After years of dedication on the pitch, 22-year-old Reinder\u2019s hard work seemed to have paid off when he was selected to attend trials hosted by the Shield Sbonis\u2019 iDiski Campaign 2019, which was held between March and June.<\/p>\n
The trials were held at the Alberton Football Club, recently.<\/p>
The campaign, led by Shield head coach Dumisani Thusi, saw football scouts visit many football clubs across the country to identify the top 25 players.<\/p>\n
These 25 players travelled to the Tuks High Performance Centre (HPC) in Pretoria for a three-day camp.<\/p>\n
After the camp, one player was selected to join the Orlando Pirates FC Multichoice Diski Challenge (MDC) team, with a one-year contract and the opportunity to train with English professional football club Chelsea FC in London.<\/p>\n \u201cThe trial day was daunting but I trusted my skills, and after being selected everything started moving fast,\u201d said Reinders.<\/p>\n \u201cI received a phone call and was told a driver was going to pick me up from my house and I would be transported to HPC in Pretoria, where I would be told what was going to happen throughout the next few days there.\u201d<\/p>\n Reinders said the intense training, with international coaches from Chelsea and local coaches from Orlando Pirates, began on July 29 and would last for hours each day.<\/p>\n \u201cOn day two of the three-day camp we trained for an intense three hours, ahead of a nail-biting match against the Orlando Pirates MDC team we were all looking to be a part of,\u201d said Reinders.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Reinders was not selected as the winner of the campaign this year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an honour to have been selected and to have trained with talented footballers from across South Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI coach the u-6 division at the Alberton Football Club and to have been part of this experience not only brought me great pleasure, but I learned new football techniques that I can pass down to my young team.\u201d<\/p>\n Reinders, who has previously trained with the Kaizer Chiefs MDC team, stated that the Shield Sbonis\u2019 iDiski Campaign further fuelled his love for football.<\/p>\n \u201cI still have dreams of one day playing alongside Daniel Cardoso, Tebogo Tete Tlolane and Neymar da Silva Santos J\u00fanior,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough dedication and hard work I will make my dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n Hav<\/strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Also follow us on:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/IMG_nbwdmc_85707-520x390.jpg\")
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