LOVE THEIR GAME​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Play with Passion, Cheer with Respect, Love Their Game!

Sports unite us, but emotions can run high. Let’s promote respect, resilience, and sportsmanship.

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50% 

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Poor sideline behaviour is a key contributor to this.

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61%  

Almost two-thirds of recently surveyed parents, carer and supporters, said in the last 12 months have witnessed poor sideline behaviour in young persons sport.

Why Are We Doing It? 

An increase in poor sideline behaviour has seen a number of Auckland Regional Sport Organisations partner with Aktive to launch a collective initiative. Aucklanders are hugely passionate about sport but sometimes this has unintended consequences, often to the detriment of our young people. We need to harness this passion in the right way, so everyone involved has a positive experience.

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What Are We Doing About It?

Love Their Game reinforces positive sideline behaviour messages that participating sport organisations can tailor for their sport and roll out across their respective competitions and tournaments. It is further supported with social media messaging, workforce development opportunities and content inclusion on the Kiwi coaching app CoachMate, which has been developed to empower and educate the grassroots sporting community through world-class coaching content, modern micro-learning resources and team management tools.

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Are You Keen On A Teamchat?

Love Their Game emphasises the importance of positive sideline support and its role in creating quality sport experiences for all involved, particularly young people. Already there are a number of Auckland Regional Sport Organisations including North Harbour Rugby Union, Counties Manukau Rugby Union, Auckland Rugby Union, Netball Northern Zone, Northern Region Football, Auckland Basketball Services and Auckland Water Polo, involved with this initiative. If you are part of a regional organisation and want to get involved, we’d love to hear from you.

Powered by Aktive

Aktive’s vision is Auckland – the world’s most active city | Tāmaki Makaurau – te tāone ngangahau rawa o te ao. We provide leadership to the Auckland region that encourages, enables and inspires Aucklanders to lead more active lives through play, sport and active recreation. As a strategic partner in Auckland for both Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa and Auckland Council, this means investing in organisations and projects that will get more people active, with focuses on tamariki, rangatahi, and identified communities. For more information visit http://aktive.org.nz

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