Johann Timmer
Premier Boys Volleyball Coach
Playing career summary, plus highlights:
Rangitoto College Volleyball teams 2005-2009. University of Hawaii 2011-2014. NZ Mens Beach and Indoor since 2011. NZ Beach Tour Champ and MVP 2019. NZ Indoor Club Champion and MVP 2017 and 2018. NZ Interprovincial Champ and MVP 2017/18/19. Northern Moana NVL Team 2021.
Coaching career summary, plus highlights:
Rangitoto Premier Volleyball Coach 2018 - Present. 2nd, 7th, Covid, 1st at NZSS. 2nd, 2nd, 2nd and 1st Auckland Champs. Rangitoto Beach Volleyball Team - 2nd NZSS 2017 and 1st. 2018 Various Harbour teams and assistant roles NZ GDM Role - overseeing and working with all performance teams and camps.
Athletes you have coached that have gone on to higher honours:
Ryan Gunn - Georgetown University, NZ Under 23. Jarrod Ferguson - University of Mount Olive, Northern Moana, NZ Junior Men. Matty Bell - NZ Under 23 and Midlands Te Waiora. Nico Lietz - Long Beach State (verbal), Midlands Te Waiora, NZ Junior Men. Ethan Skelton - Central Pounamu and NZ Junior Men. Mitch Coulthurst - NZ Junior Men.
Coaching qualifications, or anything special we should know:
Volleyball NZ Game Development Manager - Delivery and lead of development camps, delivery of coaching courses. Attended Sport NZ Coach Development Courses.
Any special links to the school:
Student 2005-2009. Both brothers attended and my mother.
What do you love about coaching Rangitoto teams:
Connection, welcoming, sports are starting to acknowledge and work with each other, support from school and staff.
What you love about sport and or the sport you coach:
Fun, given me lifetime experiences, team based, never had a bad experience/trip.
Goals, aspirations, focus areas for your team/sport at the school:
Continue to build the programme to allow more athletes to be involved and experience what volleyball has to offer. To provide an opportunity for them to grow as people through sport and allow them to continue playing once they finish at the school.
Coaching philosophy or approaches to coaching:
Provide leadership, while guiding athletes in a positive direction allowing them to explore their own paths along the way. Helping them understand the importance of having a direction by setting goals and helping them achieve them. Empower athletes along the way so they can grow as people.
Any key coaching related/team related quote(s) that you might use:
``Figure out what's important, focus on what you can control``. ``We before me`` or ``RC before me``.
Any coach mentors you may have and why:
Milan Zarkovic - University of Hawaii assistant coach. He brings so much passion and knowledge but it’s never done as the expense of an athlete. He wants the best for you as a person and player.
Where do you work or what is your do full time job:
Volleyball NZ - Game Development Manager.
Anything else not covered above that you would like to include:
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to coach and the school for their support towards the volleyball programme and sports. Awesome to see the improvements and opportunities given to students to play sport at Rangitoto.