SPORT & RECREATION
Sport is a challenge – but so is a sporting life. Tomorrow’s champions need support today to manage the complex and often competing demands of sport, work, study, health and life.
Sport is a challenge – but so is a sporting life. Tomorrow’s champions need support today to manage the complex and often competing demands of sport, work, study, health and life.
The Waikato Academy for Young Achievers [WAYA] was founded in 1995 to support the development and overall well-being of young athletes who aspire to achieve sporting excellence.
The programme is coordinated by WILSS and supported by The University of Waikato and the Waikato region’s current and retired elite sports people.
To deliver the modules, WILSS uses New Zealand’s current and former elite sports people and experts within the sport and recreation industry.
Waikato Academy for Young Achievers
To be eligible for the programme, an athlete must:
If an athlete is achieving representation at a regional level before or after this age they will be considered for entry.
This programme focuses on helping athletes to look after themselves holistically.
Topics include:
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The Academy programme provides students with tools to excel in their chosen sport and to achieve balance between their sporting, career and personal life. Successful students may also be able to progress on to the Pathway to Podium, the New Zealand High Performance and the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme.
Contact us today to find out more about this programme!
Kath Dobson - Sport Programme Coordinator
Ph: 021-149-2027 Email: kath@wilss.ac.nz
One of the best things about the Academy is hanging out with other sports people and getting a whole lot more support to keep striving and keep pushing boundaries..."
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