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Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Academy of Sport (North Island) have allocated funding for the development of talented young sportspeople in Wellington through to 2010.

The aim of the Sports Talent Development programme is to increase the number of Wellington sportspeople achieving international sporting success.

2007 Funding Allocations

The inaugural funding round for the Sports Talent Development Programme was allocated in December 2007.

The six organisations selected are focusing on a range of development opportunities to develop young talent in Wellington.

Funds were allocated to:

Sport / Organisation Programme Development
Wellington Netball Player development; strength conditioning; coach development
Wellington High Performance Aquatics Academy Coaching; mental conditioning; sports physiology; massage; biomechanical analysis
Wellington Hockey Association Coaching drag–flick technique and goal keeping; player development / education; strength and conditioning; nutrition
Yachting NZ Physical and mental conditioning; strength and technique improvement; biomechanical development; coach support
Triathlon NZ Coaching; conditioning
Swimming NZ Improving technique and conditioning
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Development Projects

The programme funds talent development projects aligned to national or regional sports organisation development pathways. It supports Sport and Recreation New Zealand's approach to national talent development

Funding of up to $15,000 annually per applicant will be managed by the Academy of Sport. It will be used for athlete and coach development in areas including strength and conditioning, mental skills, coaching workshops, personal development, and injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Criteria for Applicants

Applications are open to local sporting organisations interested in receiving a share of the funding.

The recipient sportspeople must be 16 - 18 years old, and live in Wellington or play for a Wellington representative side.

Coaches must be able to offer the required development, and have worked with talent development athletes.

Key criteria include:

  • an ability to contribute either to SPARC’s national high performance objectives or to programmes of significance to the Wellington region
  • the sport’s ability (through national/regional sports organisations) to develop talented athletes and coaches
  • the importance of the sport to Wellington.

More Information

Deslea Wrathall
Regional Talent Development Manager
New Zealand Academy of Sport

Phone: (04) 802 6331
Email: desleaw@nzasni.org.nz

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