Balance is Better in Action Playing other sports made me a better cricketer and person – White Fern Captain, Sophie Devine White Ferns cricket captain Sophie Devine has never understood early specialisation in sport. It’s one of the reasons why the Wellingtonian is... Sport NZ 5 Min Read
Coaches Why specialising later can reduce the risk of injury and burnout Good practice at youth development level can enable both life-long participation in sport and future high-performance outcomes. The High Performance Athlete Development... Ken Lynch 2 Min Read
Value of sport Balance is Better at the heart of wellbeing When it comes to community sport, 2020 has certainly had its ups and downs, from a complete halt to scaling alert levels. Adversity though... Alex Chiet 4 Min Read
Watch Balance is Better in Action Balanced development: Kane Williamson and Sophie Devine share their stories Sophie Devine and Kane Williamson share their experiences on growing up playing multiple sports and how it’s shaped them into the people... NZ Cricket 8 Min Watch
Watch Balance is Better in Action Q&A: An evening with Kane Williamson by Sport Bay of Plenty Kane Williamson joined Sport Bay of Plenty and the Bay of Plenty coaching network in a virtual Q&A. Here he discusses how... Sport Bay of Plenty 71 Min Watch
Balance is Better in Action Temepara Bailey on why young people shouldn’t specialise too soon A considerable amount of evidence has demonstrated that most athletes who have the opportunity to play a range of sports in their... Sport NZ 4 Min Read