Q&A with Balance is Better Champion, Shontayne Hape
Tell us a bit about you and where you grew up. How did you first get involved in sport? Te Atatu Roosters Under 6s (rugby league) was my first sports...
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Q&A with Balance is Better Champion, Amy Nield
Tell us a bit about you and where you grew up. I grew up in the Hawkes Bay and moved to Auckland when I was 10. I have lived on...
“Understand that it’s their journey”: Willy Benson’s coaching philosophy
Balance is Better Champion Willy Benson is a former Olympic swimmer and now head coach at the Heretaunga Sundevils Swimming Club in Hawke’s Bay. While Willy achieved success in elite...
Q&A with Balance is Better Champion, Tom Abercrombie
Tell us a bit about you and where you grew up. I grew up on the North Shore, Auckland, and as the middle child, was in a constant battle to...
Q&A with Balance is Better Champion, Irene van Dyk
Tell us a bit about you and where you grew up. I am the youngest of four; my oldest brother is 10 years older than me and there is a...
Interview with an All Black
This article is shared by Player Development Project Dane Coles is arguably one of the world’s best and most dynamic rugby players. In the combative position of hooker, Coles regularly goes...
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Balancing hauora and wellbeing in rugby with Roos and Vettise
This article has been republished with permission from New Zealand Rugby Mental Health Awareness Week (September 18-24) is an initiative run annually in New Zealand by the Mental Health Foundation, with...
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All Black Will Jordan on keeping more young people in sport
This article has been republished with permission from New Zealand Rugby Coaches and parents are influential in keeping youth in sport as All Black Will Jordan reflects on his earlier...
How being fearless and determined shaped Kirsty Yallop into a World Cup star
Take one look at Kirsty Yallop’s CV and it’s easy to see the former Football Fern has enjoyed an illustrious sporting career on the world stage. Yallop played for the...