Behind Team Ireland: Senior coach for canoe slalom in Ireland and Head of Performance Life Skills at Sport Ireland Institute
What is your role within the support team, and what are your primary responsibilities?
My primary role for these Games is as a coach, and I’m working with Noel Hendrick, who is competing in the kayak single event.I’ve worked with Noel for 10 years, so for him to qualify has been a dream. I’m here to support him and try to help him get the best performance we can. I also lead the Sport Ireland Institute Life Skills Team, which is all about preparing athletes for the Games experience and what comes after the Games.
I was really fortunate to compete in three Olympic Games. When it came time to retire and transition out Sport Ireland introduced me to the High Performance Coach Pursuit of Excellence Programme. I always said I wasn’t interested in coaching, but it changed my mind. I got access to very senior coaches, people like Billy Walsh, people that have been there, done that, that you’d hold in high regard. That gave me a pathway into coaching.
Eoin Rheinisch is Head of Performance Life Skills at Sport Ireland Institute and the Senior Coach for Canoe Slalom in Ireland. Sport Ireland Institute is the official performance support delivery partner to the Olympic Federation of Ireland. Noel Hendrick competes in the Canoe Slalom and will be competing in the Kayak in Paris.
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