Harbour Sport ANRPT_12_13
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Chief Executive’s Report<br />
<strong>Harbour</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> has been going from strength to strength in community development<br />
leadership over the last year with ever increasing staff capability, strong community<br />
influence and innovative projects and events at the fore.<br />
Times continue to be trying for sports organisations whether it be financial, capability,<br />
capacity, coaches, volunteers, innovation or competition for the leisure dollar. <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
<strong>Sport</strong> is not unaffected by restraints across the economy but have prioritised diversity<br />
of income generation and innovation in sport to ensure we, as an organisation in<br />
sports leadership, are in a position to support our stakeholders and the local <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
community in the years to come.<br />
TONI-MAREE CARNIE<br />
“Active Teens programme<br />
was revamped and<br />
refocused into <strong>12</strong> week<br />
blocks. In the most recent<br />
block the teens lost a<br />
total of 18.3kgs body fat,<br />
9.8kgs of body weight<br />
and an 85% improvement<br />
in fitness overall”.<br />
New programmes and events developed this year include the MudRush pilot which was<br />
held in December 20<strong>12</strong> at Long Bay primary as a trial. Feedback was hugely positive<br />
and the actual event held in September 20<strong>13</strong> stood out as innovative and commercially<br />
sound for <strong>Harbour</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> and its partners.<br />
Active Teens programme was revamped and refocused into <strong>12</strong> week blocks. In the most<br />
recent block the teens lost a total of 18.3kgs body fat, 9.8kgs of body weight and an 85%<br />
improvement in fitness overall. Two boys really stood out, one went from an obese BMI<br />
and is now in the overweight category and the other boy was exceptional, going from<br />
obese to now being a healthy weight. He lost 7.9kgs of body fat and 23.6cms from his<br />
girth measurements, originally this boy was very shy and not interested in exercise or<br />
sport. He is now noticeably more confident and is going to join the gym and start boxing.<br />
The <strong>Sport</strong>sPasifik Project is aimed at increasing participation in sport and recreation.<br />
Key aspects of the project include Equipped which is a project targeting Pacific Teen<br />
Girls aged <strong>13</strong>-17 years aimed to improve their skills and ability to sustain activity<br />
through mentoring, fitness, nutrition and sports sessions. Twenty one Pacific island girls<br />
are actively involved. Poly<strong>Sport</strong>s is a holiday programme providing opportunities for<br />
Pacific children aged 5-<strong>12</strong>years to be active and engaged in physical activity and sport<br />
during their school holidays. A total of 82 children participated during the term 1 and 2<br />
school holidays.<br />
Club Workshops have had a makeover with new topics and there is a small charge for<br />
attendance. “Six keys to a Great Club” workshop was a great success as it introduced<br />
clubs to the self-assessment process. It was followed by a WOF workshop where<br />
clubs completed the WOF with <strong>Harbour</strong> <strong>Sport</strong>’s support and the Funding Application<br />
workshop where Lion Foundation presented to assist clubs to complete effective<br />
applications. Other RSTS are replicating these workshops.<br />
Our Bike projects have demonstrated excellent leadership and influence. These projects<br />
are as diverse as assisting in developing bike tracks, running bikes in kindy programmes<br />
through to leading guided rides for older adults and teaching Korean women to ride<br />
bikes.<br />
A new Side Line Behaviour project with GACU has been developed as a result of<br />
requests for support from a number of RSOs due to the increase of inappropriate side<br />
line behaviour. We have Partnership Agreements signed with three RSOs, football,<br />
netball and rugby and are taking the six nominated schools and clubs through a process<br />
of culture and values development which will see us pilot the model at the start of the<br />
2014 season. The alignment of everyone involved, club/school, coaches, parents and<br />
players along with the educational elements are the key differences that we hope will<br />
make the model a success.<br />
<strong>Harbour</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> has managed a full integration of a dedicated Customer Relationship<br />
Management System (CRM). <strong>Harbour</strong> <strong>Sport</strong> now has a very clear overview of our<br />
relationships and the work that we are undertaking in our community.<br />
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“WHERE TOO MUCH SPORT IS NEVER ENOUGH”
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