Annual Report 2016/2017

ACTIVASIAN GET SET GO - FUNDAMENTAL
MOVEMENT SKILLS PROGRAMME
This is a new initiative delivered by Athletics NZ
to provide quality opportunities for FMS
development for students, teacher professional
development, community links and resources
which all work towards developing healthy and
active, kiwi kids.
Athletics NZ targeted schools with over 20% of
their year 0 ? 2 students identifying as being
Asian, and delivered an eight week in-school Get
Set Go programme. Each school received:
- Eight x 45min sessions per class with a
qualified GSG coach
- A full day of teacher PD for all teachers of
classes receiving Get Set Go
- A GSG teacher resource and a full GSG
equipment kit for the school to encourage
continued delivery and sustainability.
In addition to the existing GSG resources
Athletics NZ have developed resources to
specifically target Chinese and Korean children
and their parents. These resources include:
- A letter for each child to take home to
their parents which outlines the benefits
of engaging in physical activity and more
specifically the Get Set Go programme
that their child will be participating in.
This letter is translated into Chinese and
Korean.
- A set of four game cards each with a
different skill focus. These are offered in
English, Chinese and Korean for children
to take home to encourage
parents/caregivers to play with their
children.
SPORT HAVE-A-GO ACTIVITIES
This initiative includes subsidised Skills Active
Swim Teacher Training for bi-lingual individuals
(English and Chinese/Korean) and a three day
Water Safety Leadership course for secondary
school students which covers in-pool water
safety skills, leadership/presentation skills, Coast
Guard Day Skipper course, stand-up paddle
boarding, and beach education.
- Skateboarding activity for 10 Chinese
children ? OnBoard Skate
- Learn to Ride cycling programme for 10
Chinese children
- Rugby Have-a-go Day delivered at the
Korean School of Auckland to 55 Korean
students ? Harbour Rugby and Northcote
Nobras Presidents Team
- Trampoline have-a-go day for 22 Chinese
children ? North Shore Trampoline
- An introductory Football Coaching
Session delivered to 7 Chinese football
players
AQUATICS COLLABORATION
This is a collaborative initiative with Sport
Waitakere, Counties Manukau Sport, Watersafe
Auckland and the Chinese Conservation
Education Trust to promote participation, safety
and environmental awareness of water-based
activities in the Asian community. Three
programmes were delivered as a part of this
initiative this year:
- Water Safety Conservation Day: attended
by 39 members of the Chinese
community on the North Shore and West
Auckland
- West Coast Experience: attended by 44
international students from Counties
Manukau
- Water Safety Leadership Course: a three
day course delivered to 12 people
including theory, day skipper experience
with Coast Guard, paddle boarding and
beach education
ACTIVASIAN MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS
A Chinese and Korean newsletter is sent to the
respective communities, schools and other
agencies containing information about sport and
recreation on the North Shore. Information is
obtained from sports organisations and clubs,
translated into Chinese and Korean and sent out
through our networks. An official ActivAsian
WeChat profile has also been introduced this
year to establish readership on the social media
platform.
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