Annual Report 2013-2014

16 Aktive Annual Report 2013/2014
Sport Waitakere
Sport Waitakere continue to put our community at the
forefront of our thinking and have responded strongly to
the changing demands of the sport and recreation sector
by providing leadership and delivering quality programmes
that achieve positive outcomes. Our work typically crosses
over our inter-connected strategic pillars – Young Westies,
Community Capability, Active Communities and He Oranga
Poutama – which drive our intent to make a difference
through sport and recreation.
Our community sport work involves building stronger connections
and sharing knowledge across the sector; working alongside
sporting organisations, schools, clubs and council to strengthen
the groundwork. Sport Waitakere has focused on working
together with organisations to drive growth in sports, particularly
the identified priority sports through capability and capacity
building initiatives. Regionally, Sport Waitakere has continued to
support the implementation of community sport plans.
Sport Waitakere plays a vital role connecting sports, clubs
and coaches to Greater Auckland Coaching Unit and
regional coach initiatives. We work in targeted settings to
build capability, and provide clubs/schools with a variety of
tools to recruit, retain and reward coaches and volunteers.
The Growing Coaches initiative in Waitakere operates across
seven settings and has seen 162 students participate.
Achieving@Waitakere aims to increase student engagement
with learning and raise academic achievement in Waitakere
secondary schools by improving access to and participating
in school-based sport. This involves nine secondary schools
with 32+ projects for 9,700+ students which resulted in an
8% increase in student participation across Waitakere over
three years.
Other highlights of our work include:
• Seven Push Play events across seven parks in three West
Auckland local board areas attracted 1,490 participants.
Each event was tailored to meet local community need
• Replay – A sports equipment donation scheme was held
with over a 1000 items being sold to community at low cost
• A range of opportunities and localised events were offered
across three ‘Neighbourhoods Move it’ communities in
Whau, Henderson-Massey and Waitakere Ranges resulting
in improved community engagement and local involvement
in activities.
College Sport
Aktive funds College Sport through the Regional Sport Director
investment. The outcomes are:
• More secondary school children participating in sport
through clubs and organised events
• Influencing key stakeholders to enhance sport and
recreation opportunities
• Improving ability of regional sporting organisations to deliver
sport in secondary schools
• More secondary school children participating in organised
sport through schools.
This funding assisted College Sport to provide a range of
services for 45 sanctioned secondary school sports that are
offered to our 107 member schools, including:
• College Sport managed 28 full-service portfolios
[administer entries, competition format, competition
communications and information, draws and results,
and event manage the competition]
• College Sport provided administration and management
services for 12 premier sports codes
• College Sport managed and administered approximately
500 draws.
Improve ability of regional sporting organisations to
deliver sport:
Cricket – College Sport worked with Auckland Cricket to
develop a MOU. This allowed Auckland Cricket to take over
the competition management of secondary schools cricket.
This has allowed cricket to have direct contact with Auckland
schools with the aim of increasing participation numbers.
Hockey – College Sport worked with the three regional hockey
associations to develop a plan for secondary schools hockey
across the region from premier through to participation grades.
Football – College Sport worked with Auckland Football to
provide referees to all Counties Manukau Premier matches.
This resulted in reduced misconduct incidents.
Squash – In 2013, College Sport trialled a new initiative
supported by Squash New Zealand. All students participating
in our competitions were allocated a Squash New Zealand
player code. This allows them to play in club tournaments.
We registered over 550 new squash players to the Auckland
Secondary School Club.
Sport Beyond Schools
College Sport continued to work alongside Auckland University
and the regional sport trusts on the steering committee.
1.6 billion dollars
contributed to the
Auckland economy from
sport & recreation