661607010637066
Esports group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/494673430594011
Morabaraba group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/218737611540221
Wargames group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173607242743483
Instagram: @mindsportssouthafrica
Twitter: @mindsportssa
There is no better, or easier way, of advertising your club.
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MSSA President, Colin Webster, actively promotes Derby Championships.
As Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) transitions from 2021 to 2022, we all may be tempted to want to forget the two previous years year that were both challenging and unusual.
Though 2020 and 2021 may have deprived us of many friendships and joys we took for granted, many of us were taught us to value the things that are really important, and to learn from the lessons taught to improve existing formats, procedures, and processes.
One such improvement is that MSSA has created provision for member clubs to host their own Derby/s.
The purpose of a Derby held by a member club, albeit a private, university, and/or school club, is to:
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Barry Bridges is looking at helping raise South African esports to greater heights. |
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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| Roedean has been a member club in good standing for a number of years. |
* indicates the titles to be played at IESF's 14th World Esports Championships in Bali in November 2022.
Entries now only need to be submitted on Friday, 4 March 2022 and the championship shall be played on Saturday, 5 March 2022.
MSSA would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the dedicated Educators for ensuring that the school teams are ready-and-able and for giving up so much of their time and patience. Only once the learners have left school will they really comprehend what the Educators have done for them.
Please note that the medals shall be awarded to the players at the next LAN championship in which such team/player enters and participates.
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Jonathan Brown (Team Playbell) who represented South Africa in Eilat in 2021, totally dominated Tekken 7 at the Online Western Cape Championships. |
Esports athletes were thus able to play in the comfort and safety of their own homes and are still capable of competing on provincial, and even, a national levels.
Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) 2022 Western Cape Online Provincial Champio
Athletes are reminded that by finishing in the top 3, or top twenty percent - whichever is greater, at MSSA's Western Cape Online Provincial Champio
While the 'Old Guard' such as Jonathan Brown, Kyle Voster, Aidan Voster, and Theunis van der Merwe dominated their respective esports titles, it was refreshing and exciting to see newcomers, in the form of CAST_E-Sports Team 1, laying all to waste in the Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) title.
As seen in the past, so much is dependent on having strong administrators to ensure the success of both clubs and athletes. In the case of Call of Duty Mobile, it is Crystal Hewitt who is the rock upon which the success of both club and athlete is built.
Nineteen (19) athletes were awarded provincial colours for the 2022 gaming year.
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