Our loss, their gain

Last month the captain of the South African netball team, Dr. Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan, left for Australia. She was recruited to coach the AIS Canberra Darters and the Netball ACT Academy. Bronwyn has a Masters and PhD in sports science, having researched how sport can improve the lives of teenage girls on the impoverished Cape Flats. She lectured sport science at Stellenbosch University. While at school, Bronwyn took part in athletics (200m and high jump), as well as netball and softball. She captained South Africa at senior and under-21 level, and played at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games. After her four-year contract in Canberra expires, she may head back to South Africa. Her husband, Marvin Jonathan, plays for the South African baseball team. He hopes to keep playing in Canberra. His goal is to play in the World Baseball Series next January. The couple have a two-year-old son, Jordan.