Tony Rogers - Director of Sport
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Tony Rogers has come to Rangitoto College from the New Zealand Institute of Sport where he was the National Academic Manager and Sport Performance Manager.
He is a New Zealand National Track and Field selector and is the Advisory Panel Consultant to the High Performance Programme for Endurance Athletes and Coaches. Tony represented NZ in the 1984 Olympic Games and placed 9th in the 1500 metre final. He has been a NZ Team Manager and Coach and has been active in regional sports in a number of roles. His knowledge of sport is not restricted to track and field; he has been involved in football, rugby, tennis, cricket, rowing and hockey.
Tony has a vast experience in management structures, strategic planning and leadership taking organisations forward, both in the education and sporting environments, including to the highest level of consultative planning through working on the International Athletes Commission.
When it comes to setting sports pathways for young people Tony has a huge appreciation of the physical, psychological and emotional skills that youth in particular develop through sport and how sport can be used as a strong hook for continued learning and motivational direction.
"The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become" .................. Ben Herbster
2010 will be remembered as a year of change for Rangitoto Sport. Change is an inevitable feature of all sport organizations. It can occur in organizations products and services, its technology, its structures and systems and its people. Sport is in a constant state of change, new team members enter, others move on, coaches come and go as do methodology, philosophy and systems. Innovation, invention and science increase performance in sport and to remain competitive, evolution is a necessity.
The proud sporting history of the college features numerous students who have become national champions, and have triumphed for New Zealand at the highest levels as world champions. This success was built by previous sport department management teams; a stable platform is in place to launch a new era for Sport at Rangitoto College that will continue providing students the tools necessary to reach their full potential and achieve their sporting dreams.
Sports
Introduction
Rangitoto College has a proud sporting history which features numerous students who have become national champions and have triumphed for New Zealand competing at the highest levels as world champion.
The College provides over 40 different sports. Students are encouraged to participate in sport throughout their time at the College. With an extensive range of sports on offer and with a focus on long-term healthy lifestyle choices, students are pushed to unlock their potential and expand their talents.
Student participation is an important aspect of College life. Everyone is encouraged to participate in competitive as well as participatory sport.
Our sporting facilities are among the very best in New Zealand. They include an Olympic-standard water-based hockey turf, three gymnasiums (including full sized basketball and netball courts) indoor cricket nets and bowling machine and the nearby athletics track at the Millennium Institute. Students also have access to the Institutes indoor 50 metre swimming pool, health and fitness centre and their specialised medical facilities. The College also has onsite full-time physiotherapists free to all students and staff.
The Sports Department is managed by the Director of Sport – Mick Watson. The Department comprises of Sport Administrators who actively support all Teachers in Charge of each sport.
Contact details are:
Paula Taylor Sports Administrator – Ext 701
paula.taylor@rangitoto.school.nz
Jigna Patel Sports Administrator Assistant– Ext 704
jigna.patel@rangitoto.school.nz
Colin McMurtrie Rugby Coordinator - Ext 703
colin.mcmurtrie@rangitoto.school.nz
Nick White Cricket Coordinator - Ext 705
nick.white@rangitoto.school.nz
Carl Jorgensen Football Coordinator - Ext 706
carl.jorgensen@rangitoto.school.nz
Anna Hamilton Athlete Performance Academy Coordinator - Ext 702
anna.hamilton@rangitoto.school.nz
Tawhai Whitewood Physiotherapist Phone 4770150