Premier Soccer League Player Transition Programme

This module provides an overview of essential business components and describes how a business can operate effectively. The topics covered to provide the groundwork for the rest of the programme, as well as for understanding the field of business management.

In the changing economic environment of today, companies need to constantly reinvent themselves.  In this elective, you will learn how to innovate and to develop strategies for business success.  

To succeed as a soccer player, you learned what it takes to get to the top. You also had the privilege of working with top coaches. This elective focuses on how to help others perform at their best.  Learn what has to be done as a coach and how it is done within a certain time frame. This includes how to manage performance through monitoring, giving feedback and planned reviews.

This elective explores the management of sporting facilities and the legislation governing sports and recreational facilities for hosting sporting events. It discusses the lack of standardisation in South Africa with regard to sporting facilities, and the problems that this has created.

Financial management involves the management of funds so that certain goals can be achieved. The focus of a financial manager is to achieve the optimal balance between risk, profitability and making a profit for shareholders. This module teaches the basic finance principles and how to take into account the possible financial consequences of making business decisions.

The sporting industry consists of many events. Each sport hosts different events, some of which are profitable, and some not. Whatever the event and whatever the purpose, the goal is usually to have good attendance. In order for an event to have good attendance, it must be extremely well organised and executed, so that it is of a high quality. The quality of the event can be largely attributed to how well it is being managed. Managers who make the effort and take all the steps to construct a well-organised plan and framework are much more likely to run a successful event.

Modern businesses operate in a highly competitive world. For a business to succeed it has to project the right image. Essentially, the role of public relations is to make sure that the right message is communicated to the public.  This elective explores the profession of public relations in the 21st century. It explores the ways that public relations and the mass media can be used to improve a company’s brand and share information with customers and other stakeholders.

Merchandising is the promotion of goods and/or services that are available for sale. This includes the determination of quantities, setting prices, creating displays, developing marketing strategies, and establishing discounts or coupons. More broadly, merchandising may refer to retail sales itself: the provision of goods to end-user consumers. This elective provides an introduction to the field of merchandise management.