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Features

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Talking Olympic preparations with Tim Carswell – Bike NZ Track Cycling Coach

 

 

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.

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Talking Olympic preparations with Mark Elliot – Coach of Triathlete Bevan Docherty


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.

Research Trends
The Science of High Performance

We talk with Richard Young, SPARC’s Performance Consultant of Technical Development about the enormous task of preparing our athletes and support team members for Beijing’s environment.
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Useful Websites
All Eyes on Beijing!

This website contains a range of informative articles and interactive information on New Zealand’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.  A key feature of the new site is a downloadable Olympic Tracker.
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Guest Editorial

The Task Ahead

By Dave Currie

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 Dave Currie’s position as Chef de Mission started back in 2000 and he’s been involved with both the Commonwealth and Olympic Games ever since.  Find out more about how Dave got to where he is today and what he is doing to help our athletes succeed in Beijing.Read more

Coach Profiles

John Herdman, Coach of the NZ Women's Football Team

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 John Herdman has been playing soccer (or football, as he calls it) since the day he could walk. This is hardly surprising really, since he comes from the north east of England where football seems to run in the genes.  Find out more about this young Geordie ended up coaching soccer in New Zealand.Read more

Craig Seuseu, Men's Beach Volleyball Coach and Prime Minister's Coach Scholarship recipient

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Beach Volleyball practically runs in Craig Seuseu’s veins, thanks to a serious passion for the game. 
 
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Raylene Bates, Paralympics Coach of Athletics

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Coaching and athletics have always been Raylene Bates passion.  We talk to Raylene about her extremely busy life as Business Manager for New Zealand Academy of Sport South Island and coach to Paralympics athlete Jessica Hammil.
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Skill Development

Rugby, Coaching Toolbox

This issue, we are talking rugby. Even if you don’t coach rugby, read on – you never know what sort of useful advice you’ll get by thinking outside the box and looking at how other codes develop skills amongst their players.Read more

Contents

Issue: 2

July, 2008

Features
Guest Editorial
Coach Profiles
Skill Development
Research Trends
Useful Websites

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