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Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Sport and Recreation for Young People Research Completed

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Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Sport and Recreation for Young People

Lead Author

Sport New Zealand

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Sport New Zealand

Publication Year

2013

Publisher

Sport New Zealand

Contacts

Sport New Zealand
Ground Floor, 86 Customhouse Quay,
Wellington 6011, New Zealand
PO Box 2251, Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 472 8058 Fax: +64 4 471 0813

Abstract

The Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Sport and Recreation for Young People promote a child-centered and ethical approach to providing sport and recreation experiences for young people. They are based on good practice and a range of research.

The principles consider the needs of young people when planning and implementing programmes. This resource advocates for the needs of young people in sport and recreation. The impact we want is more opportunities for children and young people to enjoy quality sport experiences.

The 10 principles are also supported by 10 case studies, which give an example of good practice that implement the principle.

The Good Practice Principle Resource helps by:

• guiding the development of an organisation’s policy for children and young people in sport
• providing a checklist for consideration when developing or reviewing sport programmes
• helping develop a consistent approach to children and young people’s sport
• addressing often-asked questions about children’s sport.

Keywords:

Young people; Sport; Programme implementation

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