February 2024 Issue No. 6
Kia ora koutou ngā matanga nō te ao hākinakina, tēnā kotuou.
Welcome to the sixth edition of Coaches Kōrero.
Welcome to the sixth edition of Coaches Kōrero. Coaches Kōrero has been established to recognise and celebrate our Performance Coaching community in New Zealand.
We recently had a board offsite to review the last six months and plan for the year ahead. In reviewing the last six months, we realised we had delivered on a number of key projects that have laid the foundations from which we can build a programme of work.
Over the last six months we have:
- defined our Purpose & developed our Constitution.
- incorporated as Sport Performance Coaches NZ Incorporated.
- appointed and established a Board.
- established a trading name: Te Korowai – Sport Performance Coaches New Zealand
- created a brand identity.
- built and launched our website – www.te-korowai.org.nz
- established a monthly newsletter – “Coaches Kōrero”.
Looking forward into 2024 we have signed off on our Key Pillars:
- Support & Wellbeing
- Celebrating Excellence
- Networking & Learning
- Building a Sustainable Model
And agreed on our 2024 Key Priorities:
- Create and build ”Value” for our Performance Coaches
- Start Membership Programme
- Grow Awareness & Build Community
- Generate Commercial Revenue Streams & Partnerships
- Appointed a General Manager
An exciting year lies ahead.
In this issue we profile Craig Mustard, Canoe Racing New Zealand’s Lead Coach of the Men’s Kayak Squad and,
Kiri Wills , Head Coach of the ANZ Premiership team the Robinhood Stars.
Andrew Longley, our team performance expert shares his latest instalment in his ongoing series. This month he focuses on Coaching with Clarity.
If you have coaches, who you think we should profile or content you think we should include please make contact as we see an important role of the organisation is to celebrate and recognise our coaches. This is our platform. Andrew’s contact details are below:
Email: [email protected] or Mobile: + 64 21 443 523
Ngā mihi,
Tom Willmott
Chair
Craig Mustard
Canoe Racing NZ – Lead Coach New Zealand men’s kayak squad
Leaving his native South Africa to further develop his coaching skillset was a dive into the unknown for Craig Mustard but, ultimately, it couldn’t have worked out any better for himself or New Zealand kayaking.
Making a seamless transition from competitive kayaker to coach at a young age, Mustard built an extensive coaching resume in South Africa, covering a variety of roles with a different range of athletes, including involvement at world championship and Olympic campaigns.
Kiri Wills
When Robinhood Stars ANZ Championship Netball Coach, Kiri Wills started coaching she immediately knew coaching was for her.
“I just loved it right from the minute I started and I still do today.”
An upbringing in the far north of New Zealand surrounded by people is part of the reason why Wills believes she was initially drawn to team sports.
“Everything my family did we did we did with heaps of people around. Because of this I’ve always been a social person and I enjoy being round people.”
Andrew Longley
Coaching with Clarity
The art and neuroscience of high-performance coaching
Article 6 in the Series of 12
Great to be back with you. In my Fifth article I introduced you to another part of the coachup model of high- performance teams and coaches, which you can see below. We looked at what makes a goal meaningful & how to create these for your athletes and teams..
