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Just Play
Delivered by Oceania Football Confederation
Children are the foundation of organised sport and Just Play is a unique programme promoting physical activity for primary school children, encouraging community involvement and healthy living.
Manukau children between six and 12 years of age now have the opportunity through Just Play to take ...
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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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CM Active
Delivered by CM Active
Counties Manukau Active is about encouraging youth and their families to make the change to a healthier more active lifestyle with a particular focus on low socio-economic areas.
The initiative is the result of a partnership between:
• SPARC
• Manukau City Council
• Franklin District ...
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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 to become more active and engaged in sport and physical ...
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Primary Sport
Delivered by Counties Manukau Sport
Manukau is a very young city with 26% of its population 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 ...
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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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