KiwiSport Fundamentals Project
On the 11th August 2009, The Minister of Education announced the KiwiSport fund. Sport Bay of Plenty designed and completed a comprehensive community consultation plan involving whole school communities. Through the community consultation process 7 priorities were identified for the Bay of Plenty: Fundamental Skill Development, Collaboration, Quality Competitions / Events, Reducing Inequalities, Quality People, Key Messages and Professional Development.
Fundamentals Programme
KiwiSport – Regional Flagship Project
Background
In the recent KiwiSport consultation, Fundamental Skill Development was the top priority across the Bay of Plenty (85% of participants ranked Fundamental Skill Development within the top 3 priorities under the Kiwisport funding). As such Sport Bay of Plenty is developing a programme in conjunction with the sporting codes, schools and wider community that will aim to provide a learning environment where young people develop fundamental sport skills so they have the right building blocks to play sport for life.
The programme will be targeted at 5-12 years olds as well as upskilling parents, teachers and coaches. It is likely that the programme will be delivered by Sporting Codes and Recreation providers, coordinated by Sport BOP, include in-school and out-of-school components, and have a long term focus.
Designing the programme
So far the following progress has been made:
• A review of current practice within NZ and around the world
• Testing of skill levels across the Bay of Plenty in targeted schools
• Establishment of nine advisory groups across the various ‘skill’ sets
Our partners/stakeholders
Developing the programme with external partners has been an excellent opportunity to underpin the key theories of Fundamental Skill development and their relationship/s to specific codes and sports. The advisors to date can be seen below:
Swimming Advisory Group:
| Belinda Galley | Swimming NZ |
| Erin Luce | Swimming NZ |
| John Thomas | Water Safety NZ |
| Matt Claridge | Water Safety NZ |
| Tania Delahunty | Tauranga Pools |
| Louis Sylvester | Rotorua Pools |
| Glen Quintal | Tauranga Pools |
Traditional Maori Games:
| Jack Thatcher | Sport Bay of Plenty |
| Sonia Lynds | Sport Bay of Plenty |
| Paora Huruhanganui | Te Papa Takaro |
| Waihi Leabourn | Mataatua Sports |
| Rangi Rapana | Matatuua Sports |
Biking Advisory Group:
| Amy Fowler | Sport Bay of Plenty |
| Mark Leishman | Bike NZ |
Leadership Advisory Group:
| Gordon Patterson | Physical Education New Zealand |
| Kevin Schuler | Bay of Plenty Steamers |
| Debbie Garea | Physical Activity on the move |
| Grant Edgar | Papamoa School |
Mobilise Advisory Group:
| Mike Lord | BOP Surf LIfesaving |
| Mike Corboy | Athletics Coach |
| Val Bromley | Athletics Coach |
| Michael Sharapoff | Athletics NZ |
Body Movers Advisory Group:
| Erica Third | Gymsports NZ |
| Val Cooney | Gymnastics Coach |
| Shelley Giliver | Gymsports NZ |
| Sarah Ashmole | Gymsports NZ |
| Pam Walters | Argos Gymsport |
Throwing Catching Advisory Group:
| Jodi Tod | Netball BOP |
| Andy Mackay | Basketball BOP |
| Judy Castles | Basketball BOP |
| Sherryl Dawson | Netball BOP |
| David Johnston | BOP Cricket |
Kicking Passing Advisory Group:
| Peter Smith | WAIBOP Football |
| Stuart Hunter | Rotorua Football |
| Kevin Schuler | BOP Steamers |
| Len Reid | BOP/NZ Rugby League |
Hitting Advisory Group:
| Peter O’Dea: | Waikato Bays Tennis |
| Leslie Wilkinson | Waikato Bays Tennis |
| Robbie Wyatt | BOP Squash |
| Gene Coates Reid | Tga Hockey / BOP Hockey |
| Tim Cleaver | BOP Volleyball |
| Blair Murdock | BOP Golf |
| Penny Smith | BOP Golf |
Branding
In order to ensure that the Fundamentals Skills programme is recognizable within our community, SBOP have undergone an extensive design process around the brand development. Whilst this phase is still in development, Sport BOP and King Street advertising have consulted several times with key stakeholders as well as young children to ensure that the branding is relevant, aspirational and recognisable within our community.
Next Steps
Whilst the programme as a whole is continuing to develop, some aspects require a little more work than others. Where necessary SBOP are investing in piloting various skill programmes in terms 3 and 4 2010 to ensure that when our final product is available that our community will receive maximum benefit. The aim is to be fully operational in 2011.
For more details contact:
Nick Chambers; nickc@spoortbop.co.nz
Joanne White; jow@sportbop.co.nz