Watch Coaches Back to the Future: Steve Hansen on Motivation Steve Hansen shares his thoughts on what motivation is, and the role of the coach in motivating athletes. **This is video is part... Sport NZ 2 Min Watch
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... Hamish Rogers 9 Min Read
Balance is Better in Action How Harbour Basketball embedded a style of play to support better playing and coaching outcomes Total football, tika-taka, rush defense, motion offense, counterpuncher. What do all of these terms have in common? They are styles of play... Hamish Rogers 10 Min Read
Coaches The Risks of Early Specialisation in Youth Sports In this article, we examine the ever-growing evidence of increasing injury to children in youth sport. Are high-performance behaviors creeping in too... Sport NZ 6 Min Read
Coaches A Guide to Running Good Trials and Selection Processes We know that trials and selection processes in youth sport can be a hot topic for many sports administrators, coaches, parents and... Sport NZ 11 Min Read
Balance is Better in Action Case Study: Andrea Hewitt Being a high performing athlete can be challenging at the best of times. In this Balance is Better Case Study, we spoke... Sport NZ 2 Min Read
Coaches 4 Benefits of Functional Movement This article is shared by Player Development Project Movement is crucial to wellbeing and player development. Player Development Project Lead Researcher, James... James Vaughan 5 Min Read
Parents Parenting the next Sophie Pascoe or Liam Malone Blasting onto the world stage at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Liam Malone took New Zealand sport by storm. A relative unknown, he... Catriona McBean 6 Min Read
Balance is Better in Action Black Ferns rugby captain Les Elder talks about changing behaviours As player development manager for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union Les Elder has seen first-hand the impact the focus on winning has on... Sport NZ 6 Min Read
Coaches Playful Mastery This article is shared by Player Development Project. Coming from a position of influence in young players’ lives, we continually aim to create ‘perfect’... Mark Upton 5 Min Read
Coaches Skill: Adapting to the Environment This article is shared by Player Development Project Player Development Project Lead Researcher James Vaughan highlights recent experiences adapting to new environments... James Vaughan 6 Min Read
Coaches Using sport to help forge resilience This article is shared by Player Development Project How can sport help build resilience in people? Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology... Dr. Martin Turner 5 Min Read