Women and girls

Coaches

6 Min

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 development of female athletes in New Zealand, Ashley...

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...

Sport Leaders & Administrators

4 Min

Is COVID-19 the reset we need to improve sport for women and girls?

The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique opportunity for our sector. We are faced with the choice to re-build the sport sector as it was, or to realise  the possibilities that lie...

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Balance is Better in Action

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Aktive Women: An Interview with Simone Spencer

In this interview, Dave Wright is joined by Simone Spencer from Aktive for an in depth discussion on women and girls youth sport, female coach development initiatives and creating learning...

Balance is Better in Action

2 Min

Women’s Coach Developer Training

Female coaches have a huge role to play in youth sport and this article shares some insights from a recent Aktive initiative to boost female coaching expertise. New Zealand’s first...

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Coaches

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Q&A: What are the different approaches when working with female players?

This video is shared by Player Development Project The question this week comes from Andy, via Twitter: “What are the different approaches coaches take when working with female players?” Image...