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How much is too much when it comes to youth sport?

How much is too much when it comes to youth sport?

How to coach with a Balance is Better philosophy

How to coach with a Balance is Better philosophy

Balance is Better Principles Poster

Balance is Better Principles Poster

Creating a positive parent culture

Creating a positive parent culture

Unpacking the Balance is Better principles

Unpacking the Balance is Better principles

Running good trials and selections

Running good trials and selections

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Balance is Better is about creating quality experiences for all young people to keep them active and in the game.

Coaches

Breaking Mental Barriers

This article is shared by Player Development Project How do we break down self-imposed barriers? How do our own limiting beliefs affect coaching performance? Founder of Fit Across Cultures & cultural intelligence expert, Susan Salzbrenner examines just how you can...
Coaches

The L Word: Learning

As an adult are you open to learning? Do you fear it or embrace it? Nicole Youman, Community Coaching Manager for Hockey NZ reflects on her own learning journey and provides great advice for up and coming coaches.  *This article was originally published by Hockey...

Balance is Better in Action

How Harbour Basketball determine success in their youth basketball programme

In youth sport, an overly narrow definition of success that is centered around winning can lead to harmful and contrary behaviours and environments that ultimately negatively impact young athletes. This narrow definition of success can have serious consequences...
Balance is Better in Action

Working with parents and community: Insights from Harbour Basketball

When you’re thinking about parents in youth sports, you need to realise, you’re working with families, not just individual players. Sometimes it’s a sibling, and for many families, they’ve been in our community for a long time, so...
Balance is Better Philosophy

The Case for Delaying the IDing of Talent

Talent Identification is an important part of youth sport. But how, and when, we begin the Talent ID process can have a profound impact on the sporting experiences we give young people — and increasingly, research supports the...
Balance is Better Philosophy

To Improve Youth Sport We Need Collective Attitudinal Change

To improve the experiences we provide young athletes, we need attitudinal change within the youth sport space. But challenging long-established ideas and behaviours is rarely easy. Thus, a collaborative approach, driven by a collective of sport leaders, administrators,...
Webinars

Webinar replay: Raising Sporty Daughters

Are you a parent or whānau member of a sporty teenage girl? There are some critical things that you should know but are rarely talked about. This webinar replay is hosted by youth sport experts, Kelly Curr and...
Balance is Better Philosophy

The Need for Bold and Courageous Leadership in Youth Sport

In youth sport, sport leaders have many important roles. They’re frequently tasked with carolling and managing staff and volunteers, setting culture, developing and enforcing policy and rules, and planning and reviewing pathways, programmes, and events — and the...

Webinars

Webinar replay: Game Management

Supporting Athlete Learning Through Play This webinar replay features top youth coaches Charissa Barham and Grant Porter. Co-founder of Player Development Project & experienced football coach, Dave Wright hosts Charissa and Grant for a comprehensive discussion on how...
Sport Leaders & Administrators

Promoting a Culture of Fairness in Your Youth Sport Organisation

All New Zealanders have the right to play sport in fair and inclusive environments. So how can we design youth sport programmes in which fairness and inclusivity are embedded — and then deliver those programmes in a way...
Webinars

Webinar replay: Athlete, Parent & Coach

Building Better Relationships in Youth Sport In this webinar, our host, Dave Wright is joined by two world class youth sport experts – Dr. Craig Harrison and Reed Maltbie.  Dave, Craig and Reed dive into a wide ranging...
Webinars

Webinar replay: Principles of training design

Create quality trainings for athlete learning, development and performance In this webinar replay, we hear from youth sport experts, Dave Wright and Dan Cooke, on effective session design in team sports or invasion games. Dave and Dan share...
Parents

Reframing physical activity for and with young women

We need to continue to ask ourselves if the rationale of the action or initiative has been informed by young women. If yes, ka rawe! Awesome! If not, then why are we doing it? We might need to...

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