As coach to a crack group of New Zealand’s premier sprinters led by the world-class Zoe Hobbs, James Mortimer has earned a reputation as the “king of speed”. The Auckland-based coach – himself a former national 200m and 400m champion, has over the past five years or so, carved a reputation as the “go to” […]

When you spend time with Helene Wilson, one thing is immediately clear – she cares greatly about helping people be the best they can be. That’s likely why she was pulled in the direction of teaching, coaching, and now a role that allows her to enable opportunities for women high performance coaches. Wilson is Women […]

“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. Dougal is a former world champion […]

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 […]

Article 1 in a series of 12 Andrew is a sports psychologist, who will over the coming months share insights around the art and neuroscience of high-performance coaching. I have been fascinated by human behaviour and teams for as long as I can remember. I am drawn to the unpredictable complexity of human-to-human connections where […]