Hosted by Sunjay Ganda, Canterbury Hockey’s Hockey Development Manager, this series dives deep into the stories, strategies, and successes of coaches that help shape our game.

✨ Episode 1: Chris Leslie – Insights on NZ Women’s Hockey Team During Their Most Successful Period
In this debut episode, Sunjay chats with Chris Leslie, former Black Sticks player and long-time assistant coach of the NZ Women’s team, about the team’s most successful era. Chris shares firsthand experiences from four Olympic Games — Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio — where the team reached a world ranking of 3rd and made two semi-final appearances.

He reflects on the leadership of captains Kayla Sharland and Stacey Michelsen, the Gold Medal win at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the coaching philosophies of Mark Hagar and Ian Rutledge that helped shape a championship-calibre team.

🎧 Click the links below to listen on Spotify or YouTube — and take a deep dive into the heart of New Zealand women’s hockey.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NrUSPl8XRRC4A3hnVi2FW

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../chris.../id1811924147...

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: https://youtu.be/pdXFVB1JEu4?si=aGgydmzPIWWXXjRY

𝗥𝗦𝗦: https://media.rss.com/canterbury-coaches-box/feed.xml