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The Team Player Coordinator
Wade Jackson


Wade Jackson (BA, Dip. Drama) has an amazingly varied background that has seen him travel to many different countries with many different experiences.

Educated in Auckland, New Zealand Wade traveled around South America as a rugby player before going to live in Japan for a number of years where he studied the Japanese language and trained martial arts. He received his first black belt in Karate in 1995 and studied Zen Shiatsu (Japanese acupressure massage) for three years including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Wade has studied eastern and western nutrition along with performing a lot of energy training.

Wade is a qualified aerobics instructor and an ex-professional dancer who has choreographed the annual NZ Beach Girl Pageant since 1996. He has studied Anatomy and Physiology at both Unitec and the Auckland Institute of Technology and has worked one on one with former double World Aerobics Champion Brett Fairweather. Wade is currently a practitioner of the non-sport self-defence Koryu Karate (Classical Karate) tradition, training under world famous historian and instructor Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy.

Along with being a professional actor / comedian, Wade also runs his own successful production company, Improv Productions that is renowned for it's quality shows and productions.

Wade Jackson with his multi-disciplined background is in high demand for workshops and seminars around New Zealand.










Creating dynamic individuals excelling as a team

What is The Team Player seminar series?

The Team Player is a seminar programme aimed at training people to achieve their optimum potential as individuals while working together as an essential member of a group.

How is this accomplished?

This is accomplished by having everyone participate in exercises and activities that are specifically designed for your group, business or sports team.




It is common knowledge that people relax when they feel that they are in a safe environment. The Team Player creates this fun atmosphere and introduces games and exercises that allows the inner creativity within us all to flourish.



The Team Player introduces new fun into your environment and because work no longer seems like a chore, this helps create self-motivating individuals. When one feels like an important part of the group, they are passionate about what they do and performance level is raised.

The Team Player breaks down barriers that hinder spontaneity and the creative process. It helps inject enthusiasm back into the group and gets people working together as a cohesive unit.

The Team Player encourages failure rather than punishes as it teaches that to succeed, one must take risks. People who undergo The Team Player learn not be afraid of going out on a limb as they realise that is where the fruit is. It motivates people to step out of their safety zones comforted by having the commitment to the group as their safety net at all times.

By increasing the self-worth of the individual within the group they will begin to take individual responsibility but overall aim to make the team perform to its maximum potential.



What are the Benefits?
  • Creative and dynamic individuals
  • Genuine Teamwork
  • Increased productivity
  • Excellent work environment
  • Boosted morale
The Team Player is able to achieve this as it works on communication, positivity and putting the drive back into the group.

The individuals will learn how to yield to the group, which will maximise efficiency and create an openness where fear will be replaced with vision, confidence and energy.

Mental flexibility, an increase in awareness and trusting one's instincts are all benefits of The Team Player seminar series. It deals with being specific while not losing the ability to adapt thus making it easier for one's personal best to be reached within the team performance.

Who Would Benefit?

Any business, industry and sports team that wanted to gain the outlined benefits. It is an ideal course for sales people, marketing teams, managers and indeed all levels the corporate world that want to upskill their business. In the today's world of professional sport, The Team Player teaches the essential elements that promotes good teamwork and the analysis of team performance.

The Team Player Seminars

The Team Player has a number of options designed to meet the needs of all businesses and sport teams and aims each seminar at their respective goals.

  • Introductory courses that are aimed to refresh and invigorate personnel. These are ideal during conferences or as a part of a bigger function.
    1/2 hour, 1 hour or 2 hour comprehensive seminars designed to bring groups together through fun team building exercises incorporating all the aspects taught in the team player.

  • The 1/2 day, (4 hours), full day (8 hours) or weekend (16 hours) seminar is suited to those businesses or sport teams planning on going into a camp or conference. The weekend seminar can make up a part of a larger camp or be the entire course in itself.

    The Team Player seminars are suitable for any venue, can travel and is totally hassle-free for the conference organiser / liaison person.