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How much is too much when it comes to youth sport?

How much is too much when it comes to youth sport?
Creating a positive parent culture

Creating a positive parent culture
Running good trials and selections

Running good trials and selections
Balanced Female Health

Balanced Female Health

Leadership

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Coaches
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Webinar Replay: Implementing Character Development by Sport Wellington

In their latest Coaching through COVID-19 webinar series, Sport Wellington extended on the Transforming Character Strengths into Productive Results webinar delivered by Balance is Better by hosting a session on how coaches can take action to implement character development in...
Coaches
6 Min

Excellence in coaching: the art and skill of elite practitioners

This article is shared by Player Development Project Christine S. Nash, John Sproule, and Peter Horton The big idea Albert Einstein was said to have said this about the nature...
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Coaches
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Coaching with empathy, communicating with purpose

This article is shared by Player Development Project Are you conscious of the language you use with your players? Do you understand the difference between praise and affirmation? Professor Stephen...
Coaches
6 Min

Women aren’t little men: developing female athletes

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the first of a series on the development of female athletes in New Zealand, Ashley...
Coaches
4 Min

Book Club with Dr. Ralph Pim

Following on previous Book Club features (see the recommendations from Andy Rogers and Tammy Mehrtens), we hear from Dr. Ralph Pim.  Dr Ralph Pim is an inspirational teacher, dynamic team builder, and...
Coaches
3 Min

It’s Never Too Late To Learn

This Article is shared by Player Development Project Learning and hunger for knowledge is an essential ingredient to good coaching and personal development. Founder of Football For Good Academy in...
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Coaches
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Are we giving all young people an opportunity?

In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed to halt declining participation levels in kiwi teens. ...
Coaches
4 Min

Shaping the Game

This article is shared by Player Development Project Game-based learning has enormous benefits in terms of decision-making and skill acquisition. In this article, PE Teacher, blogger and regular PDP contributor, Sporticus shares...
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