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Welcome to NZ Coach – the online magazine for coaches.

Features

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Coach Accelerator Programme

SPARC have recently launched the Coach Accelerator Programme which sees elite coaches undergoing tasks such as encouraging a horse to stand on a block without saying a word, through to getting back to grass-roots coaching school children. Find out more about this innovative programme with an aim to prepare New Zealand coaches for world-class competitions. Read more.

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Reflections on Winning on the World Stage Conference

Ken Ravizza recently attended SPARC’s Winning on the World Stage Conference. He left singing the praises of sport management and administration in New Zealand, so we caught up with him to find out why he thinks so highly of the way we do things here in New Zealand. To hear Ken’s comments and insight. Read more.

Research Trends
Interview with Dr Tudor Bompa

Dr Tudor Bompa, Professor Emeritus at York University, Canada, is regarded worldwide as the leading specialist in the area of theory of training/coaching/fitness, to which he has contributed several new concepts/theories. The UK’s PPOnline recently spoke to Dr Bompa about periodisation coaching. The full interview Sports Coaching: an interview with periodisation coach Tudor Bompa
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Useful Websites
Quickstart your coaching - Hockey New Zealand

We talk to Brad Jensen from Hockey New Zealand about their online coaching modules Read more.

 
 
 

Guest Editorial

Community Sport, Children and Young People

John Reid, General Manager, Community Sport and Recreation at SPARC, is leading the charge towards providing positive, achievable experiences in participation and sport for all New Zealanders at the community level. To gain an insight into what John believes are fundamental to achieving this. Read more

Coach Profiles

Peter Russell, Assistant Rugby Coach, Highlanders

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Peter Russell is well known in rugby circles as a coach who knows how to make a difference. To hear how Peter ended up as a rugby coach, his views on what makes a good coach and his plans for the future.
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Ben Valentine, CoachForce Manager, Sport Manawatu

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As a player on the Property Brokers Manawatu Jets basketball team and CoachForce Manager at Sport Manawatu, Ben Valentine juggles playing sport at an elite level, as well as providing advice to coaches through his role at Sport Manawatu. To find out how Ben got where he is today and the positive aspects of working at both the coaching and elite level of sport.Read more

Skill Development

SPARC's CoachApproach DVD

SPARC has recently launched the NZ CoachApproach DVD and supporting resources to promote the NZ CoachApproach and show examples of quality New Zealand coaches in their coaching environment. To find out more about this interactive resource.Read more

Yachting New Zealand's 'Sailing Games" book proves to be a winner

Andrew Clouston, National Programmes Manager at Yachting New Zealand was the lead instigator in putting together a book of sailing games for New Zealanders. Andrew talks about how the idea came to him and the success of the book so far.Read more

Contents

Issue: 4

July, 2009

Features
Guest Editorial
Coach Profiles
Skill Development
Research Trends
Useful Websites

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