Bachelor of Recreation and Sport Whakawatea: Industry Cooperative projects 2016 Chairperson of a Rehabilitation Trainer Postgraduate Study Community Sport Club High Performance Sport Centre Manager Provincial Rugby Player Athlete (Paralympian) What are some of the 2015 Bachelor Personal Trainer in Recreation and Sport (BRS) Gym Instructor graduates doing now? Primary School Kaimahi Hākinakina Assistant Production Manager Teacher Training (Sport HB) in a Horticultural Business Secondary School Podiatry Allied School Gym Manager Cycling Coach Teacher Training Health Assistant Welcome to Whakawatea: Industry Cooperative Whakawatea, which may refer to the closing song, is an apt title for the Industry Cooperative course in the Bachelor of Recreation and Sport programme. Completed by all students in the final year of the degree, this course gives students an opportunity to negotiate a 150-hour practicum experience aligned with the student’s academic and professional interests within the sport, recreation and health industry. Each student initiates, negotiates, develops, refines, implements, and ultimately reports upon a comprehensive project of benefit to their host organisation. Therefore the ‘co-op’ becomes a three-way venture between the student, a sport, recreation or health organisation and an academic supervisor. Each year the students become involved with numerous organisations, and the contribution to the community is a credit to the students, the hosting organisations and EIT. This booklet is designed to present summaries of the Whakawatea, Industry Cooperative projects for 2016. We hope you find it informative, interesting and motivating, whether reading it as a potential student, an interested industry partner, stakeholder, or a current student looking for inspiration for your own industry cooperative project. E te manu The bird that flies E rere atu ra flieshigh Ki te rangi, ki te rangi aue flies in the sky, flies in the sky Iti rearea although small Teitei kahikatea it can reach the height of the kahikatea Ka taea, Ka taea aue… through striving, through striving… Natalie Corbett Project: To help develop stronger secondary school netball umpires in Hawke’s Bay Organisation: Hawke’s Bay Netball In conjunction with Hawke’s Bay Netball, I took the opportunity to help promote and develop secondary school student umpires so that they are confident to umpire in the netball competitions, and to give them knowledge to handle any situation that might occur. As a true lover of netball and netball umpire myself, I have noticed that there are not enough netball umpires for the many competitions held in Hawke’s Bay. As a netball umpire I understand the fear and misunderstanding umpires can have, and the reasons why people do not want to umpire. With this in mind, I created a formal umpiring pathway with clear milestones and documentation which clearly shows all the secondary school students how to develop along the umpiring path way in Hawke’s Bay. This year, Hawke’s Bay Netball has had 20 secondary school students achieve their Centre Badge Award, and another 4 secondary school students achieve their Zone Theory Award. This is an increase from 2015 where 18 secondary school students achieved their Centre Badge, and 1 gained New Zealand Theory. Hopefully in the years to come, Hawke’s Bay Netball will see a continual rise in secondary school umpires and these umpires will continue on the pathway to get to tournaments and championships. Taylor Pettinari Project: Nutrition Workshops Organisation: Bay City Cheerleaders The idea for this project came from me noticing that during long cheerleading practice sessions parents wanted their children to have snacks to maintain energy. However what the children were provided with for the most part was subpar, high sugar and highly processed snacks. So I decided teaching these kids about basic nutrition would be advantageous not only to their performance in cheerleading, but also their futures. I approached Bay City Cheerleaders about providing nutrition workshops for their senior cheerleading teams to help them gain some basic understanding of nutrition and food and how it affects performance. In total there were four workshops offered. It was highly recommended athletes attend all the workshops. The workshops taughthe t basics of food and how we use it, the dangers of sugar and what a balanced diet is. The workshops are still currently in progress and so results are not yet found, however early indications show changed food choices in the snacks being brought to the cheer gym during the athletes long training sessions. I have also asked the athletes and parents for feedback about the effectiveness of the workshops. Positive feedback includes the athletes now reading the labels of foods looking for high amounts of sugar, drinking more water, and feeling they have a better understanding of what a balanced diet is and the importance of having one. Karl Hewitt Project: Snap Kids Organisation: Snap Fitness Napier With sports and physical conditioning being very strong passions of mine, led me to jump on board with a local 24/7 gym, Snap Fitness Napier. Together with Peri Connor, Snap Fitness Napier’s club manager, we decided that it would be beneficial to run a children’s sport/exercise programme called Snap Kids. Snap Kids’ purpose is to encourage children to take part in a programme that is designed specifically for them, where they are provided with the necessities to enhance their basic fundamental skills for sport/exercise in a fun, safe, learning environment. The target group of this project are the Snap Fitness Napier members that are parents. The experiences I have had with Snap Kids has not only given me the opportunity to use my sporting knowledge to create weekly sessions, but also realise the importance of developing strong relationships when interacting with children. Also, it was very pleasing to see all the children give the classes a go to try and make improvements whether it was big or small. The biggest satisfactions of my placement is having the opportunity to make positive changes in the children’s physical ability as well as challenging the children to come out of their comfort zones and be challenged mentally. Snap Fitness Napier has been a positive organisation to associate myself with for my placement and has opened my eyes to a big gap within the public gym market. This has inspired me to want to carry on with helping children develop and improve their basic fundamental skills for sport/exercise. Jacque Hunt Project: Developing an exercise programme for people with diabetes Organisation: Diabetes Hawke’s Bay Inc. Diabetes Hawke’s Bay Incorporated is a non-profit organisation offering education and advice regarding diabetes, and how to best manage, prevent or delay the impact of further chronic implications. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% of the total diagnosed population. The NZ Ministry of Health recommend that at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 days per week, healthy eating, including 5+ vegetables and fruit per day, limiting processed foods and maintaining a healthy body weight, will reduce the risk of chronic illness including Type 2 diabetes. My placement offered a weekly group exercise class to encourage and support clients to gradually increase physical exercise. Diabetes Hawke’s Bay favoured chair exercises to cater for the various fitness levels of their members. The class structure included stretching and flexibility, strength training, co-ordination, balance and stability, and aerobic exercises. Additionally, hard copy manuals with detailed instruction and pictures of each exercise were provided to enable the group to continue exercising in their home. This included 6-week log sheets to provide encouragement and record progress. I thoroughly enjoyed my time teaching and could visibly notice the group becoming stronger and more confident with their exercises. My success was developing great relationships, including the groups commitment to improving their overall health. Ben Ellen Project: Archery Soft: Promoting and marketing Archery Soft within the sport industry Organisation: Kiwi Adventure Trust Kiwi Adventure Trust (KAT) was originally founded by a group of outdoor enthusiasts that wanted to share their love for the outdoors and promote healthy living to the younger generations. Over the years KAT has continued to expand and has adopted a variety of different adventure activities that cater to a wider target market. The use of bows and arrows has been around for thousands of years and due to the recent use in films and media the use of bows and arrows has once again become popular, hence the beginning of Archery Soft. Archery Soft is an all- inclusive sport that encourages physical activity, streamlines concentration and improves hand-eye coordination. During my time with KAT, I have had the privilege of working with the team to essentially get Archery Soft ‘off the ground’. Upon starting with KAT, I initially attended a few Archery Soft sessions and was quickly involved with running them. During this time, I learnt the rules, how to play and instruct proper use of the equipment. Continuing on we started promotion with the use of social media, video footage and word of mouth. Archery Soft has successfully encouraged kids who enjoy typical war games to battle it out ‘old school warrior style’ whilst maintaining fairness and full safety. Archery Soft encourages children to go outside to experience war style play, rather than sitting sedentary at home on the playstation or computer. This in turn can potentially reduce the risk of childhood and teenage obesity. My highlight of this placement is learning about Archery Soft and seeing the benefits it has for people. Archery Soft caters to all people of all shapes, sizes and exercise levels. Bringing people together that wouldn’t normally be able to play a certain sport together has vastly benefitted myself and others. Sergei Turnbull Project: The Olympics at Unison Organisation: Unison Networks Ltd.