Coaching Opportunities

The following Coaching Opportunities are currently available:

Auckland Hockey Kiwi Sport Coaching in Schools & Auckland Hockey School Age Programme Delivery

We are always looking for coaches to deliver our Kiwi Sport programmes in primary schools and our programmes for school age players across Auckland.

If you are interested or would like further information please contact Rochi Gonzalez by emailing reps@akhockey.org.nz

Junior Hockey Coaching at Diocesan School for Girls 
Job Opportunities – 2025

Head Junior Hockey Coach  & Junior School Hockey Coaches

• Great, central location, easy to get to
• Top NZ school, modern facilities
• Fun, supportive & positive community environment
• Attractive hourly rate for the right candidates

About the Head Junior Hockey Coach Role:

We are looking for a Head Junior Hockey Coach for our After School Hockey Programme
2025. As Head Junior Hockey Coach you will oversee a large group of junior hockey girls in
the pre-season and be responsible for the development of around 11x teams in the winter
season. Training sessions are on Tuesdays 3:30pm-4:30pm/5:00pm and games are on
Saturday mornings based at our main school campus. The role can potentially span from
February – November including pre-season, winter season and off-season skills clinics. You
won’t coach a team directly, you will work with our team coaches including supporting and
mentoring our student coaches, facilitating centralised delivery of development content at
training sessions and overseeing games at our main turf on Saturday mornings. You will
ensure the smooth running of our hockey operations including checking weekly coach and
player availability for games; ensuring gear bags are clean, stocked and tidy; games are
running on time at our main turf and all game results are logged on Saturdays. You will be
involved in planning, team trials and selections, early identification of issues and
opportunities for continuous improvement. This is a highly rewarding role for the right
person. You’ll need lots of initiative and positive energy.

About the Junior Hockey Coach Role:
We have several roles available for Junior Hockey Coaches in our After-School Hockey
Programme 2025. As a Junior Hockey Coach you will be responsible for a team of junior
hockey girls; leading weekly training development sessions and coaching at games. We run
around 11x teams during the winter season. Our junior teams train on Tuesdays from
3:30pm – 4:30pm/5:00pm. All training sessions are based on the main turf at our Epsom
campus and games are played on Saturday mornings at various central locations, including
at Diocesan School. The coach role can potentially span February – November or part of this
period. Pre-season training sessions start in late February, we then move into trials in March/April.

Winter hockey runs from late April through to late August. There are also
opportunities to continue coaching up until November in our summer hockey skills
programme. We can provide you with training content and support, and you will be part of
our junior hockey community,  as teams train together, you don’t need to be out on your own.

Do you have a positive, responsible, nurturing manner with lots of energy, initiative and
some past or current hockey experience? Then, we’d love to hear from you.

About Diocesan Junior School:
Diocesan School for Girls is a private independent school centrally based in Epsom,
Auckland. Our Junior School campus is for girls from Years 0-6 (approximately 4 to 11 years
of age). We promote participation, fun, development and performance in sports.

• Benefits:
  We offer support to our coaches through our ‘hub’ programme run by our Head
  Hockey Coach and overseen by our Junior School Sports Manager.
• We provide a fun, positive, respectful, learning environment with a great culture and
  supportive community. You’ll have fun and it’s immensely rewarding.
• Teams from each year group train together at the same time so coaches work
  together.
• We can pair you with another person to share the load if that helps.
• Training content is provided to some extent and there is also an opportunity to adapt
  and deliver specific content as required.
• Each team/coach is supported by a Team Manager who handles all communications
  and logistics. All you have to do is coach.
• Our location is central, making it easy to get to via public transport or by car.
• If you are a bit rusty about junior hockey rules, skills and techniques we can bring
  you up to speed so don’t worry about the details too much. A positive attitude will go
  a long way.

Qualifications:
Previous hockey playing experience is preferred. Previous coaching experience is preferred
but not essential. Other sports coaching experience will be considered.

Availability:
If you don’t know your availability yet for 2025 but are interested then please go ahead and
apply ASAP anyway. We may have other hockey coaching opportunities beyond the dates
and times specified here.

CONTACT NOW:

Lucinda Batchelor, Junior School Sports Manager Diocesan School for Girls and Angie Winstanley – Smith, Director of Sport Email: lbatchelor@diocesan.school.nz and awinstanley-smith@diocesan.school.nz Mobile: (021) 825-703

Selwyn College 1st XI Girls Hockey team seeks a coach!

Selwyn College is a co-educational school with an extensive sports programme, catering for students
from year 9 to 13.

A suitably qualified coach is being sought to lead our 1st XI Girls Hockey team. The successful
candidate will need to have experience working with high school players and be passionate about
developing female athletes. Additionally the below is expected:

• Deliver at least one training per week, on site at school. Training dates and times to be confirmed
by the coach subject to their availability.
• Attend all games held on a Thursday afternoon (normally 4pm in Terms 2 and 3.)
• Provide guidance to the wider Hockey program and mentoring other coaches.
• Undergo police vetting.
The School also provides generous support, and resources to encourage coaches to reach their
highest professional standards. Coaches will enjoy the use of excellent facilities and become involved
in the Selwyn sporting community.
A remuneration package can be discussed for the right candidates.

Queries and applications (including coaching CV) should be directed to the Director of Sport, Zak
Middleton at middletonz@selwyn.school.nz