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Balance is Better in Action

6 Min

Black Ferns rugby captain Les Elder talks about changing behaviours

As player development manager for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Les Elder has seen first-hand the impact the focus on winning has on young people.  “Before I started working in sport...

Balance is Better in Action

6 Min

The power of sport in life – White Sox Captain, Lara Andrews

One bad day changed White Sox captain Lara Andrews’ life forever.  At the time the then 19-year-old was going through “teenage stuff” while working as a data entry operator.  “I’d had such a bad...

Balance is Better in Action

8 Min

‘I thought I was crazy’: cyclist’s painful endo battle

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. At least one in 10 New Zealand women suffer every month from endometriosis. NZ cycling champion Kirstie Klingenberg...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

The constant loss that wiped out Kayla Imrie

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Olympic paddler Kayla Imrie has struggled for a decade with the debilitating condition menorrhagia and now wants to help...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

RED-S syndrome knocked Kiwi cyclist off-track

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Commonwealth Games cycling silver medallist Georgia Williams is on the comeback road, after taking time out to let her...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

NZ a hotbed of research into female athletes

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the second part of LockerRoom’s series looking at the development of our sportswomen, Ashley Stanley...

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Mike Dawson on Improving Youth Sport

Mike Dawson is a former Canoe Slalom Olympian. In this video, Mike discusses his perspective on why Balance is Better in youth sport. Mike has competed on the world stage...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

The little footie player who could: Chyloe Kurdas

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the second of three Q&As with keynote speakers from the Sport NZ Women + Girls...

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Rebecca Dubber on Improving Youth Sport

Rebecca Dubber is a New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalist, who is passionate about getting more young people involved in sport and breaking down barriers. She shares her story and her...