A partnership between two industry leaders in their own right – FUTURELIFEĀ®, a leading South African food company, and SuperSport Schools, the leader in broadcasting the South African School Sports story, is set to benefit thousands of children over the next three years. The two share a commitment to the children of South Africa and have joined forces to combine nutrition and sport in a long-term collaboration aimed at celebrating and supporting our Future Stars both on and off the field.
For years FUTURELIFEĀ® has been making a daily difference in millions of South African childrenās lives through the various sustainable nutritional programmes they have initiated. Now, through their partnership with SuperSport Schools, they will be able to reach and support even more children with their innovative smart nutritional expertise. Future stars of school sports will be able to shine even brighter, and SuperSport Schools will be there to capture every moment live.
According to SuperSport Schools General Manager, Gerhard Steyn, school sports form the foundation upon which great sporting nations are built, the stronger the foundation, the brighter South Africaās future sporting stars can shine. āA strong foundation, however, starts with both an understanding of and access to good nutrition. For young athletes, this access is critical not only to their sporting success, but more importantly to their growth, development, and overall well-being. That is why weāre so excited that FUTURELIFEĀ® has agreed to be the official nutrition partner for SuperSport Schools.ā
FUTURELIFEĀ® Managing Director, Mark Bunn concurs. āThe decision to partner with SuperSport Schools was an easy one; the synergy between our missions is crystal clear ā both companies want to celebrate, educate, support, and encourage South African children towards healthy living both on and off the field. The exposure that SuperSport provides learners on the field so that they are seen, coupled with FUTURELIFEĀ®ās nutritional expertise, will go a long way to ensuring that we develop these future stars, whilst also offering participants access to proper nutritional support and advice that will be of lifelong benefit.
The three-yearĀ FUTURELIFEĀ® sponsorship of this initiative will include:
- Access for students, parents and coaches to nutritional expertise
- Dietician & Nutrition support at partner schools
- School competitions
- Nutritional support for select underprivileged players and teams
- Activations at sporting festivals
- Access to the FUTURELIFEĀ® Futurepreneur programmes for parents
The significance of this collaboration is far-reaching and will, over the next three years, potentially impact 177 600 children from 148 schools at 118 major festivals, with 22 700 live matches played by 7000+ teams across 20+ sporting codes, all broadcast via the SuperSport Schools App and its dedicated linear channel on SuperSport.
The SuperSport Schools App currently has over 290Ā 000 registered users and that number is rapidly growing. Some more exciting news is that SuperSport Schools will launch its very own dedicated linear channel – 216 on SuperSport on the 1stĀ of March 2023.
In 2022 SuperSport Schools produced close to 28Ā 000 live matches across 35 different sports codes and in 2023 plan to more than double that number.
FUTURELIFEĀ®ās goal, through its partnership with school sports, is to be able to encourage and make a meaningful impact on many more South African childrenās lives through sport and nutrition, a powerful recipe for creating healthy and happy young people. Additionally, by assisting parents to achieve sustainable incomes through entrepreneurial programmes, they hope to boost the overall quality of life for the whole family.
āWe also love the fact that, by showcasing and celebrating all school sporting events through SuperSport Schools, and not just those of the first teams, everyone can be a Future Star!ā concludes Bunn.
