{"id":87038,"date":"2025-11-30T09:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T07:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87038"},"modified":"2025-11-30T09:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T07:09:55","slug":"coach-profile-pietie-loubser-wynberg-boys-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87038","title":{"rendered":"Coach Profile: Pietie Loubser (Wynberg Boys’ High)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Supplied by Pietie Loubser.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> has a natural mentor in the head coach of their 1st XI cricket side.<\/p>\n

Since Pietie Loubser<\/strong> joined the school as a teacher in 2017, he has undergone an epic evolution in his eight-year long coaching career, moving through the ranks and showing that modest beginnings can be the foundation for far greater achievements.<\/p>\n

\u2060”When I joined as a teacher in 2017, I started coaching the u14C side,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus<\/strong><\/a>. “I loved the game and was one of the only coaches that would come and watch the 1st XI play on a Saturday, seeing that I was free.<\/p>\n

“In the winter of that year, Andrew Wylie<\/strong> joined Wynberg. He quickly saw my passion and understanding of the game and pushed me into the u15A coaching role. I stayed in that role until Covid-19 hit.<\/p>\n

“The then 1st XI coach received an opportunity to move abroad, and the school felt the need to have a teacher be involved alongside Ryan Maron<\/strong>, which is when I got my chance to work with the 1st XI. Ryan, then, got an opportunity with the Afghanistan<\/strong> men’s team as a fielding coach, and I took over the reins of the 1st XI.”<\/p>\n

Loubser has a knack for developing talented players and four of them were included in Western Province’s 2025 Khaya Majola Week outfit.<\/strong><\/a> Joshua Prince<\/strong>, the son of retired Protea, Ashwell Prince<\/strong>, Paul James,<\/strong> and Qaeed Shaik<\/strong> were named in the 13-man squad, while captain and all-rounder Michail Tarentaal<\/b><\/a> was designated a non-travelling reserve.<\/p>\n

Loubser shared that he took lessons from another sport before transitioning into and applying them to cricket: “I didn\u2019t really achieve that much as a cricketer myself, as I was limited with opportunities in the schools that I went to. Cricket just wasn’t a big sport,” he admitted.<\/p>\n

“In my personal life, golf has always been the sport where I have achieved the most. I feel I have always been able to teach the boys a lot about mindset from what I have learned in golf. As a coach, being entrusted to take the 1st XI coaching role at Wynberg has been an honour.”<\/p>\n

Loubser also reflected on his mentors and role models growing up. Fittingly, one of his inspirations was a Wynberg old boy, one of the legends of the game.\u00a0“Growing up I definitely tried modelling my batting on Jacques Kallis<\/a> <\/strong>and my bowling on Shane Warne<\/strong>. They would be my ‘playing role models’.<\/p>\n

“From a coaching point of view, I was lucky enough to be coached by my dad. His calmness is something I’ve learnt to emulate.<\/p>\n

“Andrew Wylie also played a big part in developing my knowledge of the game. The calmness he had on the side of the field was something I made a part of my coaching philosophy.<\/p>\n

“I am very fortunate to work with Esmund van Wyk<\/strong> at the moment, as our beliefs and way of treating the players is exactly the same. I still learn from him on a daily basis.”<\/p>\n

Pietie Loubser’s journey with Wynberg continues, and so, too, does his growth as a coach. He’s focused on developing the young talent in the school’s ranks while also dedicating himself to his ongoing evolution as a coach.<\/p>\n

Small steps, taken calmly, always growing, always learning, always teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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