Always believe in Magic – back the book
We are very excited to announce the most recent book to be published by UCT RFC. "Always believe in Magic" is the story behind arguably the greatest comeback of all time.
Professor Tim Noakes, Ikeys coach Kevin Musikanth and former test referee Jonathan Kaplan tell the inspiring story of the UCT Ikey Tigers journey the 2014 Varsity Cup.
Trailing by an insurmountable margin in the dying minutes of the tournament’s final, all was lost for the team. Or was it? Experience an incredible story of possibility, never giving up, team spirit and self belief.
“This is an incredibly inspiring book about overcoming the odds,” says Prof Tim Noakes, the eminent UCT Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, who is the hugely successful author of numerous publications; most recently he co-authored the bestselling The Real Meal Revolution. As a mentor of the UCT Ikey Tigers, he worked closely with the coaches on mental preparation and assisted in strengthening the mindset of the players and management.
Prof Noakes explains: “My key message is that the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your execution. Once a team decides and truly believes that it is going to win the game, it will play without the fear of error. And when that happens, the impossible becomes achievable. For the past seven years I have preached this principle to successive generations of young UCT rugby players without ever encountering any contradictory evidence. The 2014 Varsity Cup final strengthened my faith in this idea in a way I could never have foreseen.”
Jonathan Kaplan, the well-known South African rugby referee, is the most experienced match official in the history of the game. He returned to his alma mater UCT in 2014 when he became the Ikey Tigers’ assistant coach for player technical development, strategic thinking and referee matters. He says: “It’s one thing to say ‘I believe’ but it’s another thing to actually act it out. I’ve been a referee for 34 years and I‘ve watched rugby since a very early age but I cannot remember there ever being such a dramatic finale to a match and such an awesome comeback as the one we witnessed on that night in Potch on 7 April 2014.”
Kevin Musikanth, who as UCT Head Coach and Director of Rugby masterminded the campaign, says: “Magic is around us all the time but it only becomes a reality for those who truly believe in it.”
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PRINT AND PRODUCE THIS BOOK – BACK IT BY GETTING A COPY and get it delievered ahead of Christmas – https://www.thundafund.com/ikeys more info on http://alwaysbelieveinmagic.com/
* Always Believe in Magic – The Greatest Comeback of All Time (216 pages, including two colour sections), is published by UCT RFC
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