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South Africa cruised into the quarter-finals of the Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent before they were thumped by 49 runs against New Zealand, and continued a 13-year drought of International Cricket Council (ICC) trophies.
"It is increasingly apparent that international players across the spectrum are prepared to acknowledge the psychological difficulties of spending so much time away from home and the familiar support structures we all need," said Saca chief executive Tony Irish.
"Cricket is unique amongst sports in the time it requires players to spend in continuous periods on the road.
"Different players handle this in different ways. We aim to provide support for all of them.
"Not one player has offered an excuse for the disappointment of this World Cup, but that won't stop us from looking for ways to make life more successful for future generations."
Irish insisted that domestic cricket in the country was continually improving, and that the future of the sport remained bright.
"The [Proteas] players are obviously still desperately disappointed, as we are at Saca, and we all genuinely understand the huge disappointment and dismay of the cricket loving people of the country who feel let down," he said.
"We share their feelings. We do not, however, share the gloom about cricket in general that we know some people are feeling. Far from it.
"There are so many exciting players who will be part of the future, both in the Proteas team and in the six franchises.
"The game not only remains strong in SA but is getting stronger, and Saca will continue to support our players as we have done for the last 10 years.
"Much of what we do relates to the young players in our domestic structure, and it is clear that franchise cricket continues to get stronger and to produce better and better players."
