Carol Garoes: A disciplinarian with a mother’s heart
A people’s person, a strict disciplinarian, but a caring coach who treated her players like her own daughters. That is how former Black Africa and national netball star Annie Kalomo describes Carol Garoes – her former coach at both club and national team level. Kalomo, who took over as Black Africa coach in 1997 after Garoes was forced to leave her role due to the travelling demands of her job at the gender ministry, holds her mentor in high regard. “Auntie Carol was a wonderful person and coach. She was very strict and believed in fitness, and secondly, she was