Remembering Johan Schlebusch

Remembering Johan Schlebusch

On 13 April 2022, CoolPlay lost a great man. Johan Schlebusch joined Barry O’Mahony in 2010 in the development and running of the Vuka League, a programme to get schools from disadvantaged communities to play regular rugby fixtures. In 2013 the already popular...
Opportunity to join the CoolPlay Team

Opportunity to join the CoolPlay Team

CoolPlay Area Manager : South Peninsula – JOB DESCIPTION CoolPlay is looking for an independent and community-driven Area Manager to join our mission to develop resilient, socially and emotionally aware children using the power of sport and play. The position will be...
Welcoming Under Armour to the team

Welcoming Under Armour to the team

The Under Armour 2022 campaign reminds us that THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH, which is an ode to resilience and internal strength. CoolPlay shares this belief and aims to develop these characteristics in all the learners who participate in the programme. This belief lays...
Coach Thembani “The best coach I’ve ever had”

Coach Thembani “The best coach I’ve ever had”

Off his own accord, this young U13 learner from Khayelitsha took to pen and paper to share his thoughts about CoolPlay and his Champion coach, Thembani: “A very bad year once came over me. It was 2017 when my father died in a car accident. It was a bad year for...
Cool to Lead in 2022

Cool to Lead in 2022

Apart from providing valuable life skills to children around the Western Cape, CoolPlay also offers a programme called Cool to Lead for grade 6 & 7 leaners. The once off workshop helps leaners to explore the concept of peer group leadership. Peer group leadership...