Learning through sport
As the country hosts a series of major sporting events over the next few years, Sport New Zealand is leading a project, called ‘In Our Backyard’, with four national sporting organisations...
Sista Smash with Northern District Cricket
Sista Smash is a girls-only cricket festival for year 5 – 8 students across the Thames Valley region of Northern Districts Cricket. One day festival Schools offered three coaching sessions...
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Replacing Year 7 & 8 representative programmes with skill development opportunities for more participants – lessons from the roll out of Netball New Zealand’s Player Development Programme
In this case study, we hear from Netball New Zealand, Netball Central and Netball Wellington Centre about the implementation of the Player Development Programme and its impact on participants. The...
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Responding to falling participation numbers in under-12 boys rugby – lessons from New Zealand Rugby in changing under-11 boys rugby competition structures
In this case study, we hear from New Zealand Rugby about the change they undertook to the design and delivery of under-11 boys’ rugby competition structures. These changes were brought about in response to national year-on-year declining numbers at under-12 boys...
Growing secondary school girls cricket in Manawatu
Manawatu Cricket delivers a girls-only cricket competition, held on Wednesday after school in Palmerston North. Open to all secondary school girls, but particularly targeted at year 9 and 10 students,...
The journey of Paul Coll (underpinned by lots of hard work)
What value does playing a variety of sport have in youth development? Kiwi squash player, Paul Coll shares some insight into his playing journey. Update: In August 2021, Paul Coll...
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The Golf for Life insights project: How Golf NZ is helping clubs to better understand their participants
Understanding why and how people value golf at different life stages is critical in order for the game to continue to embrace the future and plan effectively to meet the...
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TSSSA’s Modified Sports Week – responding to the voice of Taranaki rangatahi
In this case study, we hear from Taranaki Secondary School Sport Association (TSSSA), about the design, development, implementation, and iteration of Modified Sports Week. The Modified Sports Week, which began in...
Girls Smash with Otago Cricket
Girls Smash is a modified, girls-only cricket programme for years 3 -6 (going to year 8 in some areas) developed by Otago Cricket in 2016. 40 minute session, once a...
