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Coaches

6 Min

Nutrition 101 for Adolescent Athletes: What all parents & coaches should know

Carbs, protein, fat. In this article, we introduce the key nutritional information parents and coaches need to know to support healthy adolescent athletes. There are a lot of mixed messages...

Coaches

5 Min

Nutrition for adolescent athletes who participate in endurance sports

Athletes who participate in endurance sports have particular nutrition requirements that differ from those involved in more general sporting codes. In this article, we discuss how young athletes can optimise...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition for strength-based sports

In this article, we discuss how parents and coaches can support the nutrition needs of adolescent athletes that participate in strength-based sports. One of the functions of protein is to...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition 102 for adolescent athletes: The vitamins & minerals you should be concerned with

In our prior article, Nutrition 101, we outlined the key nutrition information coaches and parents need to know about macronutrients (carbs, protein and fats) for supporting teenage athletes. Additionally, there...

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Coaches

5 Min

Managing the Physical Load of Female Athletes

Giving athletes appropriate physical loads is crucial to helping them optimise their experiences in youth sports. Though a certain level of physical activity is necessary for individuals to develop physiologically...

Coaches

9 Min

Changing how we talk about young women’s bodies

The physical and social changes teenage girls go through can often push them away from sport. So we need to change the way we talk about puberty and periods, says women’s health in sport...

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Coaches

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Webinar replay: The art and science of coaching young women

Coaches, what do you need to know to support the young women you coach to be safe, healthy and to reach their potential (in sport and life)? Yes – irrespective of...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

11 Min

Breaking the silence on syndrome hurting female athletes

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. It’s the syndrome few people have heard of – or dared talk about – but RED-S is affecting...

Coaches

5 Min

Controlling Sport Performance

This article is shared by Player Development Project Momentum is a huge element in all sport. Dr. Martin Turner of the Smarter Thinking Project investigates how can players take charge of their own...

Balance is Better in Action

2 Min

Dream It and Achieve It: Zoe & Jayden Fleming

Elette Fleming, proud mum to two of New Zealand’s exciting young BMX talents Zoe and Jayden Fleming, reflects on the importance of being a supportive parent and, above all, giving...

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, Pasifika and disabled youth facing barriers...

Balance is Better in Action

7 Min

Interview with an All Black

This article is shared by Player Development Project Dane Coles is arguably one of the world’s best and most dynamic rugby players. In the combative position of hooker, Coles regularly goes...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

3 Min

From agitators to allies: How clubs and schools can get the best out of their sports parents?

In this webinar, we chat with international sport-parent expert, Professor Camilla Knight, about strategies and tactics that clubs and schools can use to create a positive parent culture in their...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

12 Min

Creating a positive parent culture: A guide for schools and clubs

Are the parents at your sports club or school assets and allies or are they antagonists? In this guide, we outline four areas for sports clubs and schools to consider...

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Parents

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Webinar replay: Athlete traps and parenting hacks

How can parents help their young athlete navigate the challenges and pitfalls of sport? In the face of growing pressure for adolescent athletes to train harder, perform better and achieve...

Coaches

4 Min

How coaches support clean and balanced youth sport

The role of youth coaching is a tough one. On the one hand, coaches facilitate an arena of possibility and growth for rangatahi on their journey to make new friends,...

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...

Balance is Better in Action

4 Min

RED-S syndrome knocked Kiwi cyclist off-track

This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Commonwealth Games cycling silver medallist Georgia Williams is on the comeback road, after taking time out to let her...

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