Player Sports Parents
What is a Good Youth Sport Experience?
In this article, Sport Waikato shares insights into how adults can create a great sporting experience for our young people. So you...
Sport Leadership
For those involved in the management or delivery of sport at a leadership level then this category can help you. We’ll cover areas such as youth sport systems, change management, competition structures, talent development principles and combine it with evidence from experience sports leaders.
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Sport Leadership
Wendi Henderson on Improving Youth Sport
Wendi Henderson is a former Football Ferns player and since her playing days has gone on to coach women’s football at all...
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Development & Performance
Rebecca Dubber on Improving Youth Sport
Rebecca Dubber is a New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalist, who is passionate about getting more young people involved in sport and breaking...
Development & Performance
Relative Age Effect
This article is shared by Player Development Project Steve Lawrence is a consultant to Cruyff Football and Ajax in the Netherlands. With a...
Sport Leadership
Learning Begins When Teaching Stops
This article is shared by Player Development Project How does a teacher or coach transition to a learner-centric view where you can...
Sports Parents
Research: Young People’s Experiences of Parental Involvement in Youth Sport
This article is shared by Player Development Project Research paper by: Ase Strandbu, Kari Stefansen, Ingrid Smette, and Morten Rensio Sandvik The...
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Development & Performance
Keep up with play: the case for taking youth sport less seriously
Sport NZ and five of the largest participation sports in New Zealand – Rugby, Cricket, Football, Netball and Hockey – have launched...
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Case Studies
Are we pushing young people to live up to our expectations, instead of their own?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...
Case Studies
Are we only supporting the kids in the top team?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...
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Case Studies
Are we forgetting why young people play sport?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...
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Case Studies
Are we expecting young people to all develop at the same rate?
In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed...
Sport Leadership
Sports Bodies Join Together to Change Youth Sport
Youth sport is set to undergo a dramatic shake-up as the leaders of Sport NZ and the country’s five largest participation sports...