SUMMARY SPORT CV - 31 August 15

Gary Hermansson PhD Professor Emeritus, ONZM Home: Work: 61 Marne Street Hermansson-Webb Associates Ltd 4410 PO Box 8050 PALMERSTON NORTH 4446 Phone: (06) 357 2469 Fax: (06) 357 5780 Mobile: (021) 2466689 Website: http://hwassociates.co.nz E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]/ Qualifications: o Academic: - Dip.Soc.Sci., BA; DipED., MA, PhD. o Professional: - Registered Psychologist - SESNZ Accredited Sport Psychologist - SESNZ Accredited Mental Skills Trainer

Honours: Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit - ONZM (2015) – for services to the field of Sport Psychology

Work Experience:  Current: o Performance Psychologist/ Company Director o Professor of Sport Psychology, Massey University  Past: o Professor of Counsellor Education (Personal Chair) o Head of Department of Health & Human Development o Interim Director Sport and Exercise Science All Massey University, Palmerston North (Massey University Staff Member – 31 years) Consulting Work: Extensive involvement over the past 25+ year in working with individual athletes, squads, and teams at varying levels (recreation to elite) in the areas of psychological skills development, dealing with psychological barriers to performance, sport counselling and team development work. Also consultation work with business and educational organisations, on organisational culture and teamwork, and mentoring of senior personnel.

SUMMARY SPORT CV - 31 August 15

- Team Psychologist with the NZ Equestrian Team to the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany - 2006. - Team Psychologist, NZ Olympic and Commonwealth Games Teams:  Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) – Commonwealth Games - 1998  Sydney (Australia) – Olympic Games - 2000  Manchester (England) - Commonwealth Games - 2002  Athens (Greece) – Olympic Games - 2004  Melbourne (Australia) - Commonwealth Games - 2006  Beijing (China) – Olympic Games - 2008  New Delhi (India) – Commonwealth Games – October 2010  London (England) – Olympic Games – August 2012  Glasgow (Scotland) – Commonwealth Games – July 2014  Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (pending) – Olympic Games – August 2016 - Team Psychologist with the NZ Blackcaps Cricket Team from early 2006 to the end of 2008. This involved touring with the team to South Africa (x 3), India, Australia (x3), England, within New Zealand (x 3) and to the World Cup One- Day Tournament in the West Indies. - Team Psychologist – Central Districts Cricket Team 2004 > - Performance Psychologist Consultant – NZ School of Dance 2013> - Author - Professional Publications (numerous articles + books): o ‘Eclectic Counselling: Working with an Integrated Model’ (2009, 3rd edition) Gary Hermansson with Sue Webb. Inside-Out Books. o ‘Going Mental in Sport: Excelling Through Mind-Management’ (2011) Gary Hermansson. Inside-Out Books. o Editor-in-Chief “International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling’ – Published Quarterly by Springer Pubs. (NY) Personal Sport Background Player: Rugby – over 100 first class games (No.8 & Lock) . Manawatu (1961–63) . (1963–66) - 50 games, including being captain and playing in five Ranfurly Shield games, and in winning teams against South Africa (1965) and the British Lions (1966) . NZ Universities (NZU) (1963–67) includes being captain for two years and playing internationals against South Africa (1965), the British Lions (1966) and All Japan (1967) – NZU Rugby Blue 1964-65; VUW Rugby Blue 1964- 65 . University of California, Berkeley (1967–68): Sport Scholarship (Rugby). Cricket (Wicketkeeper/Batsman) . NZ Universities (NZU) (1963) . NZ Under 23 Team (1963) Rugby Coach/Selector: - Wanderers Levin Senior Rugby Team (1972–74) - Massey University Senior Rugby Team (1974–75) - NZU Rugby Selector (1976–1980) - NZRFU Regional Coach (1976–77) Media: - Provincial & International Rugby Games - Radio Comments (1968-71) - International Rugby Games - TV Comments (1968-71) - Presenter for TVNZ - ‘Lions ‘77’ Tour Programme (1977) - Regular TV, Radio & Press interviews and spokesperson on Performance Psychology topics.

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