Expert Contacts

Looking for some sport specific help for one of your sports coming up in term 1? then try these people. Can't find what you are looking for, email Active Schools and we will try to find the experts for you!

New Zealand Australian Football League

NZAFL can offer your school:
- Coaching clinics fro teachers and students
- Coaching manuals and resources

Contact: Tom O'Keffe
Role: National Development Officer

Phone: (09) 447 1434
Mobile: 021 966 648
Email:mailto:aflkiwikick@gmail.com
Web: http://www.nzafl.co.nz

Counties Manukau Badminton Assoc

Contact: Debbie Buscke
Role: Development Officer

Phone:(09) 299 8042
Fax: (09) 299 8046
Email: countiesbad@xtra.co.nz

Baseball New Zealand

Baseball wants to help your school set up an interschool competition. The NZBF will supply coaching expertise and some of the necessary equipment to run an interschool competition. The school needs to supply a coordinator to schedule a time for an expert coach to visit the school and a teacher or parent to act as the team's coach.

The program lasts 4-5 weeks with the interschool competition taking place during the last week.

Contact: Ryan Flynn
Mobile: 021-665 339
Email: ryan.flynn@baseballnz.org

Counties Manukau Basketball

Counties Manukau Basketball wants to help schools by offering in-service training to teachers and assistance with coaching.

Contact: Tania Hunter
Role: Operations Manager

Phone: (09) 278 6357
Mobile: 027 493 1509
Fax: (09) 278 6357
Email: tania.hunter@cmbb.co.nz
Web: www.countiesmanukaubasketball.co.nz

Counties Manukau Cricket Assoc

Offer development sessions with Primary and Intermediate schools by trained cricket development officers.

Contact:Peter Zanzottera
Role: Director of Coaching

Phone: (09) 269 7967
Fax: (09) 266 2309
Email: cricketcoaching@cmsport.co.nz
Web: www.cmcricket.co.nz

Flippa Ball, New Zealand Water Polo

Flippa Ball is a FUN and exciting water based ball sport aimed exclusively at students years 3 to 8, owned and operated by New Zealand Water Polo (NZWP).

Contact: Russell NcConnochie
Role: Sport Operations Administrator and Project Manager

Phone: (09) 477 2013
Email: info@waterpolo.org.nz
Web: www.waterpolo.org.nz

Football New Zealand

Contact: Jeff Mitchell
Role: Development Officer

Phone: (09) 579 0705 ex 3
Fax: (09) 525 1361
Email: jeff@aucklandfootball.org.nz
Web: www.aucklandfootball.org.nz

Coerver Coaching NZ

International Football Education

Our Philosophy is based on 4 core values Identity, Relationships, Pathways & FUN. We can deliver the following programs in a community near you......

Clinics / Holiday Camps / Interactive Schools / Coach Education / International Tours

Contact: Phillip Parker
Role: Technical Director "ChanczskoolZ"

Phone: 021 1728370
E-mail: info@coervernz.com
Net: www.coervernz.com
(charges apply)

Wynrs New Zealand

The Wynrs Life Skills Programme is a programme that uses football (soccer) as a medium to teach children life skills and life values. The programme’s approach encompasses all aspects of the children’s physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual development. This holistic approach recognizes that all aspects of a child’s development are interdependent and of equal importance. The stages of the children’s development are also catered for and when needed, individual attention is also given.

Contact: Rush de Silva
Role: Coach/Soccer 4 Life

Phone: (09) 522 9054
Fax: (09) 522 9056
E-mail: rush23k@ihug.co.nz
E-mail: www.wynrs.com
(charges apply)

First Tee New Zealand

The First Tee Life Skills Experience is one of the unique features thatdifferentiates The First Tee from many other successful junior golf programs. Through the Life Skills Experience, participants learn valuable lessons about the importance of maintaining a positive attitude; how to make decisions by thinking about the possible consequences and how to define and set goals from the golf course to everyday life.

Contact: Debbie Watson
Role: Coach

Mob: 021 664 637
Fax: (09) 265 0583
Email:mailto:dwatson@thefirstteenz.org
Web: www.thefirstteenz.org.nz
(charges apply)

Auckland Golf

Contact:Richard Griffin
Role:Administration

Phone: (09) 522 0491
Fax: (09) 522 0492
E-mail:mailto:info@auckgolf.co.nz
Web: www.auckgolf.co.nz

GymSport New Zealand

GymSports New Zealand is a national governing body for the promotion and development of gymnastics. GymSport New Zealand can offer workshop specifically designed for your school/cluster needs based on your resources/equipment, as sometimes schools are apprehensive to run gymnastic activities.

Contact: Christine Reed
Role: GymSport Officer

Phone: (09) 306 0299
Mob: 021 073 6453
Email: christine@gymsportsnz.com
Web: www.gymsportsnz.com
(charges apply)

Auckland Hockey Association

Auckland Hockey is happy to facilitate fun sessions to introduce hockey to your school. Teacher workshops are also an option.

Contact: Hemant Lala
Role: Coach Force Manager

Phone: (09) 576 0683
Mobile: 021 626 224
Email: info@akhockey.org.nz  
Web: www.akhockey.org.nz

Netball Counties Manukau

Netball Counties Manukau is keen to support schools through providing teacher in-service, working alongside coaches with their teams and in the school class setting. Teacher in-service training is free, training with children - cost apply.

Contact: Robyn Garner
Role: Coach Force Officer

Phone: (09) 534 8099
Mobile: 021 735 633
Email:mailto:coachforce@netball.org.nz
Web: www.netballcm.org.nz

 

Counties Manukau Orienteering Club

Contact: Val Robinson
Role: President

Phone: (09) 238 6911
Email: johnandval@clear.net.nz

Auckland Rugby League

Contact: Keith Hanley
Role: Football Development Officer

Phone: 525 5592
Mobile: 021 842 887
Email: kieth.h@aucklandleague.co.nz
Web: www.aucklandleague.co.nz

Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union

In-service training for teachers (rugby skills, Rippa Rugby training). Can go into schools and help them with their training if time permits in Franklin, Papakura and Manurewa.

Contact: Jeremy Wara or Dameon Chaney
Role: Rugby Development Officer

Phone: (09) 237 0082
Phone: 021 279 2227
Email: jeremy.wara@steelers.co.nz or dameon.chaney@steelers.co.nz
Web: www.steelers.co.nz

Auckland Rugby Football Union

In-service training for teachers (rugby skills, Rippa Rugby training). Can go into schools and help them with their training if time permits.

Contact: Scott Collins
Role: Rugby Development Officer

Phone: (09) 815 4831
Phone: 027 283 6185
Email: Scott.Collins@aucklandrugby.co.nz
Web:www.aucklandrugby.co.nz

Softball New Zealand

Contact: Neil Morrison
Role: Northern Regional Development Game Development Officer

Phone: (09) 4247669
Phone: 021 537 078
Email: coachingsoftball@ihug.co.nz

WaterSafe Auckland

Contact: Jan Taylore
Role: Operations Manager Schools

Phone: (09) 306 0809
Phone: 027 205 9992
Email: jan.taylor@watersafe.org.nz
Web:www.watersafe.org.nz

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