Coaching practice

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Creating a safe and supportive space for female coaches

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is helping to develop female coaching talent through initiatives that build confidence, provide practical skills, and foster inclusive environments. One example is the Women’s Development Course piloted by...

Coaches

9 Min

Coaching Your Own Child – 5 Tips for the Parent-Coach

Being a parent-coach presents a unique set of challenges. Coaching is all about relationships, but sometimes the relationship between a parent and child poses different demands to that of an...

Coaches

7 Min

What Is a Coaching Philosophy?

Our coaching philosophy is essentially the framework around which we build our coaching approach. It’s the product of our beliefs and values, and has a huge impact on our coaching...

Coaches

2 Min

Let’s celebrate our everyday heroes

Every day, sports coaches across Aotearoa give their time to make a difference to the lives of young New Zealanders. Sport is fuelled by more than 300,000 coaches in New...

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Coaches

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How do I help develop a physically mature young player?

This video is shared by Player Development Project The question this week comes from David, via the Player Development Project Facebook Page: “How can I help develop a physically mature...

Coaches

4 Min

How many times should I tell you?

This article is shared by Player Development Project Communication is a crucial element of effective coaching. In this article, Professor Stephen Rollnick challenges traditional methods of coach communication and offers some practical...

Coaches

6 Min

Creating Positive Sports Environments

This article is shared by Player Development Project Player Development Project positive psychology expert, Lara Mossman discusses how to create positive sports environments for developing players. In this challenging article Lara discusses...

Coaches

9 Min

How to coach with a Balance is Better Philosophy?

How can coaches bring the Balance is Better philosophy to life? In this article, Andy Rogers, National Coaching Consultant at Sport NZ, outlines 12 key things coaches can do to...

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Coaches

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Maximising Player Potential with Rob Sherman

This video is shared by Player Development Project In this Player Development Project Masterclass Discussion, Dave Wright is joined by Rob Sherman to discuss how coaches can maximise player potential....