Coaches Korero – October 2023
Coaches Korero – October 2023
- Newsletter
October 2023 Issue No 2
Kia ora koutou ngā matanga nō te ao hākinakina, tēnā kotuou.
Welcome to the second edition of Coaches Kōrero.
Coaches Kōrero has been established by Sports Performance Coaches New Zealand to support and celebrate our Performance Coaching community in New Zealand. The feedback has been extremely positive about the first issue, particularly the section that celebrates the achievements of our coaches around the world.
We are only a few months old but we continue to build positive momentum as a new organisation. We held our second board meeting and the first in person on the 18th of September. We had a fantastic time together, working through a number of key matters, including our short and midterm deliverables. A key focus in the short term is building a programme of work that delivers value, that connects, supports and advocates for `our performance coaches in New Zealand.
Andrew Gaze our Interim General Manager has been tasked with completing the setup of the organisation, facilitating the build of our website and brand identity and preparing our launch plans.
In the Coaches Kōrero, we will look to profile 2-3 coaches, share insights from industry experts and take theopportunity to recognise achievements and milestones from across the Performance Coaching Community.
In this issue we profile former world champion trampolinist and now coach of Dylan Schmidt Angie Dougal and former US Olympic cyclist and now our Men’s endurance cycling coach Adrian Hegyvary.
Andrew Longley shares further insights on the importance of building a shared purpose with your athletes and teams.
Enjoy the read!
As mentioned above, we are looking to build our community of Performance Coaches, so please pass on this newsletter to anyone who might be interested and also pass on contact details of our Interim General Manager, Andrew Gaze for anyone to get in touch:
Email: [email protected] or Mobile: + 64 21 443 523
Ngā mihi,
Tom Willmott
Chair
Angie Dougal
“We get it wrong by focusing on winning.”
At first glance, these words don’t seem like they would come from a high performance coach, especially the coach of a current world champion. But listening to Angie Dougal, it makes complete sense, and she has the results to prove it.
Adrian Hegyvary
Whilst humble and modest in nature, there is little doubting the positive impact Cycling NZ men’s endurance coach Adrian Hegyvary is making to the team’s bunch racing skills.
New Zealand traditionally boasts a strong pedigree in
the team pursuit, however, Adrian, a US Olympian in the Madison, has gradually changed perceptions and put a greater emphasis on bunch racing on the track.
Andrew Longley
The art and neuroscience of high-performance coaching – A shared purpose
Article 2 in the Series of 12
Andrew is a performance psychologist & keen student of applied neuroscience, who will over the coming months share insights ground the art and neuroscience of high- performance coaching. Each article will share a little of the latest applied neuroscience plus give simple tips on how to practically bring it to life in your own coaching.
September – Celebrating our Coaches
Recent Coaching highlights from around the world…
Bowls World Championships – Gold Coast, Australia
- Mike Kernaghan coached Men’s 4 won Bronze (3rd=): Tony Grantham, Chris Le Lievre, Lance Pascoe & Sheldon Bagrie-Howley, and coached L. Poulson, T. Bruce, V. Smith to Silver in the Triples.
Bowls World Championships – Gold Coast, Aus
- Mike Kernaghan coached the NZ Para Women’s Pair Teri Blackbourn and Juile O’Connell to Gold and coached Tayla Bruce to Gold in the Women’s Singles.
2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia from 3-10 September
- Mike Rodger coached Emma Twigg in the W1x to 2nd (Silver). Qualified Boat for Paris, and Ollie Maclean, Matt MacDonald, Logan Ullrich, Tom
Murray in the M4 to 3rd (Bronze). Qualified Boat for Paris
- Gary Roberts coached M1x: Tom Mackintosh in the M1x to 3rd (Bronze). Qualified Boat for Paris, and coached Ben Mason, Robbie Manson in the M2x to 5th.Qualified Boat for Paris
- James Coote coached LW2x: Jackie Kiddle, Shannon Cox in the LW2x to 5th. Qualified Boat for Paris, and coached Brooke Francis, Lucy Spoors in the W2x to 5th. Qualified boat
- Matt Cameron coached Jackie Gowler, Phoebe Spoors, Ella Cossill, Davina Waddy in the W4 to 1st in the B Final. Qualified boat for Paris
- Mike Rodger & Malcolm McIntyre coached Phillip Wilson, Ben Taylor in the M2 to 3rd in the B Final. Qualified boat for Paris
- Calvin Ferguson coached Matt Dunham, Chris Stockley in the LM2 to 3rd in the B Final – 3rd
Volleyball – Oceania Region Continental Championships
- Jason Lochhead coached Alice Zeimann and partner Olivia MacDonald to Gold and Alani Nicklin and Brad Fuller to Gold – NZ Teams get direct entry to the final Phase 3 of the Asian Confederation qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games.
Equestrian – 2023 Burghley Horse Trials – CCI5*-L
- Sam Griffiths coached Tim Price to 4th.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Manila, Philippines
- Pero Cameron coached the Tall Blacks
2023 Super League Triathlon – Toulouse, France
- Craig Kirkwood coached Hayden Wilde to 4th
Icf Canoe Sprint World Cup 3 – Paris, France. 30 August-1 September
- Gordon Walker coached Lisa Carrington, Alicia Hoskin in the Women’s K2 500 to 1st, and the Women’s K4 to 2nd, and Corbin Hart to 7th in the KL3 200
- Leigh Barker coached Scott Martlew to 2nd in the KL2 200.
- Craig Mustard coached the Men’s K4 to 7th.
World Athletics Diamond League – Zurich, Switzerland. August 30-31
- Terry Lomax coached Hamish Kerr to 2nd in the High Jump 2.33m NZ Record.
- James Mortimer coached Zoe Hobbs to 7th 100m .
- Craig Kirkwood coached Sam Tanner to 11th in the 1500m
Istaf – Berlin, Germany. September 3
- Terry Lomax coached Hamish Kerr to 1ST High Jump.
Thumer Werfertag – Thum, Germany. September 1
- Hayden Hall coached Tom Walsh to 1ST in the Shot Put 21.40m.
World Athletics Diamond League Final – Eugene, Usa. September 16-17
- Kirsten Hellier coached Tori Peters to 2nd in the Javelin
- Dathan Ritzenhei coached George Beamish to 3rd in the 3000m Steeplechase
- Terry Lomax coached Hamish Kerr to 3rd in the High Jump
- James Mortimer coached Zoe Hobbs to 9th in the 100m 11.18
- Craig Kirkwood coached Sam Tanner to 11th in the Mile (2nd fastest NZ All Time behind John Walker)
- Hayden Hall coached Tom Walsh to the 3rd in the Shot Put. (2nd best throw of career)
Weightlifting – 2023 IWF World Championships, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4 – 17 September
- Simon Kent coached Olivia Selemaia to 15th in the 64kg class, Emma McIntyre to 19th in the 64kg class, Susana Nimo to 14th in the 87kg class
- Tina Ball coached Xavier Tiffany in the 89kg class and David Loto to 9th in the 109kg class.
Triathlon: 2023 World Championships Series Final, Pontevedra, Spain
- Craig Kirkwood coached Hayden Wilde to 10th. Coach: Craig Kirkwood
2023 Triathlon World Championships Series Overall
- Craig Kirkwood coached Hayden Wilde to 2nd.
Judo: Pan-American/Oceania Championships, Canada
- Jason Koster coached Moira de Villiers to Silver in the under 78kg class
- Luke Preston coached Sydnee Andrews to Bronze in the 78kg+ class
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, Lee Valley, England
- Michel Smollen coached Luuka Jones to 9th in the Canoe Slalom K1 and Finn Butcher to 13th in the K1 Canoe Slalom
Rugby World Cup
- The All Blacks are coached by Ian Foster, Jason Ryan, Joe Schmidt, Scott McLeod and Greg Feek
Black Caps World Cup Preparation
- The Black Caps have been coached by Gary Stead, Shane Jurgensen & Luke Ronchi
Cricket International: White Ferns ODI Series v South Africa
- The White Ferns are coached by Ben Sawyer, Dean Brownlee and Andre Adams
Football International: NZ Football Ferns v Chile. Head Coach: The Football Ferns are coached by Yitka Klimkova, Michael Mayne, Duncan Reed and Keri Sarver