New Zealand Sports Academy began in 1999, and is focused on using sport as the vehicle to educate and provide support, encouragement and guidance to all rangatahi (youth) in their pursuit of personal development through discipline and hardwork.
We now run courses in Rotorua, Christchurch and Wellington, offering a wide range of choices for any athlete hoping to turn their love of the game into a career. In addition to position-specific training and physical testing, we use innovative coaching techniques to focus on skills, not drills - teaching you the bio-mechanic foundations, so you can understand, implement and easily detect errors in each individual skill. The NZ Sports Academy coaching team is here to give you the best coaching experience
Our extensive network of highly-regarded, professional coaches and players means you’ll benefit from the best the world of rugby, rugby league, netball and waka ama can offer.
Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford
Matt Te Pou
Kiwi Searancke
Tawera Nikau
Hika Reid
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TESTIMONIAL
“Last year I set up the school’s first rugby team. The kids at the school hadn’t played rugby before so I thought it was important to get the fundamentals right. All my teaching life I have had a passion to find the best information so when I face the kids, they get the best deal.
Having heard good things about the Jim Love’s coaching academy, I enrolled. I found the week innovative and vital. It was an approach I had not seen before, but made so much sense that it has been very easy to translate it into my own coaching. Jim breaks down every skill into its component parts. He puts it all into the context of the game, so you see exactly why you are doing what you are doing. In school, the kids want to know the reasons for everything, especially since rugby is not naturally their first sport. They have no idea about the nature of the game so every explanation needs to be well thought through. There is no room for half-truths or misinterpretation. Hence the fundamental, bottom-up approach is so successful. I have been used to learning by watching and then replicating. Jim’s approach is more powerful. You are “doing” the skills and learning the reasons for doing them. Therefore you are learning the skills in more depth. On the course, once we had learned the skills, they were put into game scenarios. It showed how they could be useful in a game context and how they could be practised. When I came back to school, I basically ripped up the original training plan and started again. I told the kids my approach and how the changes would make them much better players and they bought into it. We have made enormous strides and I am looking forward to being extremely competitive next season. Looking back on the week, I felt Jim’s approach, and feel for the people in the game, was unique. He kept saying it was a simple game that was too often complicated. He said that rugby was about balance and relaxation. When we need to use our energy, then we should use it.” MATT COTTON - MEN'S RUGBY HEAD COACH |
Our CoursesAt New Zealand Sports Academy we offer full-time (40 weeks), full immersion courses for New Zealand students in rugby union, rugby league, netball and waka ama, and for international players (from one to 12 weeks) in rugby union and rugby league.
We also offer customisable team courses, as well as shorter coaching courses. |
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSNew Zealand Sports Academy harnesses the natural talent of young rugby players in a cultural environment that encourages every player to realise their potential, both on and off the rugby field.
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Rugby Coaching and Rugby Training Camps at New Zealand Sports AcademyWhere you can expect first-class rugby coaching from some of the best coaches in the world. The New Zealand Sports Academy is for young netball, rugby union and rugby league players, coaches and teams who want to develop their skills and experience Māori culture at its best!
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PO Box 5146,
Rotorua West, Rotorua 3015, New Zealand Telephone: 0064 7 345 7733 Email: [email protected]o.nz |
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