Mark Lane preferred playing tennis when he was young, but when he picked up a cricket bat at 10 years old, things changed quickly for him.
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2007 Wattie’s Volunteer Coach of the Year Shivendra Narayan, or Shiv, as he likes to be called, is a 20 year old with a big future in basketball. Read more.

 John Herdman has been playing soccer (or football, as he calls it) since the day he could walk. This is hardly surprising really, since he comes from the north east of England where football seems to run in the genes.  Find out more about this young Geordie ended up coaching soccer in New Zealand. Read more.

Beach Volleyball practically runs in Craig Seuseu’s veins, thanks to a serious passion for the game. 
 
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Coaching and athletics have always been Raylene Bates passion.  We talk to Raylene about her extremely busy life as Business Manager for New Zealand Academy of Sport South Island and coach to Paralympics athlete Jessica Hammil.
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Shane McLeod had to guide his team through a physically challenging eight match series against Chile and Japan in January. Read more.

Anne talks about how she got involved in coaching, the work she has been doing for sport in Kaikohe, and what it was like winning the award.
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