Coaching and Volunteering Programmes

Waikato Institute for Leadership and Sports Studies (WILSS)

WILSS are a charitable trust and training provider who deliver quality education to promote opportunities in leadership and volunteering. Their purpose is to help build capability of sport and recreation leaders and volunteers in our communities.

Secondary School Leadership

WILSS can support your junior learners by providing them with leadership development training as well as collaborating alongside your school structure by supporting with opportunities to step up and lead.

Sport Development Programmes

Our aim is to support sport clubs and schools to help develop their capability.  We work with coaches, officials, managers, administrators, club committees and sport directors in both voluntary and paid roles. Check out the link above to find out about SmartCoach, Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU), and Connecting Sport Volunteers.

For more information, visit their website: About Us | Waikato Institute for Leadership Sport Studies (wilss.ac.nz)

Contact person: Kim Guest
Contact email: sport@wilss.ac.nz

Click the images below to discover various online coaching resources

Hockey	Football	Cricket
Left: Activities that you can use with your teams and individuals Right: Videos including specific goal keeping activities, coaching tips and more	Left: Youth cards available for download will provide you with many session ideas to use with your teams Right: Learn about coaching at your own pace. Football related but applicable to a larger audience	A range of activities to use with your cricket team
Rugby	Touch	More Tips
Loads of training and skill development ideas to use with your teams	Complete short courses that will increase your confidence and coaching tools	Various home advantage YouTube videos from some well known NZ athletes