Registrations are now open for the online Connecting Coaches Conference on the 27th and 28th of November 2020.

Otago Academy of Sport will be leading the two-day online conference with a focus on supporting coaches to build their capacity to be adaptable. All presentations will be recorded and made available to those who register for the conference for an entire year.

The conference is open to anyone, from anywhere, at a cost of NZD$99.

Please click here to be able to find out more information including overview of guest speakers and registrations.

There will be 20 speakers who will make links to the theme of adapting, connecting, creating and communicating as they cover topics ranging from athlete wellbeing, the elite coaching space, athlete voice, youth sport, and Māori and Pacific sporting experiences. The breadth of topics discussed will appeal to those who recognise coaching to be a complex enterprise that requires more than just technical and tactical knowledge. 

The exciting line up of speakers include:

• Geoff Barry - Sport New Zealand
• Raylene Bates - Athletics New Zealand
• Blake Bennett - University of Auckland
• Garry Carnachan - School Sport New Zealand
• Kiran Dixon - Halberg Foundation
• Gwen Harrop - Dunedin Gymnastics Academy and NetballSmart
• Amy Hoosen - Dunedin Gymnastic Centre / Roslyn Physio
• Emma Humphries - Liverpool Football Club
• Anne-Marie Jackson - University of Otago
• Jamie Joseph - Japan Rugby
• Gianna Leoni - South Pacific Rugby League & Sports Club
• Carmel Leslie - Dunedin Gymnastic Academy and the Otago Academy of Sport
• Heath Mills - New Zealand Cricket Players' Association
• Nico Porteous - National Athlete (Snow Sports NZ)
• Holly Robinson - National athlete (Athletics NZ)
• Daragh Sheridan - High Performance Sport New Zealand
• Simone Spencer - Aktive
• Dame Noeline Taurua - Netball New Zealand
• Simon Walters - AUT
• Tania Cassidy - University of Otago