Temepara Bailey on why young people shouldn’t specialise too soon
A considerable amount of evidence has demonstrated that most athletes who have the opportunity to play a range of sports in their youth are more likely to achieve an elite...
Parents vital in growth of surf life saving
Changes in focus and structure for Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is bearing early fruit as kids return to the sport. Over the summer months, New Zealand’s 74 surf...
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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...
Coaching for Impact
Are you a coach working with secondary school age athletes? Applications are open until 30 November for a new Sport NZ coaching programme that aligns with the Balance is Better...
Case Study: Pathway to Podium
In this Balance is Better Case Study, we examined the Sport NZ Pathway to Podium program and how it impacted talented Kiwi triathletes, Trent & Ainsley Thorpe. For the Thorpe...
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,...
What Can We Learn from the Coaching Philosophies of Five Great Coaches?
As coaches, we should always be learning. The best coaches — even at the elite level — are avid learners, constantly seeking new ideas and information that might help them...
Research: Youth Sport Programs: An Avenue to Foster Positive Youth Development
This article is shared by Player Development Project Research paper by: Jessica L. Fraser-Thomas, Jean Cote, and Janic Deakin The Big Idea Richard Feynman (1918-1988), the celebrated theoretical physicist, once...
Time management for busy sports parents (and their young athletes)
With the start of the school year just around the corner, parents around the country are steadily preparing themselves for the busy and hectic schedule that comes with it. The...