Coaching

Supporting Coaches

Coaching is a great way to express passion for sport and enrich the lives of New Zealanders. It's exciting and satisfying, and helps keep people actively involved in developing others.

Sport NZ supports national and regional sport organisations as well as Regional Sports Trusts with their coaching programmes, developing their coaching leaders and coaching support networks.

Access our resources, online training and research below. You can also sign up to our monthly NZ Coach newsletter and link off to the Balance is Better website, where you will find lots of great coaching advice.

Looking for information on coach development? Click here.

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Coaching for Impact

A new programme for coaches working with secondary school age athletes

We are looking for coaches working with secondary school age athletes to join our new coaching programme. Does this sound like you?

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Partnering with iCoachKids

We partner with iCoachKids, a global coaching movement that started back in 2016. Their mission is to champion child-centred sport by promoting good policy and best practice. Through our partnership we can share their latest international research and online resources.

Scroll down to find free online learning for all coaches working with children and young people.

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iCoachKids online resources

Developing effective environments for children in sport

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Child and youth centred coaching

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Coaching children: Planning, doing and reviewing

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Featured resources

Getting started in coaching

Valuable tips the role of a coach, communication, sport safety, planning, and teaching new skills to athletes.

Getting started in coaching

Coaches code of ethics

Seven-point summary of a coach's responsibilities.

Code of ethics for coaches

Resources for coaches

The Balance is Better website has all the latest thinking and resources for coaches, parents and administrators.

Balance is Better site

Online training

Online learning

Getting started in coaching

General information on how to coach young or beginner participants.

Getting started in coaching (Sports tutor site)

Online learning

Sport safe

How to help keep participants and the public safe.

Sport safe (Sports tutor site)

Online learning

Coaching safety net

Ideas on how to make sport safe and fun for every body.

Coaching safety net (Sports tutor site)

Balance is Better

Balance is Better resources

Key resources to help you understand the Balance is Better philosophy and think about how you can make a difference to youth sport.

Overview

Balance is Better Champions

A programme which supports and advocates on the values surrounding youth sport.

Balance is Better Champions

Leading change in youth sport

Sport NZ is raising awareness of the Balance is Better philosophy by working alongside our national sport partners - of which are number are leading system change in their code.

Youth sport

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Sign-up to receive the Balance is Better newsletter

A selection of recent coaching and player development stories. Published weekly.

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If you require an accessible version of any content on the site please contact us at info@sportnz.org.nz and we will be happy to assist.

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