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.

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.

John Hellemans was one of the first serious triathlon coaches in New Zealand and after 25 years he has decided to step back from the front line. Read on to find out more about John’s journey to becoming a coach to elite athletes and his plans for the future outside of coaching.
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Leigh Laurence was born into a family who love their sport, so it’s hardly surprising that sport now plays a major part in her life, although surf life saving is her passion. Leigh talks about her transition from competitor to coach. Susan Farron got involved in golf later than most elite athletes, but it didn’t hold her back. Read on to find out more about Susan’s love of the game and how she gets the best out of her athletes. Read more.

Tim Carswell is no stranger to competing at the Olympics, representing New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. However, his role in Beijing will be very different as he takes on the position of Track Cycling Coach to a team of nine athletes.  Find out more about how Tim got involved in coaching and his plan for the New Zealand track cycling team in Beijing. Read more.

With one Olympics already under his belt, Mark Elliott knows that Beijing will have its own unique challenges that are quite different to the Athens Games.   Mark talks about preparation and tactics he has been working through with Bevan Docherty to help get him to the top of the podium in Beijing. Read more.