Annual Report 2021/2022
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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 />
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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