What is Ignite Sport?

Ignite Sport Trust is a non-profit volunteer organisation established to support, encourage and provide opportunity for people in sport to develop as athletes and as individuals.

The Vision of Ignite Sport is simple: 'to positively influence New Zealand sports culture and provide opportunity for all people in sport to reach their God-given potential'.

Since 2001, Ignite Sport has run six sports academies designed to develop 'sports mad' - 'rep level' athletes with each academy covering a wide range of sporting disciplines and codes. Over 300 senior High School young people have attended these 'live in' academy camps in both Wellington and Christchurch. Apart from the many learnt skills and drills, participants have interacted and journeyed with many successful and known athletes and coaches. Wellington Ignite Sports Academy

The Ignite Sport academy programmes have provided a solid foundation for this growing New Zealand sports initiative. Ignite Sport has now developed other sports-based initiatives and projects with the aim to further support and serve athletes, schools, sports clubs and communities.

By working together everyone achieves more, which is why partnerships are of critical importance to Ignite Sport. They make our work possible and play a crucial role in helping make a difference in transforming an individuals life and sport.

We would love for you to be part of the journey!

If you want to talk about involvement or be kept informed of developments, contact Kevin or phone 04 9202204 / 027 2112229

Our Goals

  • To support and develop people who have a passion for sport. Many people, young especially, have talent but often lack opportunity to reach their potential.

  • To create opportunity for experienced sports men and women to positively influence young athletes through exposure and contact, at an age when they are often making important life decisions.
  • To promote positive development in all areas of life: physical, emotional, relational and spiritual. In the sporting environment we all too often neglect issues of balance in an athletes life. We also need to train athletes to consider issues of character and heart. This is where Ignite Sport can play a unique role in supporting coaches by assisting athletes to think about all areas in their lives that potentially work against them achieving that optimum performance both on and off the sports field. We call this 'coaching the core' of a player.
  • To provide top level coaching and the opportunity for young athletes to develop skills, discipline, knowledge and attitude needed to succeed in their chosen sport, including awareness to various aspects of sports science.
  • To compliment existing sporting structures and programs.
Ignite Sport is run with the support of Sport Wellington, Sport Canterbury, and various other sporting organisations, clubs and schools.