Coaches
How to Raise a Generalist: The Key Lessons from Range, by David Epstein
Conventional wisdom tells us adult experts benefit from being able to get a head start in their chosen field when they were...
Balance is Better Philosophy
Coaches
Balance getting better with doing too much
For every aspirational athlete, there comes a time, when the pursuit of excellence clashes with the maintenance of their own well-being. Not...
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Coaches
How do I support an athlete with a variety of coaches?
We received the following question from Scott, a high school cricket coach, How should we approach athletes who have more than one...
Coaches
The value of variety
“Variety is the spice of life” – When it comes to youth sport, this old saying is apt for summing up the benefits young people...
Balance is Better in Action
Sports stand together to make the 2021 winter season special
After a 2020 winter season heavily disrupted by COVID-19, Sport NZ and five of the country’s largest participation sports are calling on...
Parents
Parenting the next Sophie Pascoe or Liam Malone
Blasting onto the world stage at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Liam Malone took New Zealand sport by storm. A relative unknown, he...