Sport leaders
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Coaches

6 Min

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...

Coaches

7 Min

Mindful wave ready to hit

This article is shared by Player Development Project In times of uncertainty, the practice of mindfulness has never been more important. Around the world people are riding this wave on...

Coaches

6 Min

Breaking the Machine

This article is shared by Player Development Project The machine that is premature professionalism in youth sport is a growing problem. Environments created to replicate professional sport, ‘elite’ pathways at...

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Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

Case Study: Netball New Zealand

Every weekend over the winter season thousands of Kiwi kids gather on netball courts around the country. From the outside, the sport is as strong as always with netball continuing...

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Parents

2 Min

Keep up with the play: the case for taking youth sport less seriously

Sport NZ and five of the largest participation sports in New Zealand – Rugby, Cricket, Football, Netball and Hockey – have launched a major public awareness campaign calling for enablers...

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Balance is Better in Action

5 Min

Case Study: New Zealand Cricket’s new social innovation: Yeah! Girls

Cricket is one of New Zealand’s quintessential summer sports, with young and old lining up wickets and fast bowls on backyard cricket pitches around the country. It is a sport...

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Coaches

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Was it specialising in one sport too soon?

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

7 Min

When Will Youth Sports Actually Serve the Needs of Youth?

This article is shared by Player Development Project Youth sport is often dominated by an adult lens. Founder of Changing the Game Project, John O’Sullivan shares his excellent article about his...

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Balance is Better in Action

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Changing Youth Sport with Alex Chiet

Youth sport in New Zealand is undergoing significant positive change being led by Sport NZ and five major sporting codes. In this discussion Sport Development National Consultant at Sport NZ,...