Sam Bastin
Lawrence ,Otago
Summary
Caring individual with strong communication skills and drive to excite students about developing in all areas of life. Specializing in creating trusting environments that help children achieve full potential. Communicates effectively and maintains strong relationships with tamariki, Whānau, and colleagues.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Aide
Alexandra Primary School
Otago, Alexandra
08.2022 - 10.2024
- Worked with students to help them navigate their school day.
- Built routines with students and families to ensure school transitions and school-home transitions were smooth.
- Transported students to activities, for example, camps, RDA, and other respite activities.
- Planned and implemented lessons using various teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Worked with families to collaborate on student learning and local curriculum for those students.
- Experience in writing, following and reporting on documents such as IEP goals for children.
- Planned for and conducted small group learning to compliment teacher learning goals for students.
Cricket Development Officer - Otago Country
Otago Cricket
Central Otago, Otago
09.2019 - 08.2022
- Initiated change within the youth structure and having teams double in our youth space in 2 seasons.
- Aligned Otago Country cricket with Otago cricket goals effectively.
- Increased primary girls school cricket by 23 teams.
- Created effective pathways for our developing cricketers.
- Increased Primary school age group participation.
- Increased Youth engagement.
- A lead role in coach education across all different districts in Otago.
- A lead role in reviewing the age group programs within Otago.
- Inventive new programs in the social environment for all ages to try the sport.
- Delivered on all Kpi objectives and also delivered on strategic goals.
- Level 2 New Zealand coaching qualification obtained.
- Creation of an all girls youth midweek cricket competition.
- Increased coaching numbers throughout the area.
- Increased opportunities for our coaches to coach at a higher level.
- Increased participation in our census each season.
- An active role in change management across the district.
- Implementing new structures and ideas to ensure cricket in the district is sustainable.
- Coaching of many different age group district cricket teams at tournament.
Otago Sparks Assistant Coach
Otago Cricket
Alexandra, Otago
12.2020 - 02.2021
Otago u/19 Assistant Coach
Otago Cricket
Alexandra, Otago
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Took a proactive role in coaching the team before and during tournaments
- A lead in discussions before and after games.
- A say in tactical decisions.
- Experience in dealing with player pressure and emotions during the tournament and beforehand
- A developed understanding of the selection process.
- A developed understanding on the key attributes to succeed at the top level.
- Introduction to the Otago cricket sunflower model.
- A chance to work with experienced cricket coaches.
Otago u/17 Assistant coach
Otago Cricket
Queenstown, Otago
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Took a proactive role in coaching the team before and during tournaments
- A lead in discussions before and after games.
- A say in tactical decisions.
- Experience in dealing with player pressure and emotions during the tournament and beforehand
- A developed understanding of the selection process.
- A developed understanding on the key attributes to succeed at the top level.
- Introduction to the Otago cricket sunflower model.
- A chance to work with experienced cricket coaches.
Cricket Develepment Officer
North Otago Cricket Association
Oamaru
01.2016 - 09.2019
- Improving opportunities for cricket in the youth sections of the area.
- Increasing opportunities for young cricketers to play the game by presenting them with numerous chances to play throughout the week.
- To inspire cricketers to play the game, and build a structure in which they can do that.
- Upskill coaches in the area, and build a sustainable framework in which this can continue into the future. 40 coaches upskilled in 2 seasons
- Lay on courses for young/experienced coaches to attend and push our coaches to better their skills.
- Improve coaching numbers in the area.
- Align the areas programs with Otago Cricket, ensure that North Otago becomes part of the \'cricket family\' with the programs they run.
- Acted as a positive role model for team participants and in the community.
- Increased the female game.
- Increased female programs and opportunities.
- Increased the amount of female coaches in the area.
- Increased player pool by 12.5% overall in 2018/19.
- Increased girls teams from 0 - 16 from 2017-2019.
- More soft ball cricket options for primary school children.
- Run succesful superstar academies for children aged 5-9
- Youth participation has been retained between 2017-19
- Created the first all girls youth team to play in second grade competition as well as a parent comittee to accompany this.
- Created the first all girls club to play in the intermediate A level of Junior cricket.
- A large increase in Junior cricket in the 2018/19 season.
Volunteer Sports Coach/Teacher
United Through Sports
South Africa Port Elizabeth
01.2016 - 03.2016
Coaching Manager
Sports Fever
Tring
06.2013 - 01.2016
- Developed game plans and adjusted them according to various game situations.
- Acted as a positive role model for team participants and in the community.
- Maintained thorough knowledge of all rules, game procedures and coaching techniques.
- Demonstrated a high level of respect for opponents, officials and facilities.
- Worked closely with the coaching managers in scheduling Coaching sessions.
- Developed a buisiness plan for the company
- Grew the companies sessions and areas in which they worked in
- Created different modified sessions to increase participation
Cricket Coach
Level 1/2 Sports Coach At Longmarston cc
Longmarston
10.2015 - 10.2015
- Previously played at the club as a junior, now play there in the 1st XI.
- 1st XI player of the year 2015.
- Work in the new youth structure they are putting in place.
- Recruit youth players through sessions in schools.
- Work with a level 3 international coach from South Africa.
- Sunday XI team captain- Organising teams and matches.
- Help in growing new youth system.
- Working in schools to grow the clubs new youth system.
Sports Coach
Six For Six Tring cc
Tring
06.2013 - 09.2013
- Sports coach going around schools delivering enjoyable sessions for youngsters to learn the game and recruit into the youth section with over 100 + kids.
- Grow After school classes in the area.
- Identify talent for the local cricket club.
- Grow the local cricket club cricket player base for juniors.
- Grow participation for school teams in the area.
Sports Coach
Sports Fever
Tring
06.2011 - 06.2013
Sports Coaching Volunteer
Sports Fever
Tring
06.2008 - 06.2011
Education
Bachelor of Primary Teaching -
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand, NZ02-2026
Btec in sports and exercise science level 3 - Sports and anatomy
West Herts college
Watford 2015
GCSE -
Tring school
Tring 2013
Skills
- Experience in working with children from diverse backgrounds
- Understanding and non-judgemental
- Flexible
- Kind and nurturing
- Understanding of holistic development
- Passion for children opportunities
References
Fiona Mackley
principal@alexprim.school.nz
0272686916
Hannah Alabaster
halabaster@theterrace.school.nz
0226958340
Work History
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Personal Information
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Timeline
Teacher Aide
Alexandra Primary School
08.2022 - 10.2024
Otago Sparks Assistant Coach
Otago Cricket
12.2020 - 02.2021
Otago u/19 Assistant Coach
Otago Cricket
09.2020 - 01.2021
Cricket Development Officer - Otago Country
Otago Cricket
09.2019 - 08.2022
Otago u/17 Assistant coach
Otago Cricket
09.2019 - 01.2020
Volunteer Sports Coach/Teacher
United Through Sports
01.2016 - 03.2016
Cricket Develepment Officer
North Otago Cricket Association
01.2016 - 09.2019
Cricket Coach
Level 1/2 Sports Coach At Longmarston cc
10.2015 - 10.2015
Coaching Manager
Sports Fever
06.2013 - 01.2016
Sports Coach
Six For Six Tring cc
06.2013 - 09.2013
Sports Coach
Sports Fever
06.2011 - 06.2013
Sports Coaching Volunteer
Sports Fever
06.2008 - 06.2011
Bachelor of Primary Teaching -
University of Canterbury
Btec in sports and exercise science level 3 - Sports and anatomy
West Herts college
GCSE -
Tring school
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