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Sport Leaders & Administrators

4 Min

Is COVID-19 the reset we need to improve sport for women and girls?

The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique opportunity for our sector. We are faced with the choice to re-build the sport sector as it was, or to realise the possibilities that lie...

Parents

4 Min

Young women’s engagement in sport in a ‘pandemic’ world

For many, the stop-start nature of sporting seasons, or the abrupt and prolonged cessation of training and competition, mean that they have lost important aspects of their social lives. During...

Balance is Better in Action

5 Min

Sports stand together to make the 2021 winter season special

After a 2020 winter season heavily disrupted by COVID-19, Sport NZ and five of the country’s largest participation sports are calling on coaches, parents and others at grassroots level to...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

4 Min

Advice for summer codes delivering youth sport during COVID-19

COVID-19 has had a huge impact on this year’s winter sport season and there’s plenty the summer codes can learn from their seasonal counterparts. Alert level restrictions have made event...

Parents

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COVID-19 and youth sport in New Zealand

The COVID-19 pandemic has widely and dramatically impacted all parts of society. As we continue to digest the shock that this pandemic is having on sport in New Zealand, it’s...

Value of sport

4 Min

How sport can help with students’ wellbeing as they return to school?

We know the value of sport and physical activity is wide-ranging and, in times where lockdowns and alert level restrictions have thrown up challenges, it’s important for school principals, teachers and coordinators to remember these benefits and look forward to school sport...

Value of sport

3 Min

The value of sport in challenging times

With the incredible ‘COVID-19’ upheaval’ of our world; what are we seeing and learning about the value of sport and physical activity? From the playfulness of ‘teddy bear hunts’, the novelty of...

Coaches

3 Min

Tips for coaching in a digital world

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought coaches into lockdown. For many, being able to coach, let alone remaining connected with their athletes, has been a new challenge. It may be a...

Parents

3 Min

Wellbeing in changing times

The following article, which was written after the initial postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, has been shared with permission from High Performance Sport New Zealand. We think there...

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Coaches

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Webinar Replay: Implementing Character Development by Sport Wellington

In their latest Coaching through COVID-19 webinar series, Sport Wellington extended on the Transforming Character Strengths into Productive Results webinar delivered by Balance is Better by hosting a session on how coaches can take action to implement character development in...

Parents

3 Min

Parents – helping young people navigate sport cancellation disappointment (again)!

For the second year in a row, winter sport has been disrupted by the Covid-19 alert level changes. There is no doubt that young people will be feeling disappointed with...

Value of sport

5 Min

The Benefits of Community Sport

The benefits of physical activity and playing sport are far-reaching. For participants, research shows that sport is a form of recreation that makes us remain active, and be happier, healthier...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

2 Min

Let’s give our sporting youth a season to remember

When New Zealand went into Level 4 lockdown in mid-March, Sport NZ and five national bodies were in the middle of a public awareness campaign to drive positive change in...

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Coaches

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Webinar Replay: Coaches returning to play

With COVID-19 causing a longer than expected break for a lot of young people, it’s helpful to look at the important part coaches play in helping rangatahi have a safe and enjoyable transition back...

Coaches

3 Min

Book Club: Top three reads for coaches

Last week I wrote about some tips for coaches during lockdown. Notably, my first tip was to read. If there is one silver- lining amongst the Covid-19 pandemic for coaches,...

Coaches

2 Min

Tips for coaches during lockdown

We all know Covid-19 is having an enormous impact on our lives right now. Work and social routines are significantly disrupted and sporting activity across the country, from community sport...

Coaches

13 Min

Talking Performance with Jay Carter

Jay Carter is Golf NZ’s National Coach. Recently, Jay, alongside celebrated sport psychologist and friend David Galbraith, started the Talking Performance community and podcast. Jay sat down with Andy Rogers*,...

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...

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