Olympics
In This Edition
How to Prepare for and Survive an Olympic Games
With an Olympic Games, there are many distractions. I wasn’t really prepared for these when I went to my first Olympics in Barcelona, at 29 years of age. I didn’t know what to expect. It’s an enormous
Inside Olympic Swimming Coaching at the Elite Level
I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and have always been passionate about sport. As an athlete, I wasn’t great at it. I think I lacked talent, but I did love it and played a lot. The combination
Olympic Road Cycling and the Biggest Challenge Yet
CYCLING – BRADLEY MCGEE, Head Coach (Cycling), NSW Institute of Sport
Coping in the Olympic Performance Environment
[H1]Coping in the Performance Environment at the Olympic Games
A Lifetime of Olympic Swimming Lessons
From a rough beginning in Central Queensland, he has blazed a trail across the swimming world, attending 11 Olympic games, 5 of them as head coach for 3 different nations, and has coached swimmers to
Coaching Water Polo to the Olympics
I grew up in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a small town of around 50,000 people. Water Polo is a very big sport in Croatia and I played for Jug and Mladost (rival) teams as a left offensive player. With Mladost
For Best Results, Understand Your Athlete
I was originally a 110m hurdler but ended up having a knee reconstruction and seven operations for an injury. I knew I was going to be in a bit of trouble coming back from this, and I’d always had coa
Following the Olympic Basketball Dream
BASKETBALL – BRENDAN JOYCE, Head Coach, Australian Women’s Basketball Team (Opals), Basketball Australia
Beach Volleyball Coaching at the Rio Olympics
BEACH VOLLEYBALL – Steve Tutton, Senior Coach, Australian Volleyball Federation
Olympic Equestrian Coaching and High Performance
I grew up in a family that was heavily involved in equestrian sports. My mother competed herself quite a lot and it was a family affair. Myself and my 3 older siblings all rode from an early age. I fi
Coaching the Australian Women's Water Polo to the Olympics
I first started playing at age 13 with Balmain before moving to Cronulla at 17. I played for 20-odd years with the Cronulla team, winning 5 national league titles out of 10/11 and coming second in 5.
Rowing to Rio
ROWING – CHRIS O’BRIEN, National Team Performance Director and Head Coach, Rowing Australia
Olympic Table Tennis and the Coaching Journey
Article by Ya Ping Shih. Full content pending — source document unavailable.
Gold Medals Start in the Mind
BEACH VOLLEYBALL – KERRI POTTHARST, 3 time Olympian and gold medallist
Table Tennis Coaching at the Rio Olympics
TABLE TENNIS – JENS LANG, High Performance Manager and National Head Coach, Table Tennis Australia
Olympic Swimming Coaching at the Highest Level
Article by Chava Sobrino. Full content pending — source document unavailable.
Coaching the Kookaburras to Olympic Glory
Article by Adam Commens. Full content pending — source document unavailable.
What It Takes to Follow the Olympic Dream
BASKETBALL – ANDREJ LEMANIS, Head Coach, Australian Men’s Basketball Team (Boomers), Basketball Australia
Creating a World-Class Women's Football Team
FOOTBALL – ALEN STAJCIC, Head Coach, Women’s National Team (Matildas), Football Federation Australia