How to Coach Different Skill Levels in the Same Team
A key challenge youth coaches will face is working with athletes with varying skill levels within the same team. It’s easy to just focus on the ‘good’ athletes, but great...
How Coaches Can Help Young Athletes Develop a Growth Mindset?
Coach, do you want to develop confident and resilient athletes? Then coaching your athletes to develop a growth mindset should become a key part of your coaching toolbox. Research has...
Amplifying the Voice of Young Women in Sport
“Dear Coach, I really want you to know that each year as a young woman navigating the journey of the teenage years, my motivations change. I want to be healthy,...
Five tips for coaches to bring a Balance is Better philosophy into their coaching
Sport NZ’s Balance is Better philosophy is centred on ensuring all young people, regardless of their ability, have a quality experience playing sport. We want young people to stay in...
Hey Coach, what’s your stance on second chances?
What do Ted Lasso and Sir Steve Hansen have in common? This isn’t the start of a bad joke. Rather, that question was going through my head watching episode two...
The Number One Thing That Good Coaches Do
We all want to be the best coach possible. But what makes a good coach? And, by extension, is there a particular trait, ideology, or approach that all good coaches...
The heART of Coaching Māori and Pasifika Youth Athletes
The great youth sport coaches are not defined by outcome; that being, wins and losses. Rather, the great youth sport coaches leave long-lasting impressions on their athletes. So, how do...
Four ideas to level up your coaching this season
Want to take the next step in your coaching journey, but you’re not sure what to do next? Below, we’ve outlined four actionable ideas for coaches wanting to grow their...
With the end in mind
I found myself over the weekend pondering two decades into the future. As a new parent (with a 9-month-old), these moments, wondering about the future, have been far and few...
