The Process
This article is shared by Player Development Project What is success in youth development? UEFA A licensed academy coach Dan Wright discusses his philosophy of what success looks like when a coach...
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Back to the Future: Steve Hansen on Motivation
Steve Hansen shares his thoughts on what motivation is, and the role of the coach in motivating athletes. **This is video is part of a six-part video series, featuring Steve Hansen...
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A message to Kiwi Coaches
COVID-19 has meant thousands of Kiwi kids have missed out on sport and the wellbeing benefits it provides. As we move closer to the return of community sport, coaches will...
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Back to the Future: Steve Hansen on Innovation
Steve Hansen shares his thoughts on how and why coaches should be innovative. **This is video is part of a six-part video series, featuring Steve Hansen talking about leadership throughout his...
Mirror, Mirror
The Man in the Glass by Peter Dale Wimbrow. Have you heard of it? We hear from Dave as he deconstructs one of his favourite poems and the valuable lessons...
The Leader Who Listened
This article is shared by Player Development Project What is leadership? Mark Upton, Co-creator of myfastestmile and world class coach developer discusses leadership in sport, some of the traditional perspectives of what leadership...
Book Club with Tammy Mehrtens
We hear from Tammy Mehrtens, National Training Manager at Netball New Zealand, in a second book club feature. Following on from our first Book Club feature, this week we hear from Tammy Mehrtens....
Coaching the Wolves – Lessons in online coaching from the New Zealand Men’s Kendo Team
With social distancing and lock-down restrictions wreaking havoc in the sports world, any form of face-to-face interaction in the immediate future is uncertain. We hear from Blake Bennett, the coach...
Are we beating them into a system?
This article is shared by Player Development Project Systems tend to dominate organisational thinking in the modern age. So how do these systems potentially harm player development and participation? Co-founder...