SCRI 2022 – Keynote: Punching above our weight

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2023Feb 2

The balance is better journey of culture change in New Zealand Aotearoa Alex Chiet, Sport Manager at Sport New Zealand Alex left a promising career in Canadian sports to become a national consultant for Sport New Zealand, and arrived just in time to be a catalyst for a shake-up of the country’s five largest youth sport organizations. As a champion of fun and inclusion, he’s been overseeing a culture shift that will change the face of Kiwi sport for years to come. Alex has played a pivotal role in affecting positive change in youth sport in New Zealand. This presentation will share the journey New Zealand have been on tackling change in youth sport to ensure all young people receive quality experiences in sport. Underpinning the progress that has been made is a material commitment of organisations to work together and a genuine believe in the wider value of sport to support the wellbeing of our rangatahi (young people). His keynote will share some insight into how he transformed attitudes toward sport, affected cultural change and led the way for other sport organizations to do the same. Hear more about their Balance is Better initiative, an evidence-based philosophy which puts the true value of sport at the forefront. Learn about how they use a holistic approach and put the person at the heart of all sport programming. Français – • L'IRSC 2022 – Discours d’ouverture : ... About SCRI – https://sirc.ca/scri/