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,...
Case Study: Andrea Hewitt
Being a high performing athlete can be challenging at the best of times. In this Balance is Better Case Study, we spoke with Andrea Hewitt about how she deals with...
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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,...
Case Study: Wellington College
Wellington College has reassessed its purpose and this case study shares insight into key changes the prominent school has made based on Sport New Zealand research and some inspiration from...
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Aktive Women: An Interview with Simone Spencer
In this interview, Dave Wright is joined by Simone Spencer from Aktive for an in depth discussion on women and girls youth sport, female coach development initiatives and creating learning...
Growing Coaches
Coach education is crucial to ensuring better environments for young people in sport. In this article, we examine the Growing Coaches programme being implemented in secondary schools to help young...
Case Study: Amy Robinson
For Vantage Black Sticks Women Striker Amy Robinson, life balance and playing a range of sports have helped her be not only a better hockey player, but a better person...
Women’s Coach Developer Training
Female coaches have a huge role to play in youth sport and this article shares some insights from a recent Aktive initiative to boost female coaching expertise. New Zealand’s first...
NZ Youth Sport with Andrew Eade
In this interview, we sit down with Andrew Eade, Former Sport Development Lead at Sport New Zealand for a wide-ranging chat on youth sport in New Zealand. Andrew is hosted...
