Encourage variety

Balance is Better in Action

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Playing other sports made me a better cricketer and person – White Fern Captain, Sophie Devine

White Ferns cricket captain Sophie Devine has never understood early specialisation in sport. It’s one of the reasons why the Wellingtonian is a Balance is Better Champion, to spread the...

Value of sport

4 Min

Balance is Better at the heart of wellbeing

When it comes to community sport, 2020 certainly had its ups and downs, from a complete halt to scaling alert levels.  Adversity though has taught us, if nothing else, that wellbeing...

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Balance is Better in Action

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Balanced development: Kane Williamson and Sophie Devine share their stories

Sophie Devine and Kane Williamson share their experiences on growing up playing multiple sports and how it’s shaped them into the people and athletes that they are today. Sophie Devine...

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Balance is Better in Action

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Q&A: An evening with Kane Williamson by Sport Bay of Plenty

Kane Williamson joined Sport Bay of Plenty and the Bay of Plenty coaching network in a virtual Q&A. Here he discusses how playing multiple sports and having fun as a...

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Coaches

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Was it specialising in one sport too soon?

In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed to halt declining participation levels in kiwi teens....

Balance is Better in Action

6 Min

Jeff Wilson’s Journey

Jeff Wilson is a member of a very select group: those who have represented their country in more than one professional sport. Looking at Jeff’s childhood growing up in Invercargill,...

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Balance is Better in Action

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Changing Youth Sport with Alex Chiet

Youth sport in New Zealand is undergoing significant positive change being led by Sport NZ and five major sporting codes. In this discussion Sport Development National Consultant at Sport NZ,...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

7 Min

The Perils of Specialisation

This article is shared by Player Development Project Many believe football is a sport in which early specialisation is important, but is it actually early specialisation or early engagement that players...