Term 2 2009 - Sport Southland

Active
MAY 2009 Term 2
SUMMARY ......................... 2
ACTIVE SCHOOLS ............... 3
EASTERN SOUTHLAND ...... 4
ACTIVE FAMILIES ................ 4
ILT SKILLS BASED .............. 5
ACTIVE KIDZ ........................ 5
SPORTS NOTICEBOARD .... 6, 7
PUSH PLAY AEROBICS
& HIP HOP FESTIVAL .......... 8
Sport Southland is supported by SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand) and other national and regional agencies to deliver a
wide range of sport based programmes to the community of Southland.
Here we are in May already with what has been an action packed first term from February right through to April. We
hope you have been able to have some time out over the holiday break to refresh and refocus for Term 2.
The Active Youth team here at Sport Southland have been running themselves ragged with programmes out in the
community with events such as the AMP Kids Tryathlon road show, the inaugural Kids in the City fun run which saw
over 180 participants take part, the ILT Skills Based programme and numerous community sports days. The pace of
this term promises to be no different with numerous opportunities for you as a teacher, parent or coach to take part in
workshops, events and programmes.
The highlight for term 2 promises to be the Push Play
Aerobics and Hip Hop Festival which annually sees over
250 participants take part at Stadium Southland. Held
on Sunday 21st June, this year’s event take’s a twist as
it provide opportunity for teams to dress up whilst still
providing quality feedback on their performance. See
page 9 for more information.
Our Active Youth team are also providing some fantastic
workshops this term for teachers and coaches in
developing fundamental skills such as kicking, throwing
and catching as well as a workshop for young people in
leadership. Check them out on page 3 for more details!
The idea for this publication is for you to check it out,
read through the things on offer and then pass it on!
Pass it on to your staff, your coaches and parents. If
they want their own copy, simply pass it on to visit
www.sportsouthland.co.nz and it will be send direct to
their email address.
Children going through a warm up with Gerry Forde before racing
in this years Fonterra Kids in the City held in February as part of
the Community Trust of Southland Surf to City.
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Promoting Active Healthy Lifestyles Active Youth Newsletter, Term 2 2009

Summary of Active Youth for Term 1 2009
Term 1 for the Active Youth team at Sport Southland has been packed with exciting stadium sports days and promotion of the
various programmes that we run. Here is a summary of the services provided by the Active Youth Team during Term 1 2009
• ILT Skills Based Programme - Waihopai, Windsor North
• Assistance with coordinating the 2009 Southland
Primary Schools Athletics Championships
• Physical Activity Leader (PALs) workshops - Sacred
Heart, New River, Donovan, Invercargill Middle,
Otatara, Windsor North, East Gore
• Assistance with Longford Intermediate Triathlon
• Presented at Tapanui Primary & Gore Main Sports
Coordinators meetings
• Community Sports Days - Fernworth, Rimu, Invercargill
Middle, Otatara
• Active Families Invercargill - 9 physical activity, nutrition,
dental health session held (12 families with 14
participants)
• Active Families Ohai - 3 physical activity and nutrition
sessions held, 5 families totaling 9 participants
• Active Schools New Entrant Programme - St Patrick’s
Invercargill, Sacred Heart, Donovan and Makarewa
• Woodlands School Staff - Run Jump Throw workshop
• James Hargest College Junior Campus American
Exchange - Exchange students spent time at Stadium
Southland learning wheelchair basketball, cricket and
netball
• Eastern Southland Oscar Holiday Programme (5 days)
• Invercargill Children’s Day - Chaired the committee
which organised a family event for 1100 children and
families at Southland Boys High
• Fonterra Kids in the City - the inaugural 2km fun run
around Queen’s Park as part of the Community Trust of
Southland Surf to City (180 participants)
• AMP Kids Tryathlon - Roadshow to 26 Southland
schools with 610 children participating in the event on
the day
An American exchange
student from James Hargest
College learning the ropes of
wheelchair basketball
Students from Invercargill Middle are playing with the
giant Parachute at the school’s Have a Go Day
Participants in the Fonterra Kids in the City fun run at
Queens Park, following the annual Community Trust of
Southland Surf to City
Active Schools Facilitator, Jim Watson giving instructions to
students at a recent PALs (Physical Activity Leaders) workshop at
Stadium Southland
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While there is no golden rule to get young people active on a regular basis, there are many contributing factors within a
community, school or a family that can help. One such element is the use of successful role models for young people.
Recently, Active Schools have arranged local sporting athletes to visit classrooms throughout Southland to share the
message about the benefits of being active, the importance of goal setting and enjoying the outdoors.
Local athletes have included Sid Cumming, NZ Age Group Champion Triathlete; Jessica Hamill, NZ Paralympian; and
Hayden Strong, 800m and Cross Country winner at Southland Primary School Champs. It should also be noted that one
Active School, Invercargill Middle School, used the most meaningful role models young people could have at a recent ‘Have
a Go’ evening – their own family and friends. It was a treat to see families together, active, happy and helping each other.
Well done Middle School.
Another element that promotes regular physical activity is what could be loosely termed opportunity. Young people in
schools need to have equity in accessing recreation and sporting equipment. This equipment needs to be suitable to the
needs and interests of kids. For example younger children and those with lesser locomotor abilities need larger, softer
‘pimply’ balls to play with.
As a facilitator, I have been working alongside our Active Schools to assess schools sporting equipment, opportunities to use
that equipment and also development of skills in the playground so that young people can learn games, activities and playing
etiquette. We have been looking at aspects such as upskilling children to take leadership roles through Physical Activity
Leader workshops. We have been looking at the halls, walls and ‘hard’ play areas of the school, are they bright and
attractive? And of course adventure playgrounds, monkey bars, swings and slides although expensive still remain as
resources of higher use in any school playground.
Active Schools
Jim Watson | Active Schools Facilitator | jim.watson@sportsouthland.co.nz
Developing Fundamental Movement Skills
Workshop
Thursday 21 May - 1pm - 3.30pm, Stadium Southland
(Register by Monday 18 May)
Cost:
$10 per person (to attend workshop)
$35 per person (to attend workshop and purchase DFMS resource)
If you want to review or enhance your knowledge and teaching of the fundamental basic movement skills
then this workshop is for you! This workshop is open to all teachers, coaches and parents. Attendees will
be:
• shown how to identify children’s abilities & their needs
• shown what to teach and how to teach using appropriate teaching questions, games & activities
• given information on the basic movement principles
This workshop will unfold the Developing Fundamental Movement Skill manual as produced by SPARC
Growing Leaders Workshop
Thursday 25 June @ 9am - 3.30pm, Stadium Southland
(Register by Monday 22 June)
Cost:
$10 per person (to attend workshop)
$60 per person (to attend workshop and purchase DFMS resource)
Growing Leaders is a powerful resource that develops leader learning and leadership experiences for
young people aged 9-18 years. It focuses on exploring, discovering and navigating leadership. The
Growing Leaders resource can be used in a huge range of settings – everything from physical
education classes, school sport programmes, outdoor education trips, lunchtime and after school
recreation activities, sport and recreation clubs to youth groups. This one day workshop is designed
for people who would like to facilitate Growing Leaders to young people.
If numbers allow, we will also look at running workshops in Gore, Winton, Lumsden and Otautau. Please contact
Sport Southland reception on 03 211 2150
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Eastern Southland School Holiday Programme
40 children from the Eastern Southland region recently took part in a
brilliant school holiday programme. The programme which was held
over five days included a variety of activities that kept the children
mentally and physically active.
The first day of the programme involved a trip to Invercargill where the
trusty leaders took the children whizzing around the mountain bike
tracks at Sandy Point. This was followed by a visit to Queens Park and
then to 10 Pin Bowling. The programme was located in Mataura for
the next day where children tried out their Dancing with the Stars skills
during a Rock ‘n Roll session. The Invercargill Rock ‘n Roll Club
brought along a group of children to do some wonderful
demonstrations and teach the group some moves. The remaining
three days were held in Gore where children were lucky enough to
have a go at a number of sports including rugby league with the Southland District Rugby League Development Officer;
squash with the Junior Development Officer, table tennis, ice skating and swimming. They also enjoyed some creative time
doing arts and crafts and creating healthy food treats. Then they were challenged to work as a team with some special
games taken by the Gore Youth Worker.
The highlight for many of the children was a taste of horse riding at Riding for Disabled in Gore. The children were grinning
from ear to ear as they got to know the horses and even taking on the obstacle courses.
Thank you to all the leaders, tutors and sports development officers who helped to make the school holiday programme a
success. Sport Southland holds a five day school holiday programme in Eastern Southland every school holidays, please
contact Susie on 03 208 3846 for more information.
Susie Burrows | Eastern Southland | 03 208 3846 | susie.burrows@sportsouthland.co.nz
Active Families
Active Families has been action packed in term 1 with not only the Invercargill programme starting up but also with the
beginning of the Active Families Ohai programme. The Ohai group have been learning about basketball, soccer and healthy
ideas for school lunches so far. Sessions for term 2 include low cost activity ideas for the home, takeaways tips and
alternatives to takeaways and swimming. Active Families Ohai meets once a month at the Te Oruanui Marae. We are keen
to have more families join who are interested in becoming more active and learning about making better food choices.
Active Families Ohai is fully funded making it free for participants
Active Families Invercargill had a fun packed term 1 with an even bigger and brighter term 2 planned. Highlights from term 1
include a cycling session with Anja from Cycling Southland, a big scavenger hunt around Stadium Southland and ILT
Velodrome, talking about breakfasts, and making yummy smoothies and playing badminton. In term 2 sessions include
yoga, swimming, glow in the dark golf and school lunches.
If you have a child, or know of a child aged 5-12 years who would
benefit from positive physical activity experiences and advice on
better nutrition, please refer them to Active Families. We are always
eager to have more families on board. The programme is a rolling
12 month programme that follows the school term. Families can
start at any time and it is fully funded making it free to participants.
Rose French | Active Families Coordinator | 03 211 2150
| rose.french@sportsouthland.co.nz
Children from the Active Families Invercargill programme are listening carefully to
Anja’s instructions. This cycling session was a highlight of term 1. Children and
adults gained confidence and understanding on riding safely on their bikes.
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ILT Skills Based Programme
In the first term of 2009, year 2 and 3 students from Windsor North and Waihopai attended the programme. They focused
on developing and improving throwing, catching and striking with the foot as well as balance, locomotor and stability skills,
which were incorporated into their warm ups and warm downs.
“The teachers have noticed a definite improvement in the children’s skill level after
attending the programme and are able to see the new skills being applied during
playground games at school”
Sally Crawford (Teacher at Windsor North)
“Thank you all—we would love to bring more children back in the future”
Lisa Christie (Teacher at Windsor North)
“All sessions were fantastic, were so much fun, the way P.E should be!”
Pam Chilton (Teacher at Windsor North)
We welcome Invercargill Middle, Sacred Heart and Ruru School into the ILT Skills
Based Programme for term 2.
Active Kidz
Check out these cool games on our website that you can do at
home, in the weekend or with your mates!
• Dance Demo
• Kilikiti
• Sock Wrestling
• Hurly Burly
• Balloons
• Elastics
• Four Square
Send us a photo to activekidz@sportsouthland.co.nz of you
doing any of these activities and you could win an awesome
PUSH PLAY prize!
Join our ActiveKidz E-newsletter online at
www.sportsouthland.co.nz, earn points and get some really cool
prizes!
Congratulations to Class 2 at St Patricks in Nightcaps for
winning the classroom worth of upballs! The teacher from class
2 signed up for the e-newsletter (electronic copy of this
newsletter) direct to her email, which automatically gave her
students an upball each!.
As you can see from this photo, the students were rapt and
started playing with them straight away. Please sign onto our e-
newsletter recipient list by visiting www.sportsouthland.co.nz.
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Sports Noticeboard
Indoor Bowls
A Sport for All Ages & Abilities
Young Spirit Indoor Bowls Club
An Indoor Bowls Club for young people under the age of
20, held at the Indoor Bowls Centre, Onslow Street
Invercargill on Friday evenings from 7.30 - 9pm
Bring yourselves. Everything provided
School Sports & Recreation Periods
The Southland Indoor Bowls Centre is available to schools for Indoor Bowls
during sports or recreation periods. Coaching given.
Contact
Clifford Shirreffs: phone 03 216 6191, fax 03 216 9391
or email sibc@xtra.co.nz
Badminton Southland 2009
All Saints Club - Thursdays 7 - 9pm
David Beck 027 290 7902, beck@southnet.co.nz
Phoenix Club - Wednesdays 7 - 9pm
Gail Sargeant 027 538 4572, gail-s@xtra.co.nz
Masters 35yrs & Over - Sundays 6.30 - 8.30pm
Irene Maclean, 021 246 2431, irenemaclean@woosh.co.nz
Social Morning Badminton Club - Tuesdays 9.30 - 11.30am
Danae Raivaru, 03 214 2069
FRIDAY NIGHT JUNIOR BADMINTON
SOUTHLAND JUNIOR NETBALL ACADEMY
The Academy will develop the foundation skills
required by young players to assist them to
progress to the top of the sport.
The curriculum (using a progression model) has been written using the
latest knowledge of the development of skills from the ages of 8 years up.
This will be run in Term 2 in the following venues:
Gore, Hokonui Pavilion - 4 or 5pm on Tuesdays starting 28 April
Invercargill, Stadium Southland - 4 or 5pm on Mondays starting 27 April
Winton, Drill Hall - 4 or 5pm on Mondays starting 4 May
Queenstown, Events Centre - 4 or 5pm on Wednesdays starting 29 April
Cost: $80 per term
Contact
Wendy Telfer – 03 217 1303 or email wendy@netballsouthland.org.nz
STARTING OUT IN COACHING
Does your school need to develop coaches? Give them the confidence to
take a school netball team by sending them to a Starting Out in Coaching
workshop run by Netball Southland.
Send at least one coach/teacher to a workshop and your school will be
eligible to receive 1-2 “in school” visits from a Netball Southland Development
Officer
Every Friday Night during Term 2 and Term 3
Where:
Time:
Age:
Coaches:
Cost:
Badminton Hall, Surrey Park
6 – 7pm
New comers 8yrs – 13yrs
Qualified coaches take these sessions teaching basic skills.
Parents are very welcome to join in
$3 per child per session
Equipment: Bring your own racquet, good gym shoes and drink bottle.
Racquets are available on request
BADMINTON SOUTHLAND
Sue McCormack, Development Officer
Phone 03 217 9460, Mobile 0275 210 949
Email badmintonsouthland@xtra.co.nz
www.badmintonsouthland.org.nz
Proudly supported by:
Dates:
Riverton
Invercargill
Gore
Queenstown
Winton
Sunday 26 April 10 – 1pm Aparima College
Monday 8 or Thursday 18 June 6:15 Stadium Southland
Thursday 11 June 6:15 Preston St Netball Pavilion
Friday 15 May 6:15 Wakatipu High School
Tuesday 26 May 6:15 Central Southland College
Cost:
Option A
$50 per participant (includes Coaching Tool Kit resource)
Option B (for schools wanting to purchase ONE toolkit)
$50 for initial coach registration (includes coaching toolkit resource)
$5 for each extra coach
Register
Rosie De Goldi – 03 217 1303, rosie@netballsouthland.org.nz
www.netballsouthland.org.nz
WEDNESDAY WHEELERS CLUB
4-5PM WEEKLY - ILT VELODROME
Cost: $5 for all who attend
Contact Cycling Southland for details
E-mail: office@cyclingsouth.org.nz
Phone: 03 217 3215
Every Wednesday during the school
term. This programme does not run
during the school holidays.
Volleyball Southland employs a full time Nationally qualified Development
Officer to promote and teach volleyball in Southland. Melanie is available
for Volleyball coaching for your class/school/group for $5 per 15 minutes.
For volleyball competitions in Invercargill, teams or individuals are welcome
to enter any of the below:
Social: 6-a-side, 8 week competition’s run four times a year at Stadium
Southland. From ultra competitive to super social, there is a grade to suit
your team. Rules and coaching available.
Secondary School: Wednesday night competition, Two six week
competition’s, terms one and terms three and four.
Youth: Kiwivolley competition – Term Three 2009.
Check out our website for more information www.volleysouth.org.nz
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Sports Noticeboard
At School | 45mins (per class) sessions | All ages |
All equipment provided | No cost to the school
Learn how to improve your
Speed, Flexibility, Strength, Skill
For girls & boys (11 yrs & up) be part of a new NZ
school competition (coming soon).
Sheena Philips - NZ Junior
Champ & Oceania Silver
Contact:
Anthony Barkley (Golf Professional)
Invercargill Golf Club
190 Dunns Road, Otatara, Invercargill
Ph; 213 1133
Email: anthony@invercargillgolf.co.nz
Olympic gym located beside ILT Velodrome
- $2 per session school age
Contact: Mark Paterson
Home 03 215 9495 Mobile 0274 6666 20
Work 03 214 2434
Heath Kingi-Kelso - NZ School Champ
Tennis Southland offers and range of
classes from beginners groups to one-onone
advanced. Lessons (and everything in
between). Classes are generally held at
Stadium Southland and run all year round.
For more information or enquiries check out
our website www.tennissouthland.co.nz;
phone Jo on 2179107 or email
tennissouthland@xtra.co.nz .
Invercargill Kart Club
The Invercargill Kart Club is looking for new
members!
Anyone can race - Male/Female 6yrs to 60yrs.
Karting is a great family sport, the most economical
form of motorsport.
Join us at Macaulay Ford Raceway, Pitt Road, Otatara.
Future meetings: 10 May, 14 June
Racing runs 12 months of the year, for more information call Daryl on 03 217
4242, or visit our website www.kartsportsouth.com
Southland Mountain Safety have
volunteer instructors who offer
outdoor safety training to anyone
interested in the outdoors. Courses in
2009 offer training in Outdoor First
Aid, Bush, Alpine, River Safety, Risk
Management in the outdoors, Outdoor
Leader Certificate, Abseil and the
Young New Zealanders Challenge. We can also tailor courses to suit
individual and group requirements. Course fees are modest and usually
include manuals and pack liners, some include food and accommodation.
Contact Louise on 2170303 or southland@mountainsafety.org.nz
Cancer Society Gazebo
This gazebo is available to loan to all Southland schools
for outside events. If you would like to loan the Cancer Society gazebo for
any outdoor event, please contact us at Sport Southland.
Contact:
Sport Southland
03 2112150
0800 ACTIVE (0800 22 84 83)
www.sportsouthland.co.nz
Sport Southland has a wide range of equipment that is available for schools to hire. Traffic management
equipment that includes road signs and cones. Also to add to the excitement factor of
events there is a finishing chute. We have also have more everyday sports equipment such as
parachutes, flippers and snorkel masks, t-ball stands and cricket gear. If you are interested in finding
out more about hiring equipment and what we have available suitable for your event, then
please contact Sport Southland reception on 2112150.
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