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Welcome to the February 2017 Edition of Sport Connector
In this edition we bring you case studies on managing talented athletes along with thoughts from Wayne Goldsmith on the future of sport.
Also included is a rolling calendar template for your club, and an update on new additions to our Sport Wellington team.
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Eight Sports Selected in 2017 WCC Sports Talent Development Programme
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Sport Wellington is excited to announce the following eight sports that have been accepted as part of the 2017 Wellington City Council funded Sports Talent Development Programme. The successful sports for 2017 are: athletics, fencing, golf, hockey, kayaking, netball, rowing and swimming.
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“We are proud to be associated with the Sports Talent Development Programme, it is a fantastic programme that any emerging athlete in the region aspires to become a part of. Since our involvement in the programme we have seen more and more athletes from Wellington representing New Zealand at an international level”, says Councilor Simon Woolf.
The Wellington City Council Talent Development Programme supports a number of talent development projects aligned to the national and regional sporting organisations. In 2017, fourteen applications were received with eight sports successful in securing funding to support a range of initiatives. These initiatives include; research into performance measures, development of processes for individual performance planning, as well as access to specialist services such as athlete life advice, nutrition and strength and conditioning.
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2017 Lloyd Morrison Scholarships
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Wellington High Performance Aquatics (WHiPA) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for athletes, coaches and officials associated to aquatic sports in the Wellington region. The scholarships offer a unique opportunity for performance level athletes, coaches and officials to develop their ability through engagement in two exciting programmes that are supported through Sport NZ’s national Pathway to Podium and Performance Coach Advance programmes.
The programmes are managed by Sport Wellington’s Performance Hub which is aimed at developing successful Wellington people by raising their self-awareness of what it takes to be successful.
Click here for more information. |
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Managing Talented Athletes
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As young people make the choice to pursue their sport to an elite level, and their future potential is identified (where talent development kicks in), the sporting system must provide the right coaching, competition and support. Sport NZ's Talent Plan released in 2016 seeks to do just that.
Below are a couple of case studies which reinforce the messages delivered in their plan.
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This case study on promising Tactix netballer Erikana Pederson outlines some of the challenges and lessons to be learnt for young sportspeople.
If 22 year-old Tactix midcourter Erikana Pedersen could say one thing to up-and-coming athletes and sportspeople it would be “look after your body. And if that means saying no, say it.”
Click here to read the case study on Erikana.
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Want to be a Sport Star? Don't Specialise Young
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A study produced by the University of Wisconsin in November 2016 found that high-school athletes who were specialised sustained 60% more new lower-body injuries in a year than did those who played a range of sports.
Athletes who pick a single sport later have longer to try a range of them which means they can pick the one that is the best fit, rather than a discipline that they have been ushered towards by early growth or ambitious parents. Tennis star Novak Djokovic credits his flexibility and rapid movement on the tennis court to years of skiing.
Click here for the recent article from The Economist.
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The Future of Sport - Some Thoughts by Wayne Goldsmith
How aware are we in the changing nature of sport and recreation? And how aligned are we to the future needs of the participants within our own sporting communities? Wayne Goldsmith, a prominent leader in sporting systems and coaching recently presented at the Queensland Sport & Recreation Conference 2017 on The Future of Sport. The topics covered in his presentations were:
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- Five Mega Trends shaping our sporting world
- demise of volunteerism
- ‘more with less’
- changing world of connectivity, communication and collaboration
- revolution in coaching
- changing demands athletes and families
- Emergence of Client Focused Sport - client focused sport provides clients (kids, parents, grandparents etc.) with the sporting product they want and need. It is listening to your clients and designing sporting products - i.e. training programs, sporting experiences, competitions etc. that they want to be part of.
For the full papers Wayne delivered at the conference, click here. |
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Cigna Round the Bays Special Offer
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It's not too late to register for Wellington's largest community sporting event!
Use the code SWCONNECT2017 for a $6 discount on all 6.5km fun run/walk entries.
Online registrations close midnight Wed 15 Feb - Enter Online Here. |
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Coaches Need to Have Fun Too
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Wairarapa College's Senior A netball team coach and Sport Wellington Wairarapa Regional Development Manager, Dayle Clarkson, has been involved in coaching for around 30 years. Over this time, her approach to the development of her team has changed and has morphed from focusing on winning trophies, into enabling a process of self-discovery for her players.
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Dayle has now firmly entrenched the need for establishing team culture in her coaching role and thinks coaches should expect a rewarding experience too. “Fun means different things to different coaches, but for me it’s helping grow capable people” she says. For Dayle, this is strengthening her connection to players and their connection with each other.
Read more here.
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The Rolling Calendar - What is it?
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More and more clubs are using rolling calendars as a planning and communication tool - so what is a rolling calendar?
It's an up to date reference point where ‘rolling’ refers to the calendar being updated regularly to show the users upcoming activities and events for the ensuing 12 months.
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The calendar can be used to record dates for meetings, competitions, events, maintenance, policy reviews and much more.
Placed on your website and in the clubrooms, it serves to keep members and participants informed while generally making the club more efficient and effective by avoiding date clashes while ensuring the less frequent but important tasks are not overlooked.
To download a calendar template for excel with examples, click here. |
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An Open Letter From the Back Seat
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Did you know that when asked "what is your worst memory in youth sports?' many kids answer "the ride home after a bad game."
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a child, stuck in the back seat of the car on the ride home, getting a lecture about how the game went? Have you ever wondered what kids tell us about this experience?
Read more here. |
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New Additions to the Sport Wellington Team
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Mark Shanks
Community Engagement Advisor
Mark is a devoted sportsman with an unshakeable belief in the power of sport and recreation to create better lives. His working career has involved extended and effective engagement with the disability, sport, and education sectors where he has focussed on enabling people of all ages to realise their potential.
This enabling role has taken many forms: teacher, coach, mentor, participant, manager, and administrator. He’s excited about transferring his experience and skills to the role of Community Engagement Advisor for Sport Wellington by leading and influencing projects which engage communities and other targeted groups to understand participants’ needs and facilitate partnerships between appropriate local community groups.
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Andy Morris
Community Sport Advisor
Born in Middlesbrough and pleased to finally see the football team in the Premier League (though this might be short lived if current form continues), Andy was fortunate enough to meet and marry a Kiwi, calling the Waikato home.
Dairy and seafood manufacturing took the family from NZ to the Middle East, UK and back to Nelson, where Andy’s passion for sport led to a change in direction. Andy's focus switched to football coaching roles at RSO and National Youth League level along with junior and youth coach development at club level. Andy is thrilled to join the SW team and hopes to be able to influence and make a difference in the Community Sport Advisor role.
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