Tasman Rugby League Success
Sport Tasman has recently distributed $190,230 of KiwiSport funding to local sport, recreation and community organisations who will now be working to get more kids participating in organised sport. A condition of KiwiSport was that successful applicants had to come up with at least 50% of the total project costs which means that an additional $234,550 is being spent on getting more kids into sport – that is a total of $424,780 in our region alone!
Our first success story comes from Tasman Rugby League! They ran 7 weeks of modified rugby league games culminating in the Primary Schools Rugby League Tournament and prize giving with 8 primary schools and over 80 kids. KiwiSport paid for buses to transport the kids to and from the Tahunanui Playing Fields each week and the coaching time required in schools and at the games over the 7 week programme. Tasman Rugby League, through their funds and sponsorship, covered the rest and the end result was simply magnificent!
Pic: NZ Warriors Simon Mannering and Michael Luck with Tahunanui School rugby league team
Not only did the kids learn fundamental skills associated with ALL sport, they engaged in a sport that has not been available in this region for a number of years.
To find out more about KiwiSport, including how to apply for the next round of funding, go to: http://www.tasmanregionalsports.org.nz/index.php?page=kiwisport
(Dave Tippett, Tasman Regional Sports Trust)
