Bevan Nichol

Performance Life Coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand & Playbook Coaching

Developing Leaders, Athletes, Coaches, Referees.

Developing Leaders, Athletes, Coaches, Referees.

Performance Life Coaching

Stuck, directionless, or plateaued? One-on-one sessions for athletes, coaches, and professionals seeking performance improvement, leadership growth, or career shifts. Transform scattered focus and planning into a clear roadmap to achieving your goals. These sessions draw on current insights from my role supporting athletes in New Zealand’s high-performance system at HPSNZ.

How Does it Work?

Sport Development Consulting

Build lasting success in your organisation. I partner with clubs, associations, and national bodies to create clear, sustainable pathways that develop stronger coaches, officials, and athletes - drawing on proven international and regional cross-code experience.

How I can Help

Workforce Development
and Training

Level up your team's skills without the guesswork. Custom training and resources that equip volunteers, staff, and high-performance groups with practical coaching, officiating, and leadership abilities - backed by international expertise and adult education best practices.

Supporting Your People

Recent Project Work

  • Performance Life Coach, High Performance Sport New Zealand (2026–present) - supporting national athletes (including cyclists and rowers) with personal and professional development, transitions, and wellbeing as part of the national Performance Life programme.

  • Coach Development Manager at Waikato Badminton (2025-present on contract via WILSS), building a full nationally and regionally aligned and coordinated coach development framework.

  • Programme Lead and Facilitator (2024-present) for the WILSS NZQA NZ Certificate in Sport Coaching L3. Educating over 80 community cross-code sport coaches every year across 20-hours of in-person coach education.

  • Led community engagement and design of officiating strategic plan, supporting documentation and governance restructure.

  • Designed and delivered an umpire coach national programme for the Oceania Hockey Federation and Hockey New Zealand.

  • Designed and developed a Centre-Wide Coach Development Plan for Hamilton City Gymnastics.

  • Led community engagement, design, and implementation of Code of Conduct, and umpire coach development project.

  • Trainer and Facilitator on Hockey NZ National Developer Programme 2024 and 2025.

  • Targeted workforce development workshop for senior umpires at Waikato Hockey Association.

  • Designed and delivered Mentor Development Programme at CookieTime New Zealand.

  • Facilitator in 2024 and 2025 on NZQA leadership training course for First Line Managers - NZ Certificate of Business - L4.

  • Co-Facilitator on FIH Level 1 Coach Course for Hockey New Zealand and Oceania Hockey Federation.

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