Nic is an outstanding advocate for sport throughout our community. She is involved in Netball, Basketball and Touch rugby throughout our kura all which have flourished with her involvement. Her commitment and dedication to leaving no stone unturned and her passion for ensuring every student has the opportunity to have positive involvement and experiences through sport is commendable.
Nic has been heavily involved throughout our touch programme this year in supporting students who wish to be involved in the code. She has helped create an environment which has seen our numbers soar and has been instrumental in developing a team that is now heading to the national competition in December. She has also been involved in coaching our junior prem netball team and given up her time to ensure these girls are getting positive development through this sport. She has given countless hours and effort into this space. Most notably Nic has helped to increase basketball numbers in the school to nearly double in the space of a year. She has worked tirelessly to enable young people to take the court and had amazing initiatives that allowed everyone who wanted to participate to be involved such as our Y7/8 development league which is coached by our senior players. She provides a platform to allow students to soar in their own abilities and role models exceptional leadership to enable them to do so.
Nic's main role is with us here at Rototuna High Schools
As suggested above our numbers have absolutely skyrocketed with Nic's involvement in Basketball. We went from 132 players in 2022 to nearly 260 in 2023. With this we faced challenges through teams, coaches, and competition entries. Nic implemented and delivered a development league for players to still have access to playing. This league also was supported through our senior players who Nic encouraged to get involved so they would build their capacity as learners and leaders on and off the court. She has overseen the whole programme and been on hand for our coaches and managers to support them through their seasons to also ensure they have a positive experience and wish to return for further years to continue the development of our students.
It has allowed our community to expand and come together through sport. The passion and dedication Nic shows towards all codes has enabled the sports she is involved with to flourish. With her also going above and beyond in implementing initiatives it has also allowed every student to have the opportunity to play, be active, learn vital new skills for their personal development, and have a positive experience through sport .
There was been an exceptional amount of student voice in this space around how Nic creates a safe and positive environment for our students regardless of what code she is involved with. Our growth as highlighted has been exponential through basketball and we as a sports department know that we would not of seen these numbers, or the implementation of a development league without Nic's dedication. She is a wonderful advocate for youth, for sport and we are very very lucky to have her give back the way she does for not only sport in the Waikato but also the country.