Volleyball New Zealand is excited to announce the appointment of Shaun Matthews as the new National Coach Development Manager.
Since returning from a stint in the UK as a Performance Hockey Coach, Shaun has spent the last five years working at a regional level to build capability within the sports sector.
Shaun joins VNZ from Harbour Sport, where he was predominantly responsible for growing coaches and supporting those who appoint, manage, and develop coaches. Shaun is extremely passionate about coaching and developing people. He has coached hockey at all levels - from school teams, club sides, regional age groups, through to junior international teams.
“My fondest memory of volleyball is setting up a makeshift court on our front lawn at university and spending hours on end in the summer competing against each other," Matthews says. "
"What I love most about volleyball is the ability to play anytime, anywhere… inside during the winter, outside during the summer, as part of a competitive or social league, as well as down at the park with mates."
"I look forward to working with coaches and coach developers across the country in the coming years. My ambition is to teach the community about the methodology of coaching and ways to approach their coaching practice, while the community teaches me a bit more about volleyball specific knowledge”
Shaun will begin with VNZ on Monday 19 September and he will make contact with Coach Developers and key stakeholders across our regions who influence coaching.
