Dominic Tidey
- Date of birth:
- 19 April 1976
- Star sign:
- Aries
- Place of birth:
- Birmingham
- Current Hometown:
- Poole
- Nickname:
- Dom the Pom
Dom Tidey previously campaigned for the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games and was a training partner to Athens bronze medalist Nick Dempsey.
After turning his hand to coaching Dom started working with RS:X Women’s windsurfer, Bryony Shaw, and at Beijing 2008 Bryony became the first British woman to win an Olympic windsurfing medal – a bronze – a moment he describes as the best moment in his career.
Dom's Q&A Session
| Can you explain your role within the team? |
Joker. Windsurf Coach |
| How did you get involved with the team? |
Was racing for a few years, then became involved in coaching |
| How did you start coaching |
I was asked to help out one day and the rest is history |
| Can you explain what a normal day coaching involves? |
Reflecting, planning, motivating, inspiring, joking, briefing & debriefing |
| What are the differences, if any, involved in your approach to coaching the Development squad to the Performance squad? |
Olympic demands more fine detail |
| You must work with very driven people 24/7 – what’s your approach |
Be more driven than they are. |
| If someone has underperformed what’s the best way to get him or her back on track? |
Start with refueling Them get them to offload the race onto you, pick out some good things from the race, get them to pick some thinks that they can take from the previous race and do it again in the next race. All to be done in 5 mins |
| If you weren’t a coach what else would you be? |
Rock star |
| Best moment in your career so far? |
Coaching the first windsurfing Woman’s medal at the 2008 Games |
| What’s your greatest fear or phobia? |
Heights |
| What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it? |
Spend more time getting in the Green Room (surfing) |
| What’s your worst habit? |
Nail biting |
| Name 3 things that are always in your shopping trolley? |
Red wine, coffee, chocolate |
| What was the last book you read? |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar. (for my baby boy) |
| What’s your favourite boat to sail? |
Twin fin 80 liter wave board (windsurfing) |