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...
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...
Growing secondary school girls cricket in Manawatu
Manawatu Cricket delivers a girls-only cricket competition, held on Wednesday after school in Palmerston North. Open to all secondary school girls, but particularly targeted at year 9 and 10 students,...
Putting the Youth Voice in the Centre Circle
Gisborne Netball Centre has leveraged the power of sport to engage rangatahi, grow confidence and change lives. The challenge: a sporting decline Gisborne Netball Centre have seen declining participation from...
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...
The big win is when they give back
Some of the biggest wins in sport are not necessarily just those that come with the final whistle, but also those that come afterwards. When young people understand the wider...
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Are there too many practices a week?
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. ...
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How do I develop individual learning plans for players?
This video is shared by Player Development Project The question this week comes from Jody, via the Player Development Project Facebook page: “How do you develop individual learning plans, and...
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...