In 2017 Netball Central Zone plan to continue to support coach development by hosting their 3rd annual coaching conference - Great Coaches, Great Athletes - to be held at ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 23rd September.

All coaches - netball and cross-code - are welcome to attend to benefit from this fantastic day of learning.

Offering 2 streams of seminars catering for both community coaches and high performance coaches, this conference will cover the core fundamentals required for quality coaching practices.

Featuring a variety of speakers across both streams, all of whom are highly skilled in their area of expertise

CONFIRMED PROGRAMME & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Both practical and theory workshops on offer led by experts in the area to suit varied learning needs.

9.30am – 10.00am - Sign In and Morning Tea (Matairangi Room)

10.00am – 11.00am
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Mark Sorenson MNZM (Head Coach of NZ Men’s softball team Black Sox)

11.05am – 12.05pm
ACC Netball Smart** Gina di Rienzo (Central Zone Beko Team Physio)
or
Player Profiles Waimarama Taumaunu (Netball Central Zone High Performance Director)

12.10pm – 1.10pm
ANZ Future Ferns** with Irene van Dyk (Netball Central Zone Junior Development Officer)
or
Statistics with Dessi Broughton (Owner and Director, 3B Fitness Club)

1.10pm – 1.40pm - Lunch provided

1.40pm – 2.40pm
Team Building with Bella Ansell
or
Fitness for the High Performance Athlete** with Alex Johnson (Strength & Conditioning trainer for Emerging Talent athletes)

2.45pm – 3.45pm
Coaching Pathways with Tash Rowlands (Coach Development Officer, Netball Central Zone)
or
Mental Skills Dr Natalie Hogg (Clinical Psychologist)

3.45pm – 4.00pm - Afternoon Tea provided

4.00pm – 5.00pm
Transitioning from a Community Coach to a High Performance Coach Panel session facilitated by Waimarama Taumaunu. Coaching Panel will be; Sandra Edge (Pulse Assistant Coach), Dion Te Whetu (Wellington U17 Head Coach) and Anna Andrews (Central Zone Beko Assistant Coach)
or
Nutrition for the High Performance Athlete Yvette McCausland-Durie (Pulse Head Coach)

** Indicates a practical session where participants may be required to be actively involved. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

SESSION OVERVIEW
Keynote Speaker

Mark Sorenson was the captain of the New Zealand Men's Softball Team, the Black Sox, from 1989 until the beginning of 2001 and led his team to victory at the world championships in 1996 and 2000. He returned to the team in 2004 when they became the first team ever to win three consecutive Softball World Championships. In 2007 he retired from all levels of softball.
His story covers how the team did it the 'hard way' using discipline and dedication as tools to success. Following their triumph at the 2004 World Championships on home ground in Christchurch, the Black Sox have arguably become New Zealand's most successful sports team.
In 2015, he coached Black Sox to a Silver medal victory at 2015 World Championships, Saskatoon Canada before coaching them to Gold at 2017 World Championships in Whitehorse Canada.

Community Coach seminars;
ACC Netball Smart – Gina will present the Netball Smart warm up using players to demonstrate correct techniques and then allowing coaches to participate in the warm up and practise identifying and correcting techniques. Coaches will be required to actively participate.

ANZ Future Ferns – Irene will run through the ANZ Future Ferns programme from 4v4 through to 6v6. Coaches will be required to actively participate in the sessions
Team Building – Bella will explore team dynamics and how coaches can encourage to work together as a team.

Coaching Pathways – Tash will present the changes to the Netball NZ coach development framework, what is required to gain formal qualifications and the various levels of accreditation.

Transitioning from a Community Coach to a High Performance Coach – An informal and interactive panel session facilitated by Waimarama Taumaunu, the coaches on the panel will talk about their experience of transitioning from a community coach to a High Performance coach. The session will then open up to an open Q&A.

High Performance Coach seminars;
All sessions are based on the Netball Central Zone U17 training diary which coaches will be provided with a copy of.
Player Profiles – Waimarama will run through how to design and utilise Player Profiling in your coaching.

Statistics – Dessi will cover how to use player statistics to enhance your coaching style using every day techniques and resources available.

Fitness for the High Performance Athlete – Alex will use players to demonstrate the fundamental fitness techniques to enhance the players performance. This is an interactive session coaches should prepare to be physically active in.

Mental Skills – A fascinating session with Dr Natalie Hogg discussing mental skills and how to mentally prepare your athlete for competition.

Nutrition for the High Performance Athlete – Yvette will cover the baseline nutritional requirements for a High Performance athlete, including requirements during training, competition and recovery.

 

HOW TO REGISTER

To register, simply visit http://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/53794 and complete the online registration form.
Registrations open by late August and and payment due prior to attendance.
Places are limited - register quickly!
Attendees pay an entry fee and are then free to pick and choose items of interest as they please.
Note: each session requires a minimum of 10 attendees and is subject to be cancelled if minimum numbers are not reached.

REGISTRATION FEES (per person)
PCQ coach $40
CCA qualified coach $50
General entry $60
Registration fees include refreshments and lunch

PAYMENT METHODS:
Bank: ANZ    Account Number: 01-1839-0302543-00
Please state your name and reference “Coaching Conference” in the particulars when arranging payment.
OR
Request to invoice your club or school via email to officemanager@netballcentral.co.nz

To find out more information contact officemanager@netballcentral.co.nz