Improving youth sport

​​​​​​​Good Sports

Good Sports is about sports working together with us to improve sport for young people in Taranaki. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Good Sports Steering Group

​​​​​​​We are working alongside regional sports organisations to collaborate and innovate to make sport better for young people.

The Steering Group  encourages everyone to: 

  • Keep it fun 
  • Support everyone  
  • Use mistakes for learning 
  • Focus on effort 
  • Say you enjoyed watching their game 


Create positive sporting experiences

Our community workshops look at youth sport, and give coaches, parents and other the tools to help youmg people enjoy and stay in sport.

We have worked with with a range of groups and organisations and will adapt workshops for you.

Contact Guy Honnor to see how we can help.




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Balance is Better

Balance is Better is an evidence-based philosophy to support quality sport experiences for all young people, regardless of ability, needs and motivations. It is about young people staying involved in sport for life and realising their potential at the right time. 

The Balance is Better philosophy has been developed in New Zealand to support the culture change needed to provide quality sport opportunities for tamariki (5-11) and rangatahi (12-18).  

What is it all about?

We are losing young people from sport, and they are missing out on the opportunity to be physically active and reach their full potential. 

If we are going to change this, we need to improve what is happening at the grass roots and for those involved in delivering youth sport to think differently. 

We need to think about how we can put the fun and skill development back into kids sport. 

Nine principles that underpin the Balance is Better philosophy have been developed to guide the New Zealnd sport system to provide improved sport experiences for all young people. 

Balance is Better has 9 guiding principles that support how adults in youth sport – (administrators, coaches, teachers, parents) can make a difference in the experience young people have in sport. 

Check out the Balance is Better website including articles, webinars and a wealth of research.