Tuesday 6 May

New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is committed to the well-being of all in our rugby league community. While we’ve focused on player support, we want to better understand how to support our coaches.

NZRL has partnered with Auckland University of Technology on a research project covering coaches of all levels and genders from U6s to Seniors. This research aims to understand what affects coach well-being and how we can better support a healthy balance on and off the field.

We’re asking coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and assistant trainers to complete a short, mostly multiple-choice survey regarding coach well-being. The survey is open from today Tuesday 6 May to Sunday 25 May.

The survey is strictly anonymous and confidential, and there will be no way of tracing your information.

The first page of the survey outlines the strict ethics criteria (involved in most research) and answers common concerns.

Once the survey is completed there are two separate links you can select.

• One will open a portal where you can anonymously submit your phone number or email to go in the draw for a spot prize. This form is not linked to your survey answers.

• The second will open a portal to submit your contact details for an opportunity to participate in a randomly selected national focus group. This group will help us explore coach well-being in more depth. This form will also not be linked to your survey answers. Coaches involved in the focus group will receive an NZRL koha.

Please share this with other rugby league coaches and trainers. Your input is greatly valued and helps support the well-being of coaches across the game.

Thank you for investing your time into the game and its players. Your input will help enhance coach well-being across rugby league.

COMPLETE THE SURVEY HERE https://aut.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EoeRRLpQx62jmC