Monthly Archives: August 2016
RIO OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Karen Brown – Hockey (GB)
Karen is a former England and Great Britain International and has worked for the England Hockey Board since 2005. Having won 355 caps, she...
RIO OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Keiko Miura – Hockey (Japan)
Keiko Miura is a female field hockey field player from Japan, who is playing for Sony Bravia Ladies. She plays as a defender and is the striker of the penalty corner in her league...
Rio 2016 sees an increase in competing female athletes, but what about female coaches...
Women first took part in the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, four years after the first Olympic Games of the modern era in...
Jane Figueiredo coaches Diver Tom Daley & Dan Goodfellow to Olympic Bronze
Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow - 10m Platform Synchro Divers won bronze at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on Monday 8th August 2016 - both...
Samantha James – Interview
Samantha James has been coaching elite gymnastics for 16 years. She coaches out of the Europa Gymnastics Centre where she coaches Ireland’s first female...
RIO OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Jane Figueiredo – Diving (GB)
Jane Figueiredo, born in Zimbabwe, is currently the Head Diving Coach at the High Performance Centre in London (the 2012 Olympic Pool) and coach...
OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Mary Joe Fernandez – Tennis (USA)
Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in three Grand Slam singles tournaments and won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles and two Olympic gold...
RIO OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Alyson Annan – Hockey (Netherlands)
Alyson Regina Annan OAM (born 12 June 1973) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National...
RIO OLYMPIC COACH PROFILE; Denise Kelly – Cycling (Canada)
Denise Kelly has spent over 30 years in the sport of cycling. She is a former professional road rider who has competed nationally and...
RIO: Meet the Refugee Olympic Team headed by Female Coach & Chef de Mission...
They will form a team unlike any other that has competed in the Olympic Game before. The 10 refugee athletes set to compete at...