November 2023 Issue No 3
Kia ora Koutou ngā matanga nō te ao hākinakina, tēnā koutou.
Welcome to the third edition of Coaches Kōrero.
Coaches Kōrero has been established by Sports Performance Coaches New Zealand (SPCNZ) to recognise and celebrate our Performance Coaching community in New Zealand.
In this issue we profile current Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková and Mike Hesson, former Black Caps Cricket Coach and Sport Performance Coaches New Zealand board member.
Andrew Longley, a team performance expert with a background in psychology & applied neuroscience shares his third instalment in his ongoing series. This month the he talks about building identities within teams.
I am excited to advise, that Sport Performance Coaches New Zealand will operate as Te Korowai.
We have had a series of workshops led by Hone Rask, Te Huarahi and Yvette McCausland-Durie to establish an appropriate operating name and we have landed on Te Korowai, as a name and symbol that most appropriately aligns with our purpose.
Sport Performance Coaches New Zealand (SPCNZ) is a professional body that has been established to represent and support the Performance Coach Community in NZ.
Our purpose is…
“As a collective group of sport Performance Coaches, we are passionate about sports coaching and are driven by a desire to positively impact elite athlete performance.
We aim to grow a sustainable independent community of collaborative sport performance coaches.
We are committed to advancing the profession, through high ethical standards, on-going capability development, strong advocacy and the support and celebration of sport performance coaches both individually and collectively”
Te Korowai – “He rau whenu – Kotahi te Kaupapa: Many strands – collective vision”
The Korowai is often referred to as a cloak. Each Korowai has its own story woven into the garment. It is a form of art which connects through an appropriate whakapapa (genealogy) and narrative.
Metaphorically, Korowai is also referred to as a form of shelter to protect, uphold and uplift the mana of the wearer. Te Korowai was chosen as an appropriate name for Sport Performance Coaches New Zealand based on the role that SPCNZ has to provide a “wrap around”
Each coach brings their own stories and whakapapa. SPCNZ’s role is to support each coach on their coaching journey, adding strands to their individual Korowai as they grow and develop.
Kua whiriwhiria ngā wāhanga e whā o te korowai hei
whakarite atu ki ngā mātāpono matua o te kāhui neil
Three different strands of the Korowai have been selected to represent the main purposes of SPCNZ:
Tāniko: Origins and Culture
Kaupapa: Purpose
Remu: Outcome
We look forward to bringing Te Korowai to life as we evolve as an organization.
As mentioned previously, 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
Jitka Klimková
“In 2027 we want to advance out of the group at the World Cup.”
Football Ferns Head Coach, Jitka Klimková, understands the assignment.
“We needed to have the first win at home (at the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup) and learn from it and build it. It’s clear to me we can get out of the group.”
The 1-0 result against Norway in the opening match of the tournament was the Football Ferns first win at a World Cup and set the tournament alight. Football fever swept around the motu and Klimková was at the heart of it.
Mike Hesson
A debilitating back injury ended Mike Hesson’s playing career in his early 20s, but looking back, he’d say things have worked out pretty well from there. His six-year stint as Black Caps coach saw the side progress to the number-one ranked T20 side in the world, the test team rise to second in the rankings, and in a life highlight for many Kiwi cricket fans, he steered the ODI team to its first Cricket World Cup Final in 2015.
Andrew Longley
The art and neuroscience of high-performance coaching – In-Group Identity & Enemies
Article 3 in the Series of 12
Andy is a team performance expert with a background in psychology & 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.
October – Celebrating our Coaches
Triathlon Super League – Eliminator format. Malibu, California
- Craig Kirkwood coached Hayden Wilde to 1st
Surf Life Saving – International Surf Rescue Challenge, Texas USA
- Steven Kent & Kev Morrison coached the New Zealand team (Black Fins) to 2nd.
Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy
- Noelene Taurua and Debbie Fuller coached the Silver Ferns to 2-1 series win over England.
Canoe Slalom – World Cup Final on Paris Olympic Course, Vaires-Sur-Marne
- Michel Smolen coached Luuka Jones to 1st in Kayak Cross and 5th in K1 & Finn Butcher to 2nd in Kayak Cross.
2023 Triathlon World Cup – Olympic Distance, Chengdu
- John Hellemans coached Dylan McCollough to 9th.
2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, Athens
Day 1:
- Lars Hum coached Erika Fairweather to 1st in the women’s 400m freestyle final & Caitlin Deans to 7th in the women’s 400m freestyle final.
- Andrew McMillan coached Kane Follows to 5th in the men’s 200m backstroke final.
- Sue Southgate coached Zac Reid to 8th in the men’s 400m freestyle final.
Day 2:
- Lars Humer coached Erika Fairweather to 2nd in the Women’s 200m freestyle final.
- Willie Benson coached Emma Godwin to 7th in the women’s 100m backstroke final.
- Sue Southgate coached Zac Reid to 5th in the men’s 800m freestyle final.
Day 3:
- Willie Benson coached Emma Godwin to 4th in the women’s 200m backstroke final & Caitlin Deans to 3rd in thewomen’s 1500m freestyle.
- Lars Humer coached Erika Fairweather to 5th in the women’s 100m freestyle final.
- Sue Southgate coached Zac Reid to 8th in the men’s 200m freestyle final.
Netball – Constellation Cup, Australia
- Dame Noeline Taurua & Debbie Fuller coached the Silver Ferns to a 2-2 series against Australia. Australia won the series on goal differential.
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023, Berlin
- Lars Humer coached Erika Fairweather to 1st in the 400 metres freestyle & 2nd in 200 metres freestyle.
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup – Les Portes du Soleil
- David Plew coached Anton Cooper to 16th in the Cross Country Olympic.
World Aquatics – Swimming World Cup 2023, Budapest, Hungary
- Lars Humer coached Erika Fairweather to 1st 4 in the 00m freestyle, 3rd 200m freestyle, 2nd 800m freestyle & Caitlin Deans 6th 400m freestyle, 5th 800m freestyle.
2023 Super League Triathlon – Grand final, Neom
- Craig Kirkwood coached Hayden Wilde to 2nd in the Grand Final and Overall Series Standings.
- Stephen Sheldrake coached Tayler Reid to 7th in Grand Final and 8th in Overall Series Standings.
2023 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki: Olympic distance
- John Hellemans coached Dylan McCollough to 2nd in the Elite Men.
- Bruce Hunter coached Ainsley Thorpe to 11th in the Elite Women.
Equestrian Eventing, Les 5 Etoiles de Pau: CCI5*
- Sam Griffiths coached Jonelle Price & Hiarado to 7th & James Avery & MBF Connection to 10th.
Rugby League
- Ricky Henry coached the Kiwi Ferns to victory over Tonga & Australia.
- Michael Maguire coached the Kiwis to victory over Toa Samoa & a loss to Australia.
Rugby
- Ian Foster, Jason Ryan, Joe Schmidt, Scott McLeod & Greg Feek coached the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup.
- Allan Bunting, Steve Jackson, Mike Delaney & Tony Christie are coaching the Black Ferns at the WXV.
Football
- Darren Bazeley, Tony Readings & Simon Elliott coached the All Whites to matches in Europe.
- Yitka Klimková coached the Football Ferns v Chile. NZ lost 1-2.
Cricket
- Ben Sawyer, Dean Brownlee and Andre Adams coached the White Ferns. SA won the ODI series 2-1 and the T20 series was drawn 1-1.
- Gary Stead, Luke Ronchi Shane Jurgensen are coaching the Black Caps at the Cricket World Cup.