NHA PFO-(Jared Jones)

PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
NELSON HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

NHA is pleased to announce that Jared Jones will start working at the Performance Area at Nelson Hockey Association this upcoming Thursday February 20th at our U18 ACADEMY and on Friday 21st at our U13-U15 ACADEMY I

For sure Jared knowledge and passion for our sport will be a great contribution to the Association purpose of “providing a great sport for life”.

From his role will be responsible for organising and rolling out development programs for our higher performing players, coaches, umpires and volunteers, aligning with Hockey New Zealand where appropriate.

The role directly reports to the Nelson Hockey Operations Manager and sits alongside the Regional Development Manager .
The Nelson Hockey Performance Officer will be responsible for ensuring a high level service is provided to our members and partners. The Performance officer is pivotal in providing a service that meets our current membership and community’s needs.

The position will assume the overall responsibility for leading and developing talent within Nelson Hockey including (but not limited to);

Talent Development
Foster and lead development initiatives aimed at higher performing level in conjunction with key volunteers and Hockey New Zealand including;
• Create and implement senior and representative coach development plans (Academy & Training Camps)
• Plan and host player and coach development clinics for our higher performers
• Lead and organise recognition events where appropriate
• Linking and liaising with Hockey New Zealand requirements where appropriate

He will start this upcoming Thursday February 20th running our first U18 ACADEMY from 6:30pm-08:30 pm and the ACADEMY I for our U13’s (Fridays 04:00 pm-05:30 pm) & U15’s (05:30 pm-07:00 pm).
He will be responsible for managing and administering the Nelson Hockey representative portfolio (from junior representative to Seniors) along with playing a key role in organising and guiding the future development of NHA Performance area.

Welcome Jared!