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Millennium Hotel, Rotorua 16-18 September 2018 - Sporty
Millennium Hotel, Rotorua
                                  16-18 September 2018

The 2018 North Island Secondary Schools Sports Conference is the premier professional development
opportunity for school sport personnel in NZ. The conference includes 25 workshop options, keynote speakers,
practical sport sessions, and trade displays from a variety of businesses and organisations that provide services
and products to schools.
Millennium Hotel, Rotorua 16-18 September 2018 - Sporty
Millennium Hotel, Rotorua, 16-18 September
                                          CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Sunday 16 September 2018
3-6pm      Registration

4-5:30         Like Schools – an opportunity to share issues and solutions with similar schools to yours
               (voluntary session)

6:30pm         Conference Dinner and Opening, Skyline Restaurant

Monday 17 September 2018
8:30           Opening Keynote                                    Judge Andrew Becroft, Children’s
                                                                  Commissioner

9.15am         Workshop 1

         1.1   New Sports Co-ordinators      Roger Wood, Bryan    A must-do workshop for new sports
               All you need to know & may    Dickinson and Mike   coordinators. Hear about the opportunities
               be afraid to ask              Summerell            and challenges for your role and improve your
                                                                  understanding of the processes and
                                                                  requirements around school sport in NZ. Bring
                                                                  your questions and ideas.

         1.2   Student-Led Design – the      Amy Marfell and      Using the context of increasing the
               voice of young people         Jacqui Johnston      participation of girls in sport, this workshop
                                                                  explores the opportunity for meaningful use
                                                                  of the voice of the participant in designing
                                                                  initiatives and programmes.

         1.3   Catering for Diversity        Jenny Lim             213 ethnic groups were identified in the 2013
                                                                  NZ Census, and one in four kiwis are born
                                                                  overseas. What does this mean for school
                                                                  sport participation, and how do we respond?
                                                                  ActivAsian is an initiative established with the
                                                                  aim of increasing participation in sport and
                                                                  recreation in the growing Asian community.
                                                                  This session will use insights from ActivAsian
                                                                  to highlight the importance of cultural
                                                                  awareness and competency in school sport.
                                                                  There will be a focus on case studies, research
                                                                  on motivations and barriers to participation,
                                                                  and practical tools for promoting diversity and
                                                                  inclusion in school sport.
Millennium Hotel, Rotorua 16-18 September 2018 - Sporty
1.4   What influences young         Garry Carnachan   Who are these young people we are trying to
              people’s sports choices?                        get into our school sports colours? What is
                                                              influencing their decisions around sport and
                                                              physical activity. This practical workshop looks
                                                              at these questions and examines the trends
                                                              and characteristics of student sporting choices
                                                              and successful initiatives to engage them. You
                                                              will design an opportunity that targets your
                                                              students, uses the enablers and removes the
                                                              barriers to take away and get them involved.

        1.5   Sport Department Health &     Dean Flyger       Hear about a Sports Department that is aiming
              Wellbeing                                       to create a vibrant and effective working
                                                              environment amongst the challenges that
                                                              sport provides. Initiatives on developing staff
                                                              morale, monitoring work-loads and health &
                                                              well-being will be provided.
10.30am       Morning Tea

11.00am Plenary One                         Hamish McEwen     Insights into School Sport

11:30         Workshop 2
        2.1   Managing your time, getting   Leanne Knox       Time produces exactly twenty-four hours each
              more done                                       day whether we like it or not. It is up to us
              :                                               whether we fill that time with trivia or with
                                                              worthwhile activities. It is not time we need to
                                                              manage; it is ourselves we need to manage. An
                                                              interactive session and participants leave the
                                                              session with a personal set of key actions to
                                                              improve their self-management.

        2.2   Recruiting Coaches and        Andy Rogers       Critical enablers to sport in secondary schools
              Volunteers                                      are volunteers and coaches who are prepared
                                                              to commit their time to supporting the
                                                              participation and aspirations of young people.
                                                              But gaining, retaining and supporting them is
                                                              one of our biggest challenges – hear some tips
                                                              and tricks from Sport NZ’s coaching lead, Andy
                                                              Rogers

        2.3   Developing a Safety Action    Garry Carnachan   We all want our students to be safe and school
              Plan                                            sport Health & Safety approaches need to be
                                                              thorough but must also be practical. Hear the
                                                              Ministry of Education guidance and participate
                                                              in a workshop that will lead you through the
                                                              development of an event Health and Safety
                                                              Plan for your school sport events and
                                                              activities.

        2.4   Balance is Better             Alex Chiet        “Balance is Better” - We look at the importance
                                                              of Balance for participation and progression
                                                              and achievement in sport, and discuss issues
                                                              that coaches, teaches, parents and sports
                                                              leaders are struggling to combat in putting the
                                                              welfare of students first.
2.5   Value of sport to education     Celia Fleck, Matt    Sport is an effective tool for engaging young
                                           Cleaver and Carl     people in learning and improving their
                                           Condliffe            academic and social outcomes. This workshop
                                                                showcases the Sport in Education approach
                                                                and how it is changing schools' views of sport's
                                                                contribution to their environment.

     2.6   Open Session                    Sport NZ, RSDs,      A time for anyone to rock up and talk to the
                                           NZSSSC, Conference   experts about issues in school sport
                                           Presenters

12.45pm    Lunch                           An opportunity to explore the trade displays and network

1.30pm     Plenary Two                     Karen Laurie                The Physically Literate Teenager

2.00pm     Workshop 3
     3.1    Communicating with Young       Chloe Bryan and      Shift is an initiative delivered across 5 cities in the
            People                         Allie Thomsen        Wellington Region focused on improving the wellbeing of
                                                                young women (12-20 years) through physical activity,
                                                                leadership and empowerment. Shift’s National Manager,
                                                                Chloe Bryan and Ignite Sport’s Lower Hutt Shift
                                                                Coordinator Allie Thomsen will share their insights and
                                                                some tools to best engage and communicate with young
                                                                people. They both come from youth development
                                                                backgrounds and hold tight the values of building
                                                                whanaungatanga, co-design, empowerment, inclusivity
                                                                and accessibility in order to successfully meet the needs
                                                                and hear the voices of young people.

     3.2    Managing the Grown-Ups         Simone Spencer       The Good Sports project aims to create a positive sporting
                                           and Junior           environment for young people by educating and
                                           Armstrong            supporting the adult influencers of that environment,
                                                                primarily parents and coaches.

     3.3    Sportsmart and Concussion      ACC & NZ Rugby       Twenty one percent of all head injuries in New Zealand
                                                                are sustained through sport-related activity. NZ Rugby in
                                                                partnership with ACC have developed a programme
                                                                called RugbySmart, which includes a component on
                                                                improved concussion management. At this year’s
                                                                Conference, ACC and NZ Rugby will be hosting a special
                                                                workshop to discuss how this initiative will be
                                                                implemented and the support available to school sport
                                                                and the wider rugby community, to reduce the severity of
                                                                concussion symptoms and prevent post-concussion
                                                                syndrome.
     3.4    Activating Sport for Year      Jamie Lane           The sports environment in secondary school is quite
            9/10                                                different from the earlier years and can be quite
                                                                intimidating for those in their first two years of
                                                                college. Hear some of the ideas our Play.sport activators
                                                                have developed to make sure Year 9 and 10 experiences
                                                                sports experiences are fantastic, and that they stay
                                                                engaged in sport through their time at school.

     3.5    Strategic Planning for Sport   Garry Carnachan      A practical workshop where participants will work
                                                                through a fast paced, active process to produce the draft
                                                                of a School Sport Strategic Plan for Enzed College.
3.30pm       Workshop 4 - Practical Workshops
             4.1 Lacrosse
             4.2 Introduction to Strapping
             4.3 Ultimate
             4.4 Mesoball
             4.5 Golf Croquet
             4.6 Gamification
             4.7 Darts
             4.8 Rogaining
5pm          Happy Hour

Tuesday 18 September 2018
8.30am      Workshop 5

      5.1   Using data to drive change       Roger Wood           Schools are data-driven machines, and we have
                                                                  access to lots of it. But what is important and
                                                                  what isn't? What does it really tell us? And what
                                                                  don't we know? A workshop on understanding
                                                                  our work and influencing change.

      5.2   Collaborating with Tertiary      Peter Gilbert & Dr   The St Pauls' College / WINTEC partnership - how
                                             Peter Maulder        the programme fits into a school timetable, and
                                                                  the benefits for both institutions. Hear about
                                                                  specific components of the programme such as
                                                                  the assistance given by the students from Wintec
                                                                  to the athlete development programme which
                                                                  works directly on fundamental movement
                                                                  patterns and athlete conditioning rather than
                                                                  sport specific weight training. The data collected
                                                                  from test results and on-going intervention
                                                                  specific to human movement has been invaluable
                                                                  in both our Physical Education and Sports
                                                                  programmes.

      5.3   In-school event management       Tara Potter and      Does organising your school sport "biggies" fall on
                                             Richard O’Sullivan   you? Athletics, Swimming, Cross country...help is
                                                                  at hand! This session explores a great new, FREE
                                                                  piece of software to help with all the hard work as
                                                                  well as outlining the principles of good school
                                                                  event management and sharing some good
                                                                  practice.

      5.4   Supplement Use in School         Sian Clancy          DFSNZ Education Manager and PhD candidate,
            Sport - Attitudes to Doping                           Sian Clancy, discusses what we currently know
                                                                  about supplement use and doping in youth sport.
                                                                  Sian will introduce the world leading research
                                                                  being conducted to better understand and
                                                                  prevent these behaviours from occurring in NZ
                                                                  youth sport contexts, and future directions for
                                                                  instilling the values of clean sport and food first
                                                                  approaches with the next generation of NZ
                                                                  athletes.
5.5   Leadership and You               Garry Carnachan      A practical workshop where you will develop a
                                                                 better understanding of your own leadership
                                                                 strengths and work-ons as well as take away some
                                                                 practical tools to use in leading and inspiring
                                                                 others.

     5.6   Open Session                     Sport NZ, RSDs,      A time for anyone to rock up and talk to the
                                            NZSSSC, Conference   experts about issues in school sport
                                            Presenters

9:45am     Plenary Three                    Justin Richards      The Value of School Sport

10.15am    Morning Tea

10.45am Workshop 6

     6.1   Developing Facilitation Skills   Andrew Hewetson

     6.2   Sports Councils                  Kylie McGrigor       Student sports leaders are the biggest influencers
                                                                 in engaging students in school sport. Typically,
                                                                 these leaders will help run school sports day such
                                                                 as athletics and swimming but what else do these
                                                                 leaders do? This session will look at student
                                                                 sports councils from a regional perspective and
                                                                 hear from two schools who have revived their
                                                                 sports councils to empower the students to lead
                                                                 from the front. Initiatives range from regular
                                                                 sporting opportunities to multiple events
                                                                 throughout the year. Not only do these student
                                                                 sports leaders develop leadership skills and
                                                                 accountability for sport at their school, they are
                                                                 involved in sports they are passionate about.

     6.3   Funding Streams for School       NZCT, Councils and   Getting enough money and resources to do all the
           Sport                            Commercial           great things you want in your sports programme
                                            Sponsors             is always a challenge. Hear from 3 different
                                                                 agencies - gaming trusts, local councils and
                                                                 commercial sponsors - about what they are
                                                                 looking for in partnering with and supporting
                                                                 schools.

     6.4   Athlete Development              Matt Cleaver, Chad   More than often approaches to Athlete
           Programmes - the wellbeing       Coombes, Carl        Development or Academies in schools are focused
           approach                         Condliffe            on the performance aspects - technical, tactical,
                                                                 strength and conditioning with an aim of "putting
                                                                 trophies on shelves". This can work to the
                                                                 detriment of student athletes when their
                                                                 academic and personal development is relegated
                                                                 to a lower priority. Hear about how several
                                                                 schools are developing holistic, athlete centred
                                                                 wellbeing approaches to ADPs and also how this is
                                                                 being successfully implemented overseas.
6.5   Knowing your Staff - Valuing   Robyn Richards   The importance of understanding and respecting
             Uniqueness                                      each other’s differences is a key ingredient in
                                                             creating and developing high performing teams.
                                                             This workshop intends to deepen your
                                                             understanding of why you are the way you are,
                                                             and why the people you work with are the way
                                                             they are. It will raise your self-awareness and your
                                                             understanding of the behaviours of others. By
                                                             better understanding and embracing people’s
                                                             natural differences it is possible to trigger the
                                                             combined power of different personal styles so
                                                             that internal silos are overcome. Your leadership
                                                             will be enhanced through your improved
                                                             communication. You will be introduced to the
                                                             concept of TetraMap. TetraMap was developed in
                                                             New Zealand Aotearoa by Yoshimi and Jon Brett
                                                             who looked to nature to create a learning model
                                                             that increases personal well-being and team
                                                             cohesion.

12pm         Lunch

12.45am Workshop 7 – Ideas into Action                       Go away from conferences all fired up and full of ideas,
                                                             straight back into the mad rush of running school sport
                                                             and wonder where they all went? This session will help
                                                             you translate the most significant opportunities for
                                                             improving sporting outcomes you have seen at
                                                             conference into action – get the work done before you
                                                             hit the ground running again.

1.45pm       Closing Keynote                                 Rt Hon Grant Robertson, Minister of Sport and
                                                             Recreation (to be confirmed)
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