Bold and courageous leadership

Balance is Better in Action

3 Min

Letters to rangatahi: What I wish sport knew?

In this open letter, we hear from the Halberg Foundation’s Kiran Dixon. Kiran’s letter sheds light on some of the challenges young people with disabilities face growing up in New Zealand when it...

Coaches

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Research: The real value of coaches

The value of a coach goes beyond the field The impact of a coach is felt far beyond the sport skills they demonstrate – they also help to improve the health...

Case studies

7 Min

Empowering Rangatahi Through Active Southland’s Innovative Leadership Programme

Active Southland’s commitment to fostering youth development is shown through its innovative Rangatahi Leadership Group. This programme, designed to address the needs of Māori, Pasifika and disabled youth facing barriers...

Coaches

9 Min

What Can We Learn from the Coaching Philosophies of Five Great Coaches?

As coaches, we should always be learning. The best coaches — even at the elite level — are avid learners, constantly seeking new ideas and information that might help them...

Balance is Better Philosophy

4 Min

The Need for Bold and Courageous Leadership in Youth Sport

In youth sport, sport leaders have many important roles. They’re frequently tasked with carolling and managing staff and volunteers, setting culture, developing and enforcing policy and rules, and planning and...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

Taranaki Hockey: Bringing back fun with festivals

Bold and courageous leadership within the hockey community means more young Taranaki players are being offered better opportunities to learn new skills and have fun with friends. Changes to the...

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Sport Leaders & Administrators

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Unpacking the Balance is Better principle – Bold and Courageous Leadership 

“Bold and courageous leadership at national, regional and local levels is required to design and deliver quality youth sport participation and development opportunities “. In this video, Sport Development Consultants Alex Chiet and Hamish Rogers,...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

11 Min

How to lead change as a sports leader? An introduction to Kotter’s 8-step change model 

In sport, as in any industry, change is constant. Administrators and leaders, whether they be in sports clubs, schools, regional or national organisations, must be able to manage and lead...

Balance is Better in Action

2 Min

Canterbury Sports Sign First Season Alignment Agreement

This is an update on the previous article about the work Canterbury sports have been doing to align seasons A commitment has been made by twelve Canterbury sporting codes, Christchurch...