Parents, coaches and administrators hold the key to addressing the current problems youth sport faces in New Zealand, Sport NZ says.
The emphasis of youth sport should be on having fun and player development, not winning, the organisation said.
And it was backed by five major sporting bodies, NZ Cricket, Netball NZ, Hockey NZ, NZ Football and NZ Rugby.
Kerre McIvor talks about why she has come around to thinking it's a good initiative.
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