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Awards 10 Olympic Day 12 Softball Wellington Office PO Box 24148, Manners Street, Wellington 6142 phone (04) 380 2070 fax (04)

second and final hard copy of the Active Download for 2013.

Instead of focusing on a specific fundamental movement skill, this time we are looking at developing upper body strength, which,

Tania, Geogina and Dayle Young Persons Team Te Ao Kori and Te Reo PE Workshop Learn how to teach specifc fundamental movement

This course will focus on the fundamental skill of striking and how to integrate Te Ao Kori and the use of Te Reo into all your

1 Active Download Newsletter Term Inside this issue 2 Fundamentals, Activities and Games 4 Sport Tip - GymSports 4 Sport Programmes for Schools 5 Buggy Walks 6 Interzone Sports Calendar 8 Regional Cross-country 9 KiwiSport 10 Coach and Volunteer Awards 10 Olympic Day 12 Softball Wellington Office PO Box 24148, Manners Street, Wellington 6142 phone (04) fax (04) Wairarapa Office PO Box 699, Masterton 5840 phone (06) fax (06) info@sportwellington.org.nz Cardinal McKeefry students bolting across the courts at the Olympic Day Stadium Sports Festival Kia ora and welcome to the second and final hard copy of the Active Download for We hope you have had a warm and relaxing holiday with an opportunity to recharge your batteries for the second half of the year. Instead of focusing on a specific fundamental movement skill, this time we are looking at developing upper body strength, which, research tells us, children in New Zealand are generally lacking. Be sure to check out our handy tips and upcoming workshop below. Tania, Geogina and Dayle Young Persons Team Te Ao Kori and Te Reo PE Workshop Learn how to teach specifc fundamental movement skills using a sporting context. This course will focus on the fundamental skill of striking and how to integrate Te Ao Kori and the use of Te Reo into all your PE programmes. This includes a PE theory component in the morning and a practical session run by Futsal and Wellington Golf in the afternoon. For more information go to: UPCOMING NEWSLETTER Please send your contribution to: info@sportwellington.org.nz fax (04) PO Box 24148, Manners St, Wellington 6142 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people 1

2 Fundamentals, Activities & Games Upper Body Development Upper body development is about developing the gross (large) muscles in the upper body. These need to be developed first before the fine muscles (fine motor skills) can be developed. For example, children must learn to control and develop their arm and shoulder muscles first before being able to control their fingers to hold a pencil and write. Most children who do not enjoy writing at school, often have poor upper body control, cannot support their body weight by their hands and choose to avoid such weight bearing activities. The maturation process is top down and inside out, big muscles to small muscles: 1. Head control is gained 2. The shoulder and upper arms gain strength 3. Then the rest of the upper body and trunk 4. Followed by the hips and pelvis 5. Lastly the legs Swinging and hanging: Have opportunities available for children to hang and swing, this means they are holding their own weight with their arms. Bars, ropes, poles and swings are great for this. If the child does not like the feel of the rope, cut the end off an old sock and put it over where they touch the rope. Idea: Place a box to one side of the rope and a landing mat on the other and see if the children can swing from the box and land on the mat. Monkey Bars: Swinging on monkey bars is a great way to develop upper body development. It also introduces the skill of brachiating (hand over hand) and the correct grip (thumb under). Climbing: Helps with upper body development and also helps to incorporate the legs; climbing often means cross patterning. Tie a rope up the top of the slide or slope and children have to pull themselves up. Use a ladder, cargo netting or climb trees. Wheelbarrows: Hold the child s legs (above the knee) so the child is holding their own weight with their upper body. Then using their hands, get the child to move forward. This is also great to help stimulate the vestibular (balance) system as their head is lower than their body. Row-row your boat: In pairs, children hold hands and gently pull each other back and forth using their upper body. Animal Walks: Using different animal walks often mean holding ones weight with the upper body or using gross motor skills e.g. try walking like a bear, frog leap, puppy dog walk, bunny hop, seal walk, worm crawl, or crab walk. Challenge Course: Create a challenge course where the children have to do the whole thing like an animal on their hands and feet. Make them go under and over things, through, up and down things. They could also do it as a bunny hop. Upper Body activities for under 5s Crawling: Not all children will crawl but it is always a good thing to go back to. Make tunnels to crawl through, incorporate it into challenge courses, games or even use it as an alternative locomotion to get from A to B. Tug of war: If you do not have a rope, use a sheet or parachute. With younger children have them sitting on the ground this makes it a bit simpler and also means they are focusing on just using upper body strength. Bridges and Tunnels: Get the children to make a bridge with their body and then another child can go through the tunnel. Get all of the children to line up and make bridges. Take turns to go through the tunnels. Clock faces: Draw a clock with a centre spot on the concrete. Ask the children to put their feet on the centre point and their hands on the ground at 12 o clock. Get them to keep their feet still and move their hands around to 1 o clock, 2 o clock etc. Get them to always go clockwise at first. Dumper Truck: Get the children to go down onto their hands and knees. Place a bean bag or something small on the child s back. They can move around like a truck and when they want to dump their load they lift their hips into the air so that their hands and feet are the only body parts left on the floor. 2 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people

Fundamentals, Activities & Games Upper Body activities for primary aged children Effective arm movement and control is only possible when core (trunk) strength and stability are present.

Postural control refers to the ability to maintain an upright trunk position. This is an important skill needed for developing fine motor skills.

3 Fundamentals, Activities & Games Upper Body activities for primary aged children Effective arm movement and control is only possible when core (trunk) strength and stability are present. A stable core provides a solid base of support from which the arms and legs are free to move with precision and control. Core muscles are those muscles that stabilise the shoulder, spine and pelvis. Postural control refers to the ability to maintain an upright trunk position. This is an important skill needed for developing fine motor skills. Without good postural control, a child may have difficulty maintaining an upright sitting posture and may fatigue easily when sitting at a desk in school. Plus using the hands well will be difficult. When postural control is adequate, the hands may be used effectively for working on table top tasks, such as writing and cutting with scissors. For the hands to work well, strength, stability and mobility are necessary in the shoulders and forearms. Trunk stability Play throwing and catching games in a kneeling position. Shoulder strength and stability Obstacle courses and circuits are ideal ways to incorporate these types of activities Crawl on all fours: forwards, backwards, sideways or change direction on command. Animal Walking: Try gorilla crouch walking, bear walking, inchworm walking, snake or commando crawl (low crawl on your elbows and knees with pelvis flat) to squeeze under a low limbo stick. While in a crab walking position, kick a balloon and keep it up in the air for as long as possible or place a beanbag on the stomach and keep it there for the duration of the journey. Strengthen the arms on the playground: Swing on monkey bars, trapeze bar, ladders. Other playground activities: Do donkey kicks Shoot baskets with all types of balls Play tug of war Push and pull each other while sitting on rolling chairs or rolling stools Wheelbarrows: Ensure legs are held up and straight. Initially it might be very hard so only do it for a short time. As time progresses children will be able to do more and more. Once they get better you can leave balls or toys around to walk to and pick up. They can put each item they pick up into a bucket or box. To avoid straining children s backs, make sure they lift up their bottom so they are protecting their back. For more ideas check out: The big push Facing each other, put your hands together, both of you keeping elbows slightly bent (not locking the elbow joints ensures that the shoulder muscles do as much work as possible). Stand with one foot behind the other and on the count of three, push each other as hard as possible until one of you has to take a step. Chair push-ups Put your hands on either side of your chair, and push until your bottom rises off the chair. Hold for 5 counts. If this is too easy, ask the child to lift their feet off the floor and hold them off while raising their bottom, and hold for 5 counts. For those children who are ready to consolidate their skills try: Climbing on equipment FMS Manual pg. 134 Inverted balances FMS Manual pg. 135 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people 3

Sport Tip - GymSports NZ GymSports New Zealand suggest using a wall to help build necessary upper body and core strength when teaching handstands.

To challenge them, try getting them to walk their hands as close to the wall as they can, and then back out before walking their feet down the wall to the

Sport Wellington has a page on our website where teachers can access information about sport programmes that could be run in your school to support the

4 Sport Tip - GymSports NZ GymSports New Zealand suggest using a wall to help build necessary upper body and core strength when teaching handstands. Children can practice their handstand position by walking their feet up the wall, keeping a tight core and not arching their backs. To challenge them, try getting them to walk their hands as close to the wall as they can, and then back out before walking their feet down the wall to the floor. Sport Programmes for your School Want to find out what sport programmes are available to primary and intermediate schools? Sport Wellington has a page on our website where teachers can access information about sport programmes that could be run in your school to support the teaching of specific fundamental movement skills. Hockey, swimming, sailing and taekwon-do are just some of the sports avaliable. Check out: 4 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people

5 Sport Wellington A series of FREE walks for the whole family Upcoming Buggy Walks: Thursday 6 September - Petone Foreshore (Hikoikoi Walk) Meet: At Hikoikoi Reserve Thursday 4 October - Botanic Gardens, Wellington Meet: The Dell Meet from 10am for free Caffe L affare coffee and Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant BBQ. All walks start 10.30am. Buggy Walks are held on the first Thursday of each month on buggy friendly tracks at different locations around Wellington. They are a FREE event for the family. No need to register, just turn up on the day and take part! Walks start at 10.30am. Participants are encouraged to come along earlier and enjoy the free coffee supplied by Caffe L affare and a sausage sizzle from Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant. For all the details about the Buggy Walks and cancellation notices please check the website or find us on Facebook. Te Pane Matua Taiao

6 School Zone & Interzone Sports Calendar 2013 TERM 3 Zone / Cluster Sport Date Postpone Venue Organiser All Inter- Regional Cross Country 26-Sep Nelson PSW LH Eastern Meeting 31-Jul Pukeatua School Pukeatua School LH Eastern Soccer 13-Aug 15-Aug Pukeatua School LH Eastern Netball 3-Sep 5-Sep Wainuiomata School LH Eastern Rippa Rugby Festival 13-Sep Wainuiomata Rugby LH Eastern Tennis 18-Sep 20-Sep Wainuiomata Tennis LH Northern Hui 14-Aug St Michael's School Sports Convenor LH Northern Netball 20-Aug 22-Aug Walter Nash LH Central Netball 13-Aug 15-Aug Walter Nash LH Central Hockey LH Southern Meeting 8-Aug Pelorus Trust Sports House Sports Co-ordinator LH Southern Basketball Blitz TBC Wilford School LH Western Netball 3-Sep 5-Sep Walter Nash Fraser Netball 10-Sep 12-Sep Walter Nash LHPSSA Meeting 6-Aug (TBC) St Peter & Paul School Sports Co-ordinator LHPSSA Interzone Netball 17-Sep 19-Sep Walter Nash HRSA Netball 27-Aug 29-Aug Taita Courts HRSA Hockey 17-Sep 19-Sep PSW Western Meeting 7-Aug Karori Normal School Sports Convenor PSW Western Netball 20-Aug 22-Aug Hataitai Kelburn School PSW Western Swimming 30-Aug WRAC Queen Margarets PSW Southern Swimming 10-Aug PSW Tawa Meeting 7-Aug St Francis Xavier School Sports Convenor PSW Tawa Swimming 27 / 28 aug Tawa Swimming Pools Greenacres School & St Francis PSW Event Managers Meeting 6-Sep Sport Wellington PSW PSW Interzone Swimming (TBC) 10-Sep WRAC PSW PSW Meeting (TBC) 19-Sep Sport Wellington PSW Parumoana Meeting 7-Aug Plimmerton School Zone Convenor Parumoana Soccer 4-Sep 11-Sep Ngatitoa Domain Pukerua Bay / St Theresa's Parumoana Handball 4-Sep 11-Sep Ngatitoa Domain Papkowhai / Pauatahanui Porirua Meeting 8-Aug Rangikura School Sports Convenor Porirua Ki O Rahi Week 4 Porirua Hockey Week 8 6 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people Holy Family, Cannons Creek, Glenview Schools Maraeroa,Russell, Corinna Schools UVPSSA Meeting 8-Aug Sports Convenor UVPSSA Tackle Rugby 20-Aug 22-Aug Trentham Memorial Park Paul Assur - UHRC & St Brendan's School UVPSSA Soccer 3-Sep 5-Sep Trentham Memorial Park Oxford Crescent School Masterton Ball Relay 14-Aug Genesis Rec Centre Lakeview Masterton Rugby Tournament TBC Marist Rugby Club Wairarapa Bush Rugby Masterton Orienteering 28-Aug QE Park MPS Masterton "Have a Go" Sports Festival 18-Sep Sports Ground Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Badminton 8 Aug - 26 Sep Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Jnr Winter Tournment 13-Aug 15-Aug Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Snr Winter Tournament 27-Aug 29 /08-3 / 09 Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Softball 24-Sep 26-Sep Sports Co-ordinator

7 School Zone & Interzone Sports Calendar 2013 TERM 4 Zone / Cluster Sport Date Postpone Venue Organiser All Regional Athletics 3-Dec 5-Dec Newtown Park All Rippa Rugby - Girls Yr 5-8 Fraser Park WRFU LH Eastern Meeting LH Eastern Softball 29-Oct 31-Oct St Claudine Thevaunt School LH Eastern Athletics 12-Nov 14-Nov Fernlea School LH Northern Hui 30-Oct Koraunui School Sports Convenor LH Northern Athletics 19-Nov 19-Nov NaeNae Park LH Central Cricket week 3 LH Central Athletics 19-Nov 19-Nov Hutt Rec LH Southern Meeting 24 0ct Pelorus Trust Sports House Sports Convenor LH Southern Athletics 12-Nov 14-Nov Hutt Rec Hutt Central School LH Western Athletics 12-Nov 14-Nov Naenae Park LHPSSA Meeting LHPSSA Interzone Athletics 26-Nov 28-Nov Naenae Park HRSA Touch Tournament 6-Nov PSW Western Meeting 23-Oct Karori Normal School Sports Convenor PSW Western Athletics 14-Nov 21-Nov Newtown Park Sports Convenor PSW Southern Athletics 8-Nov 13-Nov PSW Tawa Meeting 23-Oct Hampton Hill School Sports Convenor PSW Tawa Athletics 5-Nov 7/12/14 nov Kura Street Park (Titahi Bay) Redwood PSW Tawa Cricket Linden Park Cricket Wellington PSW World Marathon Challenge Newtown Park PSW PSW Interzone Athletics 26-Nov 28-Nov Newtown Park PSW Porirua Meeting 7-Nov Rangikura School Sports Convenor Porirua Athletics week 3 week 4 Rangikura & Natone Park Schools Porirua Swimming week 5 DASH UVPSSA Meeting 24-Oct UVPSSA Athletics 12-Nov 14-Nov TMP Mangaroa / Trentham / Jim Blair UVPSSA Danish Rounders 26-Nov 28-Nov TMP Birchville / Upper Hutt Masterton Athletics 13-Nov 15-Nov Sports Bowl Solway Primary / Opaki Masterton Touch Rugby comp (6 weeks) 23 Oct - 28 Nov Marist Rugby Grounds DPS / Sports Co-ordinator Masterton Giants Primary Softball (6 wks) 1 Nov - 6 Dec South Park / Hadlow DPS / Sports Co-ordinator / Giants Masterton Tee Ball / Softball (Mod 6 wks) 2 Nov - 7 Dec Host Schools DPS / Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Basketball 17 Oct - 6 Dec Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Golf 24-Oct Paraparaumu College Kapiti Athletics yr 5/6 5-Nov 7-Nov Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Athletics yr 7/8 19-Nov 21-Nov Waikanae School Kapiti Cricket - Boys 3-Dec 5-Dec HKCA / Sports Co-ordinator Kapiti Cricket - Girls 10-Dec 12-Dec HKCA / Sports Co-ordinator Please note: The information provided is limited to what has been sent through by Zone Convenors prior to going to print. For events not in the calendar please contact your local School Zone Convenor. Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people 7

Interschool Sport News 2013 Wellington Regional School Cross-country Photo by Nesport Photography www.nesport.co.nz The Regional Cross-country Championships for primary and intermediate schools was held at Rathkeale College in Masterton.

This is a very important event in the cross-country programme.

Over 700 year 4-8 runners, including athletes with disabilities, from nine sporting associations descended on the college grounds to fiercely contest the various year level races.

8 Interschool Sport News 2013 Wellington Regional School Cross-country Photo by Nesport Photography The Regional Cross-country Championships for primary and intermediate schools was held at Rathkeale College in Masterton. Amidst the days of storms and rain that had been buffeting the Wellington region, dawned a beautiful windless sunny day perfect for running. This is a very important event in the cross-country programme. From this a team of 80 runners from Years 5-8 are selected to represent the Wellington Region in the inter-regional event to be held in Nelson in late September. Over 700 year 4-8 runners, including athletes with disabilities, from nine sporting associations descended on the college grounds to fiercely contest the various year level races. The courses were long, flat, a little wet underfoot in parts and passed through the picturesque grounds of the college with views of the Tararuas on one side and the Ruamahanga River on the other. It is the 8th year that this has been organised by Primary Sport Wellington in association with Andrea Foster from Masterton Primary Sports Association, and Athletics Wellington. Rathkeale College were great hosts and on behalf of all runners, parents and event managers, I would like to thank them for opening their grounds, assisting with setup and providing personnel, catering and equipment for this large event. Their assistance was invaluable and contributed greatly to the success of this event. This event would not happen without the many volunteers who so generously gave up their time. Our thanks must also be extended to Geoff Henry, and his Athletics Wellington Officials; Andrea Foster, Masterton Primary Sports Association; Clare Crawford, South Wairarapa Primary School Sports Association; Willie Kersten, Brian James, Steve Coleman and the students from Rathkeale College as well as all the officials from the various sporting organisations that made this day possible. For full results go to: Photo by Nesport Photography Alison Lavin Primary Sport Wellington 8 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people

2010-2012 KEY RESULTS 141,064 kids have taken part in KiwiSport programmes Enabled 117,057 primary students to participate in sport Enabled 24,007 secondary students to participate in sport Created

secondary schools provided KiwiSport programmes 500,805 hours of KiwiSport programmes delivered KiwiSport Investment vs Type by Year YEAR 1 2010 AMOUNT Sport NZ (ncome) $657,773.00 $800,000.

9 KEY RESULTS 141,064 kids have taken part in KiwiSport programmes Enabled 117,057 primary students to participate in sport Enabled 24,007 secondary students to participate in sport Created and trained 952 volunteers in sport Enlisted 735 participants in accredited coaching courses Provided 240 schools with KiwiSport programmes 192 primary schools provided KiwiSport programmes 48 secondary schools provided KiwiSport programmes 500,805 hours of KiwiSport programmes delivered KiwiSport Investment vs Type by Year YEAR AMOUNT Sport NZ (ncome) $657, $800, $752, $700, Contestable Fund Non Contestable Fund Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $ $600, $500, $428, $503, $419, Non Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $428, Total KiwiSport Allocation $637, Difference $20, $400, $300, $200, $209, $202, YEAR AMOUNT Sport NZ (Income) $892, $100, $ % 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% KiwiSport Investment vs Student Capita by Region 46% 41% 34% 31% Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $202, Non Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $503, Total KiwiSport Allocation $706, Difference $186, YEAR AMOUNT Sport NZ (Income) $892, Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $419, Non Contestable Fund (Expenditure) $752, Total KiwiSport Allocation $1,172, Difference -$279, % 10% 13% 12% 7% 11% 7% 6% *Cumulative Difference ( ) -$73, % 0% Wellington Hutt Valley Porirua Kapiti Wairarapa Funding % School Roll

Coach & Volunteer Awards Logan Brown Coach & Volunteer of the Month Recognise the value volunteers make to your community Nominate a person you know who puts in a lot of time and effort to

The Award Each month the winners of both the Logan Brown Volunteer and Coach of the Month awards will receive a Logan Brown Bistro Lunch for two with wine tasting options.

Nominate now online www.sportwellington.org.nz/awards www.isclenco.

10 Coach & Volunteer Awards Logan Brown Coach & Volunteer of the Month Recognise the value volunteers make to your community Nominate a person you know who puts in a lot of time and effort to create opportunities for you and others to participate in sport and recreation activities. The Award Each month the winners of both the Logan Brown Volunteer and Coach of the Month awards will receive a Logan Brown Bistro Lunch for two with wine tasting options. In addition each winner will be presented with sporting apparel from ISC Lenco and a sports bag, along with a certificate of recognition of their services to their sport. Nominate now online Olympic Day Photo by Getty Images At the recent Olympic Day Sports Festival, schools were given the option of adding value to their children s learning by completing a visual display of how children live the Olympic Values. Thanks to all the schools who participated in this visual display and congratulations to Clifton Terrace Model School (pictured left) who were judged the winners by our three New Zealand Olympic Ambassadors. Clifton Terrace School received $190 worth of Lifestyle sports vouchers as well as a visit from a New Zealand Olympic Ambassador at a time to suit the school. Teachers from the school have said that they will use some of the vouchers to purchase volleyballs as used by Wellington Volleyball who promoted this popular sport at their school. 10 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people

11 Olympic Day Check out some of the photos from the Olympic Day Stadium Sports festival held at the ASB Sports Centre. Organised by Sport Wellington in partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Wellington City Council, 440 students from 15 schools took part in the inaugural event to help celebrate Olympic Day. Photos by Jun Tanlayco Sports Images Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people 11

Softball NZ Supporting Local Schools Free Course for Teachers A free one and a half hour practical course for primary, intermediate or secondary school teachers wanting to know the basic fundamentals

This unit covers equipment, playing positions, batting order, pitching, catching, throwing, fielding, hitting and bunting, base running, basic game strategy, softball jargon, correcting common

12 Softball NZ Supporting Local Schools Free Course for Teachers A free one and a half hour practical course for primary, intermediate or secondary school teachers wanting to know the basic fundamentals of softball. This unit covers equipment, playing positions, batting order, pitching, catching, throwing, fielding, hitting and bunting, base running, basic game strategy, softball jargon, correcting common errors, and simple rules. Participants receive accreditation, a certificate of recognition and the workshop booklet will be forwarded by . Contact your SNZ Officer Naomi Shaw on naomi@softball.org.nz or phone to organise a time that suits you. Softball resources to use within school Softball New Zealand has also developed a great new way for primary schools to help teach numeracy, literacy, social science and health/pe with softball as a theme. Resources created for students are based on 3 levels; Beginning, Moving-on, and Challenging. Please note a number of the resources merge into two categories. Download your preferred teaching unit and help educate the class through softball. Supporters of Sport Wellington NZ COMMUNITY TRUST Carterton District Council Hutt City Council Upper Hutt City Council Kapiti Coast District Council Masterton District Council Porirua City Council Wellington City Council South Wairarapa District Council 12 Excellent sport and recreation experiences for young people

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