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Changing Youth Sport with Alex Chiet

Alex Chiet
Alex Chiet Alex Chiet is the Sport Development National Consultant at Sport NZ. Alex has extensive experience in sport leadership having previously worked in NZ and overseas in both sport development and high performance sport.
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Youth sport in New Zealand is undergoing significant positive change being led by Sport NZ and five major sporting codes.

In this discussion Sport Development National Consultant at Sport NZ, Alex Chiet is hosted by Player Development Project Editor, Dave Wright for an insightful conversation on some of the big changes in Kiwi youth sport.

Alex and Dave discuss specialisation, collaboration and some of the research behind the stand that five major New Zealand sporting codes are making to ensure a positive experience for youth sport participants.

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