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Coach of the New Zealand Olympic gold medal winning eight - Tony talks to us about his journey as a coach. Timestamps 01:00 My journey as a coach - Trinity College Dublin women and novices squads. I became a better rower because of having coached. 03:30 Coaches speak a lot of rubbish. I learned quickly not to say anything that doesn't add value. My little notebook of ideas. 06:50 Rowing drills - your only limit is your imagination The Steve Fairbairn influence 09:30 Do all athletes become coaches? Being a learner and a teacher is different 13:30 My final race as an athlete was 2002 LM2- I became the coach of the national team alongside Thor Nilsen. I felt guilty about jumping to the top of coaching to justify myself in I coached novices 2017 I coached the New Zealand junior - Alan Cotter and Barrie Mabbett invited me to discuss my future 19:30 I got approached again in 2019 for an eight to qualify for Tokyo - a 3 month engagement. 21:00 Qualifying didn't happen in 2019. We need to move together better. Findin