About Us

Our History

The Balderstone family has been involved in professional sport since 1958. Chris Balderstone was one of the last professional dual sportsmen, playing cricket for Yorkshire, Leicestershire and England, as well as football in the old English 1st Division for Carlisle United.

His son Michael Balderstone, Founder of BSI, played professional golf in Europe before embarking on a 20+ year PGA elite golf coaching career in UK, USA and South Africa. In 2004 Michael established The Golf School of Excellence, which was the first elite performance golf academy in South Africa. Four years later an education component was added, providing students with alternative career paths to competing professionally.  To date the academy has produced many professional tournament winners in South Africa and beyond, as well as launching international careers for dozens of graduates in the golf industry.

BSI

It was this model of combining elite performance coaching and education that lead to the formation of the Balderstone Sports Institute, to enable athletes in all sports to commit to demanding competitive schedules and training regimes without their education suffering.

In addition to high school and tertiary education solutions for athletes, BSI also provides performance training at our various sports academies and consultancy services to individuals, teams and federations.

Our Purpose

To provide an environment of excellence that encourages the development of each and every student to his or her full potential, in sports performance, education, personal development, and in preparation for life.

To be a hotbed of talent development. To train and produce champions. To develop leaders and positive contributors to society.

Staff & Advisory Board