Coaching
This page will provide you with all the information you need to know about how to access development if you are a Volleyball coach, or interested in becoming a coach
Volleyball New Zealand Coach Development Programme
Welcome to Volleyball New Zealand's Coach Development and Resource page. VNZ has just developed an updated Coach Development Framework, which outlines our philosophy on coach development, as well as a picture of the various coach development opportunities that will be available throughout NZ for all volleyball coaches. The roll out of the full coaching framework will begin late 2021.
VNZ Framework
Coaching Passport
Coaching Resources
Upcoming Opportunities
VNZ Coach Development Awards
The formal side of the Volleyball NZ coaching framework will be split into 4 different awards. The awards will be flexible in how they are delivered, with a mixture of workshop, online workshop, and practical delivery.
Online courses can be completed at anytime and can be found below. Once completed, and to find out when in-person workshops will be run, please contact your association below.
Engage Coaching Award
Online Modules
Grow Coaching Award
Online Modules
Introduction to coaching volleyball workshop
Understanding yourself
Understanding learning
Understanding your athletes
Developing team culture
Develop Coaching Award
Workshop Modules
Coaching competitive volleyball
Leadership – Self and Others
Developing decision-makers
Understanding your athletes
Observation
Excel Coaching Award
Workshop Modules
Coaching international volleyball
Managing your team (staff and athletes)
Performance Analysis
Personality management
Campaign planning
Critical thinking
Additional Resources
FIVB Online Coaching Courses : Allows access to a comprehensive coaching course produced by the FIVB.
FIVB Tools and Resource Centre : On this page contains information including coaching manuals, drill books (with videos), and rules and regulations
For your specific regional contact, please contact the following to find out where local coach development is happening:
Northland: Grant Harrison, northlandvolleyballassociation@gmail.com
Harbour: Rob Tarr, gdm@harbourvolleyball.co.nz
WECA (West, East and Central Auckland): wecavolleyball@gmail.com
MAVA (Manukau Auckland Volleyball):
Waikato: Alex Mariano, kiwivolley@volleyballwaikato.org.nz
Bay of Plenty: Brittany Allison-Carnie, volleyball@sportbop.co.nz
Hawkes Bay: office@volleyballhb.org.nz
Manawatu: Natalya Taylor, natalya.taylor@volleyballmanawatu.co.nz
Taranaki:
Wellington:
Tasman:
Canterbury: Malcolm Taylor, om@cva.nz
Otago:
Volley South: Donna Milne, info@volleysouth.org.nz