Sport Tasman’s monthly online get-togethers for sports codes in Te Tau Ihu (Top of the South) started as a way to help sport clubs and organisations navigate through Covid and lockdowns.  They are now the place to go for anyone in sport for the latest news, with regular contributions from Sport NZ and Sport Tasman.

The chats have continued to evolve since they began in 2020 and are now led by Sport Development Lead Ryan Edwards.

“These sessions are an opportunity for codes to come together once a month, ask questions and hear from leaders in the sector”, he says. “

“It’s a fabulous opportunity to create conversation across the sports sector. Local problems can be solved by local solutions. It’s also an opportunity for them to let me know what they want on the call. For example, someone might want to hear from a physio about recovery for athletes – we make that happen.”

The Sports Codes Chats really are all about connections, and tie in very well with other work Sport Tasman does connecting people with sport and recreation, and helping organisations implement Sport NZ’s Balance is Better philosophy, which puts athletes at the centre of all decision-making.

Sport Tasman’s Codes Chats’ database now includes some 400 contacts, with up to a quarter of them attending the online monthly meetings, with minutes sent out to everyone afterwards. The monthly meetings are held online on the second Tuesday of every month.

With continued positive feedback from the sector, Ryan is keen to keep running the online meetings and is asking anyone involved in sport who wants to attend the meetings, or who has a request for a specific subject to be discussed at the meetings, to get in touch with him via ryan.e@sporttasman.org.nz.

For more information, please contact Ryan Edwards Sport Tasman Sports Development Lead on 027 5566 924 or ryan.e@sporttasman.org.nz

Article added: Friday 01 July 2022