Coaching

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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.

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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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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

Balance is Better

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

Balance is Better site

Free access to hours of coaching stories, advice and lessons from the best.

https://www.coachforlife.nz/

Sport Pathways Framework

Ensuring everyone has access to quality experiences in sport.

Q&A with coach Tarena Ranui

Q and A with coach Tarena Ranui

Q&A with coach Russell Wood

Q and A with coach Russell Wood

Q&A with coach Tayla Baxter

Q and A with coach Tayla Baxter

Online training

iCoachKids training and resources

iCoachKids is a global coaching movement with a mission is to champion child-centred sport by promoting good policy and best practice.

View free online learning.

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

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)

Ben Sigmund teaching young children to play soccer

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

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