The Coaching Gig Podcast

Episode 3: Dave Keelty

Kyle McLean Season 1 Episode 3

Dave is Coach Development Manager for New Zealand Cricket. He has also worked for Volleyball NZ, Harbour Sport as well as being a Director of Sport at a Secondary School in Ireland. He also has his own business, Coaching Unleashed where he facilitates corporate training. He's a passionate, deep thinker who just loves coaching and people development. 

We yarned to Dave about: 

  • Observation Skills - An underrated and underdeveloped coaching skill. What to observe, how, operating as a coaching team.
  • Smash Play - a new initiative by NZ Cricket to maximise engagement, skill development and autonomy for young kids.

And of course, a few tangents.