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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...
Secondary School Sport
Our secondary school sport environment is crucial to youth well-being. If you are involved in secondary school sport as a coach, sport co-ordinator, Director of Sport, Regional Sport Director or Principal you’ll find content here that will challenge your thinking and help you provide the very best sports opportunities for your students
Sport Leadership
Meeting the Needs of Youth
Young people value sport. So why do participation rates consistently drop at similar ages? In this article, Sport New Zealand presents some...
Development & Performance
Are late developers really at a disadvantage?
In this article, Dr Jason Tee discusses how late-developers may be advantaged (as opposed to early-developers) in their development pathways, and ultimately...
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Secondary School Sport
Understanding Identity with Dr. Suze Brown
This video is shared by Player Development Project In this Masterclass Discussion, Player Development Project Editor, Dave Wright sits down with Dr....
Development & Performance
Using sport to help forge resilience
This article is shared by Player Development Project How can sport help build resilience in people? Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology...
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Secondary School Sport
What are the benefits of mixed playing experiences?
This video is shared by Player Development Project The question this week comes from Paul via email; “What are the benefits of...
Sports Parents
What playing Fortnite has taught me about coaching
This article is republished with permission from iCoachKids Sergio recounts playing Fortnite with his sons, and some valuable coaching lessons he learnt...
Coaching Fundamentals
Praise vs. Affirmation
This article is shared by Player Development Project Prof. Stephen Rollnick is a pioneer in motivational interviewing and in recent years has...
Case Studies
‘I thought I was crazy’: cyclist’s painful endo battle
This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. At least one in 10 New Zealand women suffer every...
Development & Performance
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...
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Sport Leadership
Mike Dawson on Improving Youth Sport
Mike Dawson is a former Canoe Slalom Olympian. In this video, Mike discusses his perspective on why Balance is Better in youth...
Secondary School Sport
Women aren’t little men: developing female athletes
This story was originally published in LockerRoom at Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. In the first of a series on the...