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Rethinking Discipline in South African Sport South African sport has always valued discipline. Early mornings. High standards. Respect for the process.The kind of discipline where you pitch up on time, graft when it’s tough, and don’t cut corners. That mindset has helped produce some of the toughest competitors in the world. But in today’s high-pressure sporting environments, the question is no longer whether  discipline matters — it’s what kind of discipline actually helps a

By Renard le Roux, MSc Sport Psychology Sports Psychology Consultant & Coach — Founder of EdgeMind South African school sport is one of the most intense youth sporting environments in the world. I’ve spent the last decade inside it — coaching at top sports schools such as Maritzburg College, Paul Roos Gymnasium, and Grey College; working with provincial sides; standing on the touchline with A team and 1st team rugby players; and guiding athletes through the highest levels of