All Whites coach Anthony Hudson and Canterbury rugby coach Scott Robertson are among the latest intake of seven chosen for High Performance Sport New Zealand's next Coach Accelerator programme.
High Performance Sport NZ Chief Executive Alex Baumann says quality coaching is critical to the success of individual athletes and teams, as well as the overall high performance system.
"Through the Coach Accelerator Programme, we're able to help skilled coaches further develop their leadership and coaching styles so that they are world's best and can lead their athletes and teams to world's best performances," Baumann said.
"We believe that quality coaching is one of New Zealand's competitive advantages."
Along with Hudson and Robertson, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic assistant coach Margaret Forsyth, assistant Warriors coach Tony Iro, athletics coach Raylene Bates, Rowing New Zealand's head coach of the Waikato regional performance centre Gary Roberts and assistant women's Black Sticks hockey coach Sean Dancer have been selected for places in the programme.
