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

Phone

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 how to coach with a balance is better philsoophy

Your search results are displayed below.

Parents

6 Min

Key Ways Parents Can Use Sport to Develop a Growth Mindset in Their Child

Our mindset determines the way we learn, what motivates us, our approach to adversity, and has a huge impact on our development as human beings. Understandably, as parents, we want...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

Sista Smash with Northern District Cricket

Sista Smash is a girls-only cricket festival for year 5 – 8 students across the Thames Valley region of Northern Districts Cricket. One day festival Schools offered three coaching sessions...

Case studies

7 Min

Empowering Rangatahi Through Active Southland’s Innovative Leadership Programme

Active Southland’s commitment to fostering youth development is shown through its innovative Rangatahi Leadership Group. This programme, designed to address the needs of Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled youth facing...

Coaches

3 Min

What is Character?

People are often described as either having good character or bad character. Such perceptions represent traditional, limiting views of character. In reality, character is more complex than this. In this...

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...

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...

Balance is Better in Action

3 Min

Coaching for Character

How do we help build character? National Sport Development Consultant, Andy Rogers discusses the concept of coaching for character, sharing some research and evidence around how sport can be used...

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

6 Min

A Core Value of Pride in Winning: The All Blacks’ Team Culture and Legacy

This article is shared by Player Development Project Research paper by: Tom Johnson; Andrew John Martin; Farah Palmer; Geoffrey Watson; Phil Ramsey (all with Massey University, New Zealand) The Big...