What have the 18 athletes part of the Educare Northland Sports Talent Hub been up to? Here is a round up of their year 2015 ATHLETES After a first great year of outstanding athletes going through the inaugural year of the programme, we welcomed back five athletes who went through the second year of the programme to continue on with extending their knowledge of what it takes to be a high performing athlete. Athletes included: Daniel Gauaulofa (Swimming Pathway to Podium), Imogen Hull (Athletics), Jack Ding (Badminton), Luther Cronin (), Samantha Polovnikoff (). (Swimming), James Mortimer (), Jasmine Milton (Beach Volleyball), Julian Fowler (Golf), Mackenzie Johnson (), Paige Lawgun (Olympic Weightlifting), Scott Gregory (Athletics Pathway to Podium), Taylor Gill (Golf), Zoe Dykzeul (). Check out the workshops that they participated in, the media coverage and their achievements over the page. In May we also welcomed our new intake of first year athletes. Athletes included: Callum Prime (Swimming), Ella- Rose Kini (), Finn Trimble (), Hadley Greenhalgh (), Hayley McIntosh Pictured: Hayley, Ella, Hadley & Paige taking on one of the Amazing Race tasks Thank you to major sponsor Educare, Sport NZ, NorthTec & the Kauri Club, for supporting Northland s talented young athletes!
ATHLETE WORKSHOPS Athlete workshops implemented, follow the High Performance Sport NZ Pathway to Podium programme which is aimed at preparing young athletes to be better equipped when entering in to the high performance sport arena. Pathway to Podium athletes are selected by their National Sports Organisations whereas the Northland Sports Talent Hub athletes have been selected by their Regional Sports Organisations. It was great to have two of our Hub athletes, Scott Gregory and Daniel Gaualofa, selected for the national Pathway to Podium programme this year. All athletes have the opportunity to attend workshops on various topics and receive support from Pathway to Podium programme coordinator, Ady McKenzie as well as access to the NorthTec High Performance Sports Lab and Kensington Fitness. Athlete Life workshops looked to support athletes, coaches and parents in understanding and developing the life skills and capabilities necessary to be a successful high performance athlete. Sport Nutrition workshops looked to help develop the knowledge and an understanding of the role of nutrition in the high performance environment for athletes, coaches and parents. Performance Psychology workshops looked to help coaches and athletes develop the ability to psychologically handle the high performance environment. This included dealing both with the pressures of competition, and supporting athletes and coaches to develop the skills to cope with the day-to-day demands of the high performance lifestyle and training. Year 1 Athletes Year 2 Athletes Athlete Life 1: Journey of a high performance athlete Athlete Life 3: Communication skills and life decisions Athlete Life 2: Athlete support team and effective communication Athlete Life 4: Transition in to high performance environment Nutrition 1: Why everyday nutrition is important Nutrition 3: Pre-event nutrition, hydration, breakfast and sports food Nutrition 2: Growth, energy and micro nutrients for young Nutrition 4: Recovery & competition people Performance Psychology 1: Introduction to the psychology Performance Psychology 3: Your brain and your performance of successful performance Performance Psychology 2: Basic mental skills for sport performance reflective practice Performance Psychology 4: Learning in Action; the power of Sponsorship: Seeking sponsors and how to service them Physiotherapy: Pre-habilitation and movement competency Strength & Conditioning: Principles of S&C Planning and Individual Performance Plans Drug Free Sport NZ Year 1 & 2 Coach Workshop Yr 1 & 2: Creating environments to enhance athlete development Parents & Coaches Nutrition Session Fitness & Speed sessions on the track
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ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 Athletes that have either made a NZ squad, team or represented NZ in 2015 CALLUM PRIME Swimming DANIEL GAUALOFA Swimming Parafed ELLA KINI FINN TRIMBLE Selected for the NZ Age Group team that competed against Australia Australian State Teams Comp Won 400 IM (only NZer to win a race), 2 nd and two 3 rd places National Short Course Champs: Won 11 medals including 3 gold National Long Course Champs Won 3 medals NZ Open Champs: Claimed 1 gold, 2 silvers 3 bronze in Athlete with a Disability events NZ Secondary Schools 5 gold, 3 silver medals Selected for NZ Junior Black Sticks squad. NZ U19 Junior Elite Squad NZ Junior Open U19 3rd NZ Junior Nationals U17 5 th Northland Male Junior Champ HADLEY GREENHALGH HAYLEY MCINSTOSH Swimming IMOGEN HULL Athletics Northland Seniors Team Selected for the NZ Age Group team that competed against Australia Selected for Swimming NZ Outward Bound Camp Only the top 7 females with the most FINA points from NZ Short Course are selected. Selected to represent upper North Island in the Zonal Champs Made a B Final at NZ Open Champs NZ Age Group Champs 1 Silver & 2 Bronze medals National Short Course Champs: 1 Silver & 1 medal in girls 16 years age group. Gold medal with Auckland Athletics Team at ANZ National XC Champs NZ National Champs 1500m 8 th 3 rd Nth Island 3000m 3 rd Dianne Rodger Secondary School 1500m 2 nd NZ Road Relays Team 1 st Auckland Champs U20 1500m 3 rd Auckland Champs U20 3000m 1 st NZ Road Champs U20 Team JACK DING Badminton JAMES MORTIMER Selected for NZ U18 Badminton team & played in Oceania Champs Feb 2015 Member of National 19 s Squad Northland singles champ and doubles champ First cap for NHL Men s Team Premier Men s Club team won comp JASMINE MILTON Beach Volleyball JULIAN FOWLER Golf U17 NZ Development Squad NZ U19 Beach Volleyball team that toured USA 2 nd at Interprovincial Champs Northland U23s 1 st Northland Secondary Schools -2 nd Northland U21s 2 nd Whangarei Open 3 rd New Zealand Secondary Schools 4 th (Team event) NZ Order of Merit Ranking: 45 th
LUTHER CRONIN 3 caps Northland Men s NHL team Northland Senior Men s Team MACKENZIE JOHNSON PAIGE LAWGUN Olympic Weightlifting SAMANTHA POLOVNIKOFF SCOTT GREOGRY Athletics TAYLOR GILL Golf ZOE DYKZEUL Selected for NZ Secondary School Team NZ Secondary Schools Teams Tournament 2 nd NZ Junior Nationals U17 girls 3 rd Oceania U17 Girls 4 th NZ Junior Inter-District Teams 2 nd NZ Junior Development Squad Selected in to the Youth Commonwealth Games Team for 2015 Oceania Champs in Papa New Guinea won Gold in Youth Div & Bronze in Junior Div Youth Common Wealth Games Samoa - placed 6th in U52kg Broke numerous national records Selected for U21 Jnr World Cup Squad to play in Jnr World Cup in Chile 2016 Played against Japan U21 team as part of NZ Futures Black Sticks team Northland Women s NHL team 2 nd NZ Futures Black Sticks Squad NZ Champs March 2015: 1 st U18 Hammer Throw 2 nd U18 Shot Put 4 th U18 Discus 1 st Nth Island Secondary Schools Intermediate boys hammer also set a new record Selected for NZ Golf Junior Boys Training Camp. These athletes have been identified as potential NZ reps for the future. North Island Stroke Play Champs 3rd Selected for Northland Junior Boys Interprovincial team Oceania Champs U17 2 nd NZ Junior Nationals U17 girls 2 nd Winner U17 Sth Island Age Groups 2nd U17 Nth Island Age Groups NZ Junior Inter-District Teams 2 nd NZ Junior Development Squad Selected for NZ Junior Trans-Tasman test team to compete in Aus 2016 NZ Most Improved squash junior girl Educare Northland Sports Talent Hub Athletes 2015 Front Row (L to R): Zoe Dykzeul, Mackenzie Johnson Second Row: Ella Kini, Samantha Polovnikoff, Jasmine Milton, Imogen Hull, Hayley McIntosh Third Row: James Mortimer, Daniel Gaualofa, Scott Gregory Backrow: Luther Cronin, Callum Prime, Hadley Greenhalgh, Finn Trimble Missing: Jack Ding, Julian Fowler, Taylor Gill, Paige Lawgun