 Ian was responsible for qualifying the New Zealand Women's Hockey Team (the Black Sticks) for the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and has continued to coach Australian National League Teams.He has been employed with Hockey Australia as Coaching Manager, the Australian Sports Commission as a High Performance Coach Consultant and also as a Sports Performance Manager with the Australian Institute of Sport.Ian commenced employment with Field Hockey Canada in March 2013, as Head Coach of the Women's National Team.