The National Developer Residential is designed to support identified individuals from around the country to grow their knowledge, skills, and experience of developing coaches. This includes individuals working with coaches of players and coaches of officials.
National Developer Residential Workshop
Developers from around the country will come together for three days to enhance their knowledge and skills to support the development of our Coaches.
The 3 day live in workshop will involve 20 Developers from 10 Associations. They will gain:
- Valuable Professional Development to be a Developer – understanding how to support the development of Coaches
- An opportunity to connect with other Developers across the country, to share knowledge and experiences during and beyond the workshop
- Engage in learning by doing, providing hands on experience to truly understand and apply the Developer Approach
Experienced Trainers from Hockey and other codes will facilitate the workshop. The Trainer team will receive individual support from Sport New Zealand Sport Development Consultant Brett Reid. The workshop will be held from the 8-10 April in Palmerston North and supported by Hockey Manawatu.
The National Developer Residential is a key part of the National Coach Development Programmes. The Developer Programme is critical in growing a strong network of individuals nationwide to support the development of our coaches, and ultimately, better prepare Coaches to provide quality experiences for our officials and players.
Who will be Attending?
The following 20 Developers have been nominated and selected to attend the 3 day workshop.
Name | Association |
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Anton Paulin | Manawatu |
Cameron Ogle | Bay of Plenty |
Christine Arthur | Auckland |
Ella Leighton | Waikato |
Hannah Bailey | Manawatu |
Jack Gray | Taranaki |
Jack Paton | Wellington |
James Birkefeld | Wellington |
Kieran Wells | Wellington |
Lathania Lowrie | Manawatu |
Lee Herriott | Canterbury |
Mark Page | Tauranga |
Max Beech | Canterbury |
Nicky Smith | Waikato |
Phil Edwards | Bay of Plenty |
Rachel Williams | Tauranga |
Regan Fricker | Wairarapa |
Taylah Carter | Tauranga |
Tracy Edmonds | Bay of Plenty |
William Dickey | Invercargill |
Our Trainer Team Facilitating the Workshop
The workshop will be facilitated by a team of four Trainers with a depth of experience in working with Developers, coaches of players, and coaches of officials, within and beyond hockey.
- Trudi Kemp - Sport Development Advisor at Sport Bay of Plenty, Sport NZ Trainer
- Kirsten Stuckey - Hockey New Zealand Umpire Coach and Developer, FIH Educator
- Wade Manson - Active Communities Advisor at Sport Gisborne, Sport NZ Trainer, FIH Educator
- Bevan Nichol - Umpire Development and Pathways Manager at Waikato Hockey, FIH Educator
The Trainer team will be supported by Sport New Zealand Sport Development Consultant Brett Reid.

Image: The Trainer Team from the 2023 National Developer Residential, left to right, Jolene Casey - Otago Trainer, Nicole Youman - HNZ, Mark Borthwick New Zealand Cricket Trainer, Brett Reid - Sport NZ Sport Development Consultant, Sunjay Ganda - Canterbury Trainer, Sophie Rider - North Harbour Trainer