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Coaching under the microscope: navigating pressure in a new era of high performance

 High-performance coaches spend countless hours helping athletes prepare for competition, navigate setbacks and perform at their best. Yet many of us spend far less time thinking about our own financial wellbeing and long-term security.  Whether you are employed by a sporting organisation, contracting to multiple programmes, running your own coaching business, or undertaking international assignments, […]

Simon Kent

Coaching wasn’t on Simon Kent’s radar when he first travelled halfway around the world, but it became a passion that he’s embraced wholeheartedly for the last two decades. Born in Hastings, on the south coast of England, Kent attended boarding school from the age of 11, and when he reached 18, he thought that a […]

Sonia Waddell

For many athletes, a lifetime in sport naturally evolves into coaching. For athletics coach Sonia Waddell, that journey began when her eldest daughter Sophie started high school and joined the athletics team. When the school’s sprint coach needed support with hurdle technique, she called on Waddell — a former World Junior representative in the 400m […]

Coaches Korero – August 2026

Welcome to the second edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2026!

Coaches Korero – June 2026

Welcome to the second edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2026!

Webinar Highlights from Hamish Kerr & James Sandilands

Each month, Te Korowai hosts a webinar for it’s members. For our most recent one we had James Sandilands and Hamish Kerr on it. Because it was so good, we wanted to share a few highlights. Question: What is the basis of your coaching relationship? Hamish Kerr: It is based on trust.I think there are […]

Ellie Tresidder 

When Ellie Tresidder was a kid, she was told she shouldn’t play sport again and that she’d need a knee replacement before she was 25. “I cracked the end of my femur after two big crashes growing up – one off my bike and one off my trampoline within a week of each other.” “We just ignored […]

Mike Rodger

A casual arrangement with champion single sculler Rob Waddell 18 years ago was enough to change the career path of Mike Rodger and with it, a celebrated climb to becoming one of New Zealand’s premier rowing coaches. As an elite level athlete, Rodger won a silver medal in the lightweight men’s double sculls at the […]

Coaches Korero – April 2026

Welcome to the second edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2026!

Coaches Korero – February 2026

Welcome to the first edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2026!

Coaches Korero – December 2025

Welcome to the final edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

Coaches Korero – November 2025

Welcome to the eleventh edition of Coaches Kōrero for 2025!

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