Where have all the coaches gone? The volunteer crisis hitting grassroots sport in NZ
- Written by Blake Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
As the international rugby season kicks off in earnest, and other sporting codes compete for TV airtime and fans’ disposable income, something worrying is happening down at the grassroots.
Sports clubs across many codes are running with drastically fewer volunteer coaches and administrators, and the pressure is rising.
According to the NZ...
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