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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

When an adult Amber Clyde saw a young girl alone and nervous at the skate park, she saw her younger self. Clyde had given up skateboarding as a teenager, after feeling very anxious at the skate park as the only girl, but took up the sport again after giving birth to her first child. “I […]

Teaching and coaching were never on Aaron Osborne’s radar, but to his surprise, he followed two influential people in his life and ended up doing both. His mother was a teacher and despite his early reluctance to follow her into the profession, he would go on to teach at Western Heights High School in Rotorua […]

In recent years, the role of the head coach in Aotearoa has shifted. Quietly at first, and then all at once. High performance coaching has always carried pressure. Results matter. Selection decisions matter. Leadership matters. That hasn’t changed. What has changed is the environment around the role. There is now stronger athlete voice than ever […]

We’re continuing to see meaningful change across New Zealand’s residential lending market. With interest rates lower than they were a year ago and a large portion of lending due to reprice, now is an opportune time to review whether your mortgage structure is still working as hard as it should. Here’s our current view of […]

Shea McAleese spent over 15 years competing at the highest level of international hockey, representing New Zealand 320 times and playing at four Olympic Games. Today, his passion is focused on helping the next generation grow, both on and off the turf. “I’m still very new to coaching, and that’s what I love about it. […]

Jo Morrison’s coaching inspiration comes from all over the world. And a recent study trip to Europe has inspired the netball coach more than ever. The former Silver Fern was given funding through the Te Hāpaitanga programme, which provides opportunities for women in high performance sport coaching. Morrison chose to use her scholarship money to […]