DEREK ARCHER

Strength and Conditioning coach at St David's Marist Inanda and Pirates rugby. Owner of Fitpro. Move efficiently as a human first, then develop the athlete.

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Stunning slo-mo tracking shot of a vapor cone forming around an F-18.

📽: Orange County Outdoors

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⁦@STDAVIDSMARIST⁩ vs ⁦@jeppeboys⁩ 5th team soccer boys having a cracker game today. The shear enjoyment on both sides, laughing and genuinely having fun.

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@StandardBankZA is anyone answering your IBIZ lines today? On hold for more than an hour. Not good for our business

[Parktown Boys' High School @PARKTOWN_BOYS]

A proud moment yesterday as we hosted Belvedere College from Ireland at Parktown Boys — what a clash! Fierce international rugby on display, packed with adrenaline, grit and schoolboy pride. Massive thank you to Belvedere for bringing the heat!
#ARISE
#PBHS27

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@STDAVIDSMARIST 1st team hockey vs. St Charles College. Great to visit KZN again.
##underanafricansky

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@THiggo1 What an absolute shocker.

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Fire in the sky setting the scene for early morning preseason ruby training. @InandaSpirit
#underanafricansky
#strengthandconditioning

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Good luck, lads

[St Davids Marist Inanda @InandaSpirit]

Wishing all of our #StDavidsMaristInanda gentlemen who are playing at the 2025 Makhanda Schools Cricket Festival a successful festival. Have fun and play well. 👏

Photo 1: 1st XI
Photo 2: U15 A Team

[Jeremy Frisch @JeremyFrisch]

10 ways to make your child more athletic…

1. Take them to the playground

2. Play tag

3. Play-Wrestle 

4. Giant hopscotch 

5. Rock climbing (even small rocks)

6. Backyard obstacle course

7. Jumps off the couch

8. Jump rope games

9. Learn to swim (life skill)

10. Ride/Race bikes

What your child doesn't need:
1. Online youth speed program
2. Knees over Toes youth program 🤦‍♂️
#LTAD

[DEREK ARCHER @DNARCHER]

@InandaSpirit boys met up today at the Bitou rugby club to do some training. The rain took the heat out of the equation
##underanafricansky

[DEREK ARCHER @DNARCHER]

Sometimes, as Strength and Conditioning coaches, we underestimate the absolute frustration experienced by injured athletes. That is until you are injured yourself. Three weeks post meniscus debridement and 3 weeks to go before I can start running.....going mad here.

[DEREK ARCHER @DNARCHER]

@lindSAYhanNAH3 Hope 2025 is an awesome running year for you. Keep inspiring.

[DEREK ARCHER @DNARCHER]

Allows one to clear the mind of clutter and just be...

[David Dack @DavidDack]

If you can't enjoy running alone and find peace in your own company, maybe you're not really in it for the right reasons.

Sometimes solitude is the best part of the run.

#RunnerSolitude #FindYourPeace

[Phumzile Van Damme @zilevandamme]

I’ve been thinking about the crisis in Gauteng for a few weeks, trying to understand it and the response to it. Yes, I said crisis. I’ve asked questions, read, analysed, and this is where I’ve landed.

A long post. 📝

It’s 2017. Cape Town is in the midst of a once-in-400-years drought and on the verge of the infamous Day Zero. There were no days-long water cuts, only strict water restrictions, but the anger was palpable. It felt like an uprising was imminent. The city went above and beyond to find solutions, including desalinating seawater. To say everyone in government was stressed is a grave understatement. To say they went from pillar to post to find solutions doesn’t do justice to the work that went into overcoming the drought and ensuring residents had water.

Shout out to @PatriciaDeLille and @MmusiMaimane for the work you did during those crazy days.

So my question is this: Gauteng, how is the vast degradation of your province being allowed to happen? How is Joburg enduring days-long water cuts, and the response seems so… tepid - a slow dripping tap limited to frustrated tweets?

Here’s the thing: in life, you teach people how to treat you by what you allow. Cape Town residents said, “Oh no, hell no. Drought se voet, we want water, we don’t carresdamn, fix it.” Solutions HAD to be found.

By contrast, in Gauteng, the virtual silence on the ground is baffling. No loud mass protests. No unified Gauteng marches around a common cause putting differences aside.

Without this, you send a dangerous message, you’re effectively saying, “This is fine. We are fine with what is currently unfolding.” Right now, it’s a social media PR crisis that can be brushed off as “ugh, social media warriors.” On-the-ground action says, “Oh no, hell no,” and forces real change.

Waiting for elections isn’t enough. Governance improves when active citizens hold governments accountable and keep their feet to the fire.

Why are there no court cases citing a violation of Section 27 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to health care, food, water, and social security? Why aren’t opposition parties on the ground, leading marches, putting political differences aside, and demanding better governance? Why does the response feel so lackadaisical?

I’m sorry if this offends anyone, but the message being sent - whether intentionally or not - is that Gauteng’s residents don’t care enough. That things can continue as they are, and you’ll just adapt.

Look at what’s happening at the national level. There is improvement. Yes, it took an election to spark it, but it demonstrates the power of collective action. When people come together and say “No more,” change becomes possible.

Gauteng, no one is coming to save you. Your destiny and your future are in your hands. Stop tolerating mediocrity. Demand better.

[Harlequins 🃏 @Harlequins]

From @jeppeboys school to the @ChampionsCup 🤝

#COYQ #HARvSTO

[St Davids Marist Inanda @InandaSpirit]

#StDavidsMaristInanda would like to congratulate Derek Archer on his appointment as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Golden Lions Grant Khomo Team. The team will be in action during the National week in 2025. Best of luck Derek! #Excellence

[David Dack @DavidDack]

Great running quote

[DEREK ARCHER @DNARCHER]

@InandaSpirit cricket boys preparing for SA20 GAUTENG final.

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The early bird catches the worm....or the sandbag. @InandaSpirit u15 team of 2025 embracing the dawn

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@lindSAYhanNAH3 Awful experience for you. Her ignorance will catch her out one day.