2022 Commonwealth Games
Oct 18, 2022
Jason McKenzie
2022 Commonwealth Games
I am a passionate Southlander. I spent 10 year as a secondary school teacher, school counsellor and working in private practice as a counsellor. In the past seventeen years I have worked in High Performance sport in Athlete Life and Mental Skills roles (from talent development to elite) with a focus on wellbeing, personal development, and performance skills. I enjoy working with athletes to manage the pressures of life and performance
Current roles
- NZOC Psychology team for Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
- Manager of the Academy Southland Program
- Personal Development manager for STAGs
- Mental Skills coach for Super Rugby Aotearoa referees
Recent Roles
- NZ Olympic Psychology team for Tokyo 2020
- Mental Skills coach for Referees and Rugby World Cup 2019
- Mental Skills and Athlete Life Southern Steel
- NZOC psychology role at Youth Olympics in 2018
Governance experience
- Invercargill Licensing Trust Foundation – 7 years and current
- James Hargest College – 9 year sand current
- Waihopai Primary school – 6 years