Bold and courageous leadership

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Balance is Better in Action

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What helps young people stay in sport

What keeps young people in sport? Ken Martel shared a clear message: when young people enjoy their experience, they are more likely to keep playing. When they don’t, many stop....

Balance is Better Approach

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From struggle to strength: How Carl Sheridan inspires confidence through rugby

“My job isn’t to get the most out of an athlete. It’s to help them understand themselves so they can get the most out of themselves — in sport and...

Safe, fair and inclusive

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Developing a shared language for recognising exclusion

In this powerful article, disabled athlete and advocate Jaden Movold shares his lived experiences of ableism in sport. These aren’t isolated incidents – they’re patterns disabled young people face again...

Balance is Better in Action

3 Min

Letters to rangatahi: What I wish sport knew?

In this open letter, we hear from the Halberg Foundation’s Kiran Dixon. Kiran’s letter sheds light on some of the challenges young people with disabilities face growing up in New Zealand when it...

Coaches

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Research: The real value of coaches

The value of a coach goes beyond the field The impact of a coach is felt far beyond the sport skills they demonstrate – they also help to improve the health...

Case studies

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Empowering Rangatahi Through Active Southland’s Innovative Leadership Programme

Active Southland’s commitment to fostering youth development is shown through its innovative Rangatahi Leadership Group. This programme, designed to address the needs of Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled youth facing...

Coaches

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What Can We Learn from the Coaching Philosophies of Five Great Coaches?

As coaches, we should always be learning. The best coaches — even at the elite level — are avid learners, constantly seeking new ideas and information that might help them...

Balance is Better Approach

4 Min

The Need for Bold and Courageous Leadership in Youth Sport

In youth sport, sport leaders have many important roles. They’re frequently tasked with carolling and managing staff and volunteers, setting culture, developing and enforcing policy and rules, and planning and...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

Taranaki Hockey: Bringing back fun with festivals

Bold and courageous leadership within the hockey community means more young Taranaki players are being offered better opportunities to learn new skills and have fun with friends. Changes to the...