Clean Sport Values Youth Education Programme (YEP)
Clean Sport Values? YEP!
The Clean Sport Values Youth Education Programme (YEP) empowers youth athletes to make good decisions throughout their sporting endeavours. How? Through four engaging lessons that instil positive values and clean sport tikanga early in an athlete’s pathway.
The YEP takes rangatahi in schools and sports clubs on a values-based journey through clean sport in Aotearoa New Zealand. It supports learners to explore and develop their ability to self-manage, make healthy decisions, and familiarise themselves with the rights and responsibilities of clean athletes. It promotes the wellbeing concepts of Te Whare Tapa Whā and fits within New Zealand’s Health and Physical Education Curriculum.
Youth athletes will explore key values like respect, fair play and equality, and discover how these link to clean sport tikanga. They’ll develop life skills, including healthy decision-making and self-discipline, that have a positive impact on their well-being and lay the groundwork for positive behaviours in the future. All this through engaging, interactive lessons that include an in-person or virtual workshop with a current or former New Zealand athlete. Find out more about our educators at Meet our educators.
The best part? The YEP is FREE for all schools, sports clubs and anyone who works with youth athletes in New Zealand.
Download YEP leaflet (PDF)
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YEP structure
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The initial workshop or webinar covers the principles and benefits of clean sport within the context of personal and team values. Rangatahi explore clean sport tikanga and positive sporting behaviours through a variety of engaging group activities. Learners will cover the negative impacts of doping and will feel empowered to make good decisions to uphold their mana and with regard to their mental and physical health.
Lesson 1 is facilitated by one of our trained Athlete Educators, all of whom are current or former NZ representatives in their sport.
Format: Workshop or webinar
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Learners are introduced to types of behaviours that are harmful to clean sport tikanga and the consequences they may have, with a focus on health and equality. They’ll cover how to make good decisions regarding their own health, as well as important behaviours that support performance and personal well-being.
Format: E-learning (Independent or in-class)
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The threats posed by supplements and how to avoid them are the key focus for this lesson. Learners will build important skills that will help them negate peer pressure, build resilience, and become an empowered clean athlete who can advocate for clean sport.
Format: E-learning (Independent or in-class)
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This lesson introduces the doping control process and the rights and responsibilities of all athletes. Learners will reflect on their personal experiences of sport and how it brings value to their lives.
Format: E-learning (Independent or in-class)
Book the YEP
To kick off the YEP with your classroom or sports club, you first need to book Lesson 1 (the Intro to Sporting Values workshop or webinar).
When we organise Lesson 1, we’ll send you all the details that you and your athletes need to access Lessons 2-4 online.