Coaching young people with autism
In this article, Special Olympics New Zealand share some key considerations for coaches working with young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Athletes are the heart of Special Olympics and the...
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Webinar replay: Getting child safeguarding right
What’s the difference between child safeguarding and child protection? What does good child safeguarding look like? When it comes to putting good child safeguarding policy and procedure in pace, where...
Beyond Traditional Sport: The Benefits of Informal Sports for Young Women
The physical and social benefits of participating in organized, competitive sports are well known. Not only can a young person develop physical skills and competencies, but also important social skills...
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Webinar replay: Trials and selection processes in youth sport – What does good look like?
Youth sport trials and selection processes have long been a hot button topic (often due to the ‘fires’ they can create in community sport circles). In this webinar, Alex Chiet,...
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Replacing Year 7 & 8 representative programmes with skill development opportunities for more participants – lessons from the roll out of Netball New Zealand’s Player Development Programme
In this case study, we hear from Netball New Zealand, Netball Central and Netball Wellington Centre about the implementation of the Player Development Programme and its impact on participants. The...
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Responding to falling participation numbers in under-12 boys rugby – lessons from New Zealand Rugby in changing under-11 boys rugby competition structures
In this case study, we hear from New Zealand Rugby about the change they undertook to the design and delivery of under-11 boys’ rugby competition structures. These changes were brought about in response to national year-on-year declining numbers at under-12 boys...
Growing secondary school girls cricket in Manawatu
Manawatu Cricket delivers a girls-only cricket competition, held on Wednesday after school in Palmerston North. Open to all secondary school girls, but particularly targeted at year 9 and 10 students,...
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The Golf for Life insights project: How Golf NZ is helping clubs to better understand their participants
Understanding why and how people value golf at different life stages is critical in order for the game to continue to embrace the future and plan effectively to meet the...
Setting coaches up for success – A guide for Sport Leaders & Administrators
We know that coaches are pivotal to young people having great sport experiences. Great coaches create quality sport environments for young people. But what goes into making a great coach?...
