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Throw for Gold
Delivered by Athletics NZ
One of the John Walker ‘Find Your Field of Dreams’ Foundation’s high level objectives is to produce more Olympic medalists and national sports representative for New Zealand. In line with this aspiration the Throw for Gold programme has been set up to unearth a new Valerie Adams or Stuart Farquhar ...
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Club Smart
Delivered by Counties Manukau Sport
Sports clubs are at the heart of community sport. Many clubs are run by volunteers who willingly give up their time to enable other members of their community to enjoy the benefits of their sport.
The aim of the Club Smart programme is to create and deliver a comprehensive programme for club ...
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Community Swim
Delivered by Manukau Leisure
130 deaths occur each year in New Zealand from drowning – most of which are avoidable. Of these, Pasifika children are most at risk, accounting for 13% of all drowning deaths. To prevent drownings, swimming is an essential skill, requiring many hours of learning and practice in the water. ...
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AMP'd
Delivered by Manukau Leisure
SPARC research shows that about half of youth in New Zealand don’t play any sport. Of those who participate in sport, a third drop out between the ages of 13 and 17 years.
The AMP’d programme has been developed to encourage these youth 11 to 17 years to become more active and engaged in sport ...
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Primary Sport
Delivered by Counties Manukau Sport
26% of Manukau’s population is under 15 years of age. Many of these young people live in socio-economically deprived areas, attend low decile schools and many do not get the opportunity to participate in sport and physical recreation.
Despite this, Manukau has produced internationally-acclaimed ...
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Secondary Sport
Delivered by CMS and College Sport
Trends are showing there are fewer secondary school students taking part in sports, although there is a large number who would like to, but can’t.
Reasons for the downwards trend include:
• Lack of infrastructure and resources in many schools, making it hard for enthusiastic ...
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