Women in charge o top New Zealand sports teams? Not likely-3
"I am really supportive and
want to encourage
more female coaches in
women's cricket. At the
moment in cricket I am a
minority and I certainly acknowledge that." Tiffen said there was never a
question of where her career
would go post-White Ferns as
she has a teaching backgroun
and always wanted to have a
crack at coaching. "I was keen to get back
involved and coaching was a
way of getting involved and
giving back to a sport that has
certainly given me a lot." White middle
class male syndrome Although Tiffen leads the
White Ferns, New Zealand
Cricket is working on its white
'middle class male' image of
yesteryear, says NZC head of
high performance Bryan Stronach. Stronach says the
organisation's male dominant
history is one of the biggest
influencers on the lack of
females in high performance
coaching roles. Historically cricket has been a sport
where women had no real
involvement in the game until
the last decade.Stuff sport
want to encourage
more female coaches in
women's cricket. At the
moment in cricket I am a
minority and I certainly acknowledge that." Tiffen said there was never a
question of where her career
would go post-White Ferns as
she has a teaching backgroun
and always wanted to have a
crack at coaching. "I was keen to get back
involved and coaching was a
way of getting involved and
giving back to a sport that has
certainly given me a lot." White middle
class male syndrome Although Tiffen leads the
White Ferns, New Zealand
Cricket is working on its white
'middle class male' image of
yesteryear, says NZC head of
high performance Bryan Stronach. Stronach says the
organisation's male dominant
history is one of the biggest
influencers on the lack of
females in high performance
coaching roles. Historically cricket has been a sport
where women had no real
involvement in the game until
the last decade.Stuff sport
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