Coaches
Relative Age Effect
This article is shared by Player Development Project Steve Lawrence is a consultant to Cruyff Football and Ajax in the Netherlands. With a...
Sport Leaders & Administrators
Balance is Better in Action
The path to inclusion – World Champ para swimmer, Rebecca Dubber
Paralympic swimmer Rebecca Dubber spent most of her childhood being excluded from sport. She “tried” to play a range of sports – her parents...
Parents
What is a good youth sport experience?
In this article, Sport Waikato shares insights into how adults can create a great sporting experience for our young people. So you...
Coaches
Are we only supporting the kids in the top team?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...
Balance is Better in Action
Letters to rangatahi: What I wish sport knew?
In this open letter, we hear from the Halberg Foundation’s Kiran Dixon. Kiran’s letter sheds light on some of the challenges young people...
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Coaches
Are we forgetting why young people play sport?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...