Healthy athletes. Better rowing. Stronger programmes.
Specialist support for school and club rowing programmes, combining coaching experience, athlete-health expertise and practical on-water analysis.
I help programmes solve performance and health problems before they become lost training time, stalled development or preventable injury.
Challenges I help schools and clubs solve
Performance and technique
Technique, boat set-up, biomechanics, crew development and performance plateaus.
Athlete availability
Recurrent injuries, lost training time and safe return to rowing after injury or illness.
Training decisions
Training load, recovery, sleep, fatigue, nutrition and sustainable performance planning.
Coach development
Practical mentoring, workshops and shared problem-solving that strengthen the whole programme.
Four areas of support
Technical coaching & analysis
- Technique and video review
- Boat rigging and biomechanics
- Crew development and race preparation
Athlete health
- Injury prevention and screening
- Return-to-row planning
- RED-S, nutrition and adolescent athlete health
Training & recovery
- Training-load review
- Recovery, sleep and fatigue monitoring
- Sustainable performance planning
Coach & athlete education
- Coach workshops and mentoring
- Athlete and parent sessions
- Practical education
On-water coaching and boat-follow support
I offer practical on-water support from the launch, working directly with athletes and coaches on technical changes, race preparation and day-to-day problem solving.
This is combined with a broader understanding of injury risk, training load and athlete health, so performance decisions are grounded in both coaching and medical insight.
Why work with me
- Former Sports Doctor for Rowing New Zealand's elite and development programmes
- Rowing coach in New Zealand and the Netherlands, including AOR Femars
- Competitive rower with more than two decades in the sport
- Published researcher in elite female rowers
- Combined medical, coaching and athlete-centred perspective
Ways to work together
- Seasonal consultancy
- Performance review day
- Coach mentoring
- Athlete screening
- Workshops and education
In action
A few glimpses of the environments, crews and coaching settings that shape the consultancy side of my work.
On-water coaching and athlete support from the launch.
Performance environments matter — calm water, timing and preparation.
Supporting both individual athletes and whole crews within a programme.