Tamai Coach

“It is great to be able to understand what these kids have going on, I have now grown a strong relationship with these kids where they feel comfortable talking to me about what is happening in everyday life, like school. One kid mentioned that he was being bullied and hadn’t spoken to his parents, so this connection gave us the ability to inform the parent and the school”.

Tamai Coach 

"Working with Tamai for the past 2 years i’ve seen how much the students grow and how much of an awesome impact Tamai has on the kids!".

"Gives us as coaches the chance to give back to the kids in ways like through the hauora session".

Tamai Coach

“I chose Tamai because I liked the combination of engagement in sport but also in tikanga Māori. Tamai gave me the chance to develop my skills in both these areas as a coach which is so crucial for my future stages of coaching and the sporting world. Working with everyone in Tamai had a ‘cruisy productive’ vibe that made me feel comfortable when trying to step outside my comfort zone within trainings and games, and who could say no to a sausage and bread or three after some mahi? I left every training feeling like I’d made a positive impact on the tamariki, which left me eager to bring my best for the next week, which is why we coach”.

Whānau Voice

“Thank you to all of you, this wouldn't be possible without you guys. Keep up the amazing work”.

Whānau Voice

“So greatful for this amazing program my girls are involved for second year in row as they love it, having same coach has also been so helpful as they already have connection & as a single mum, I'm able to watch my oldest why younger to warm up before there game it is a HUGE help!”.

Whānau Voice

“My daugther loves participating and is always in a positive space after”.

Teacher Voice

“This is a great programme! Thank you for providing this for our community.”.

Tamariki Voice

“Get to be with the friends that I have made from different schools. The coaches are friendly”.

"Love the games and do fun activities".