Shaun Green Posted May 15, 2018 Author Posted May 15, 2018 Hey Shaun, given the Spur Series purpose as a schools' league, their objective is understandable, however, not necessary acceptable. But don't despair, there are MANY alternatives. At Gauteng North Cycling (GNC) we have developed a "pipeline" for XCO development and our XCO Dev Strat goes far beyond only one series. Furthermore, our dev plan offers development from ages 8 - 80 and not only from 12 - 18! I attach the document that briefly explains the model. Please feel free to contact me for more detailed information inclusive of practical guidance on when & where to start. It kicked off in 2017 and is a "rolling" strategy, riders can jump in at any time ... some of the riders that started from scratch in Jan 2017 are top-5 in the current SA XCO Cup Series and kick butt on the said schools series! GNC Mtb Commissioner2018_19 XCO DevelopmentPlan01.pdfThank you!
Dicky DQ Posted May 15, 2018 Posted May 15, 2018 I am sure there would be one or two other sponsors who would take up the chance to sponsor such a league. It would be short sighted to say without Spur the league comes to an end. Might be tricky for a while and things might change, but another sponsor could be found. The league as a brand has built a good reputation. #couldbewrong#youarewrong Once a sponsor leaves due to bad publicity not many will follow in the footsteps. Especially if the organizers then also leave as the they are now also forced to change the reason for their being. Hopefully you read the reasons for the league and expected outcome. Now this storm is wanting to change this planned outcome. So why would the organizers still be interested? Get the HS crew to take it over and woo the potential sponsors as well as get cycling established in the mainstream schools (the main focus of the league). Hmmm maybe that will not be high on the priority list for the HS brigade, but here's hoping. The Spur Schools League was never intended to entertain the HS crowd and now the HS crowd do this. Sounds like the typical SA mentality, I want something that was not intended for me so now I kick up a stink and destroy everything. Lekker boys lekker!
ChrisF Posted May 24, 2018 Posted May 24, 2018 (or should that be a ) We visited our local NAVAHO SPUR in Brackenfell on Tuesday night. No burger special, just a normal night. Food - good, frankly better than I have had at more expensive places Service - good Price - very good ! Supper and drinks was cheaper than lunch at a coffee shop a few days back. By the time we left there were people standing in line waiting for tables. So clearly we are not the only people enjoying our local SPUR But then again, NAVAHO SPUR is active in our community. They even have school kids that shadow the waiters. The kids get some life experience, and get the opportunity to earn some money towards sport-trips. So despite some "social media comments", clearly some SPUR outlets ARE still relevant, and DO provide a good experience. PS - and the kids were out on the trails on Saturday from many different schools practicing for the SPUR League event coming up.
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