Introducing Larry McIntosh, Ryde Hockey’s new High Performance Coaching Adviser

Ryde Hockey is extremely pleased to announce that Larry McIntosh has joined our club as our new High Performance Coaching Adviser for 2013. Having worked in the area of high performance sport over six Olympic cycles, the knowledge and experience Larry brings to our club is unparalleled, matched only by his passion and enthusiasm for hockey and coaching.

Larry has extensive national and international coaching experience including his most recent role as Head Coach at the NSW Institute of Sport where he has been responsible for developing the next generation of Olympians. As the Ryde Hockey Club High Performance Coaching Adviser, Larry will be working with both our Junior and Senior coaches to deliver leading edge coaching programs for our players.

His role is specifically designed to produce a sustainable uplift in the standard and quality of coaching across the club. Over the past 2 decades Larry has had extensive involvement with the National Mens Hockey program having coached at 2 Olympics, 2 World Cups, 4 Champions Trophies, and 2 Junior World Cups. He also spent 7 years as the Head Coach of the NSW Mens AHL squad.