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30 Aktive <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2021</strong>/<strong>2022</strong> Aktive <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2021</strong>/<strong>2022</strong> 31<br />

instagram.com/heraeverydaygoddess<br />

facebook.com/GoodSportsNZ<br />

facebook.com/HERAEverydayGoddess<br />

Good Sports is a culture change<br />

initiative aiming to create positive<br />

sporting experiences for tamariki<br />

and rangatahi by spotlighting adult<br />

influence on youth sport, and, if<br />

necessary, promoting a positive<br />

the need to understand how to best<br />

work with young women and create a<br />

supportive environment that enhances<br />

sporting experiences, especially as<br />

they navigate puberty<br />

shift in that behaviour.<br />

Both practitioners and researchers<br />

supporting Good Sports agree that many<br />

issues in youth sport stem from adult<br />

involvement. Issues like poor sideline<br />

behaviour, overuse injury, burnout and<br />

disaffection with sport impact success<br />

both on and off the field.<br />

This year has seen the initiative go from<br />

“We are stoked to be part of the<br />

nationwide Good Sports movement<br />

focusing on providing positive sporting<br />

experiences and it’s been a crucial<br />

part of our strategic direction as an<br />

organisation. Educating administrators<br />

and governance throughout the<br />

swimming community has been the<br />

first priority, with the next step to be<br />

education for the wider community –<br />

• A new pilot project, the HERA Tick<br />

was launched to help create welcoming<br />

spaces, places and experiences for<br />

young women and ultimately grows<br />

their levels of physical activity. Five<br />

diverse facilities are currently involved:<br />

Albany Tennis Park, AUT Millennium,<br />

Manurewa Leisure Centre, Ōtāhuhu<br />

Pool & Leisure Centre and Vector<br />

WERO<br />

strength to strength with key milestones<br />

including:<br />

• As part of Sport New Zealand’s national<br />

approach to parents, a further 15 • More than 13,500 followers on<br />

national and regional sport organisations Facebook attracted, with strong<br />

have signed up to Good Sports – NZ engagement rates and posts that often<br />

Netball, NZ Football, Hockey NZ, NZ shared across personal, organisation<br />

Cricket, Basketball NZ, Gymnastics NZ, and group/network pages<br />

Badminton NZ, Snowsports NZ, Surf<br />

Lifesaving NZ, Sport Northland, Sport • Facilitating a bespoke Good Sports<br />

Waikato, Sport Bay of Plenty, Sport workshop for two organisations from<br />

Whanganui, Sport Manawatu and Active separate codes to collaborate their mahi<br />

Southland<br />

in this area and sharing of practice<br />

• Good Sports supported the capability • Providing direct support to Counties<br />

build of leaders throughout the<br />

Manukau Cricket, Netball Waitākere<br />

Auckland sport and recreation sector via and Harbour Softball, delving into the<br />

workshops that encouraged cross code Good Sports philosophy and ultimately<br />

collaboration, participation, development how to enhance opportunities for<br />

and a holistic approach to youth sport young players<br />

“Good Sports has provided us with the useful tools to engage with<br />

our local sport community regarding adult behaviours in sport<br />

and the impact that this can have on young people’s sporting<br />

experiences. We believe in the Good Sports kaupapa and are<br />

passionate about the wellbeing of youth in our region. Fun and<br />

enjoyment should be paramount to keep kids involved and develop<br />

that life-long love of sport and physical activity.”<br />

Derryn Finlayson, Sport Development Manager, Sport Hawke’s Bay<br />

coaches, parents and swimmers.”<br />

Dale Johnson, Head of Participations & Events,<br />

Swimming New Zealand<br />

• Delivering the Good Sports workshop<br />

for 40 participants from 19 diverse<br />

organisations.<br />

Aktive appreciates the funding and<br />

support provided by Sport New Zealand,<br />

New Zealand Community Trust and<br />

Auckland University of Technology as it<br />

enables Good Sports to expand its reach<br />

and positive impact. It has also been a<br />

pleasure to leverage our Aktive workforce<br />

during <strong>2021</strong>/22 to support the journey of<br />

organisations right across the country.<br />

HERA – Everyday Goddess (HERA)<br />

aims to empower girls and young<br />

women aged 10 to 18 years to be<br />

more active for life by supporting<br />

them to enjoy, participate and<br />

become more engaged in physical<br />

activity. If we are to succeed with this<br />

aim, we also need to be supporting<br />

and developing others to better<br />

understand how to work with girls.<br />

Over the past year, HERA has gained<br />

exciting momentum:<br />

• Nine new HERA resources were<br />

developed and shared including the<br />

HERA Guide for Coaching Young<br />

Women and Girls, and the HERA<br />

Parents Guide. Both resources have<br />

been well-received, demonstrating<br />

“It was a really valuable and interesting<br />

exercise to run through the HERA Tick<br />

questions and has given me such a<br />

lot to think about when I was walking<br />

around the facility today!”<br />

Louise Rich, AUT Millennium<br />

• To demonstrate the HERA principles<br />

and alignment with programmes<br />

operating in Tāmaki Makurau, five case<br />

studies were produced in collaboration<br />

with Girls on Fire, Volleyfest, Bay<br />

Olympic, The Halberg Project and<br />

the Tania Dalton Foundation Boost<br />

Programme<br />

• 23 women leaders successfully<br />

completed the inaugural Aktive Women’s<br />

Leadership Development Programme,<br />

highlighting the breadth of female talent<br />

across Auckland’s sport and recreation<br />

sector. Applications to the <strong>2022</strong>/23<br />

programme were also high with 19<br />

women accepted into the cohort<br />

• Aktive’s Women’s Networking Events<br />

inspired over 130 wāhine toa sport<br />

leaders across Tāmaki Makaurau by<br />

providing space to champion change<br />

through sharing reflections, learnings,<br />

and knowledge via both in person and<br />

virtual events.<br />

Aktive is grateful for the funding<br />

and support given to HERA by Sport<br />

New Zealand and New Zealand<br />

Community Trust.<br />

“Thank you so much for the hard<br />

work you and the amazing FEARLESS<br />

facilitators did for the last two days, I<br />

really enjoyed it. I feel refreshed and<br />

had some great moments of reflection<br />

on a number of things over the two<br />

days. It was awesome!”<br />

Katie Horne, National Partnership Manager,<br />

Volleyball NZ – Women’s Leadership Development<br />

Programme participant

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