Sign Up

"*" indicates required fields

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Check all that apply below*

I am a coach

I am a teacher

I am the parent/guardian of a participant

I am a youth sport administrator

I am a volunteer

Other

Privacy*

I give consent to use this information to send additional emails and communication as described in your Privacy Policy*

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Hidden Checkbox (Hidden)

true

This field is hidden when viewing the form

iseGuide

true

Comments

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Downloads

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

Creating a positive parent culture

Running good trials and selections

Balanced Female Health

Search results for balance is better champion

Your search results are displayed below.

Balance is Better in Action

5 Min

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...

Balance is Better in Action

2 Min

Case Study: Izzy Hegan

Competitive runner and recent school-leaver Izzy Hegan shares what she has learned about balancing her personal development and enjoyment of sport against a focus on winning. The exams are over...

Balance is Better in Action

13 Min

Divisions, even teams and trials: Stratifying structures at Harbour Basketball

How do you decide who plays with (and against) who? In youth sport, this is a core question which underpins many of the quintessential youth sport structures – trials, selections,...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

NZ a hotbed of research into female athletes

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the second part of LockerRoom’s series looking at the development of our sportswomen, Ashley Stanley...

Watch

Coaches

70 Min Watch

Webinar replay: Preparing for a successful season – What do coaches need to know?

In this webinar, Sport NZ is joined by internationally-acclaimed coaching consultant and sport scientist, Dr. Wade Gilbert, for a practical and enlightening discussion on what coaches should be doing before...

Watch

Coaches

2 Min

Are we pushing young people to live up to our expectations, instead of their own?

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....

Balance is Better in Action

3 Min

Streetwise: Futsal Case Study

Futsal is becoming one of the most popular sports in New Zealand. In this Balance is Better Case Study, we examine how it’s grown so quickly. Around the country less...

Watch

Balance is Better in Action

3 Min

Cameron Leslie: Paralympic Pioneer

In this interview, we talk to three-time Paralympic gold medallist swimmer and NZ wheelchair rugby player Cameron Leslie. He talks about his life in sport, from his early swimming experiences...

Coaches

6 Min

What a Great All Black Can Teach Us About Fun

“Make sport fun!”. It seems strikingly obvious. Yet, when you peel back the layers on that word ‘fun’, it gets a little more nuanced. In this article, Athlete Development Project Founder Dr...

Coaches

4 Min

Book Club with Dr. Ralph Pim

Following on previous Book Club features (see the recommendations from Andy Rogers and Tammy Mehrtens), we hear from Dr. Ralph Pim. Dr Ralph Pim is an inspirational teacher, dynamic team builder, and...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

The little footie player who could: Chyloe Kurdas

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the second of three Q&As with keynote speakers from the Sport NZ Women + Girls...

Coaches

2 Min

Learning begins when teaching stops

This article is shared by Player Development Project How does a teacher or coach transition to a learner-centric view where you can allow the learner to explore and develop within...

Watch

Balance is Better in Action

2 Min Watch

Rebecca Dubber on Improving Youth Sport

Rebecca Dubber is a New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalist, who is passionate about getting more young people involved in sport and breaking down barriers. She shares her story and her...

Value of sport

4 Min

Balance is Better at the heart of wellbeing

When it comes to community sport, 2020 certainly had its ups and downs, from a complete halt to scaling alert levels. Adversity though has taught us, if nothing else, that wellbeing...

Coaches

5 Min

Research: Ecological Dynamics Approach to Skill Acquisition

This article is shared by Player Development Project Research paper by: Keith Davids, Duarte Araújo, Luis Vilar, Ian Renshaw & Ross Pinder The Big Idea When asked to comment on...

Watch

Balance is Better in Action

8 Min Watch

Balanced development: Kane Williamson and Sophie Devine share their stories

Sophie Devine and Kane Williamson share their experiences on growing up playing multiple sports and how it’s shaped them into the people and athletes that they are today. Sophie Devine...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

Keep up with the play campaign: the download

‘We’re losing kids from sport. But you can change that.’ Was the key message in a public awareness campaign launched by Sport NZ and five sports in early 2020. Here...

Watch

Coaches

4 Min Watch

Are we giving all young people an opportunity?

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. ...

Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930