Basketball

Explore ways to involve the entire coaching staff to get the most out of them.

Helen has been coaching for over 20 years and has seen significant impacts of positive and negative culture. Listen to her share some of her expertise.

Donna Wilkins shares about the importance of encouraging kids to take pride in the things they do well, and empower them to keep going.

Listen to well known New Zealand athletes share their personal journeys with Tall Poppy Syndrome.

Listen to well known New Zealand athletes share their personal journeys with Tall Poppy Syndrome.

Donna Wilkins shares about the third strand of E Tū Tāngata: 'Others Matter'.

Professional Athlete, Donna Wilkins, talks to your class about the third strand of E Tū Tāngata: Others Matter.

Lauryn discusses the importance of having the support of your team to succeed.

You might be an amazing player or athlete, however, that does not make you any more or less valuable.

This Team Treaty activity is a great way to get the whole team involved and on the same page with vision and goal setting in a way that is engaging and exciting for younger ages.

Sometimes coaching team sports requires us to look at the team as a whole, rather than a number of individuals, when making selection decisions.

Competing is important, but we need to create a team culture where a player’s identity isn’t defined by their performance.

Take a moment to acknowledge the club you are a part of and think about how you can have a positive influence on club culture.

This activity focuses on building team confidence. Confidence has become a quality that can be hard to come by and hard to bring out of our peers.

Listen to former New Zealand Athlete, Donna Wilkins, share her thoughts on the third strand of E Tū Tāngata, Others Matter.

Listen to former New Zealand Athlete, Donna Wilkins, share her thoughts about how the way we act sets an example for the young people around us to follow.

Professional Basketballer, Lauryn Hippolite, walks your group through the second strand of E Tū Tāngata: We Succeed Together.

We all give out Player of the Day awards, here's an alternative or an add on that you can use on game day to acknowledge awesome character and attitude alongside awesome skill.