Our Team

Executive Director
bhamilton@tamaisports.co.nz
+64 27 390 4747

Ben has been involved in sport since he can remember. He understands the positive mental, emotional, spiritual and physical benefits it has provided throughout his life and believes all children should have the same opportunities to participate. In 2019 Ben completed a Bachelor in Sport and Recreation Management from Lincoln University. Since then he has continued his study, completing certificates in Rugby Business Management and Athlete Management as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Commerce from Lincoln University.

Ben has also been heavily involved in coaching and management in which he honed his child protection skills. Ben has completed the Safeguarding Children Child Protection in Sport course as well as Working With Children Australia. Ben is committed and passionate about delivering a safe and inclusive environment for all.

Ben Hamilton

Program Director
logan@tamaisports.co.nz
+64 21 221 6970

Logan was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where he spent most of his free time on a sports field - unfortunately, he never learned to skate. Sport had a massive influence on his life, giving him a sense of belonging, creating close bonds with mates and teaching many other valuable lessons along the way. These experiences, his studies and coaching has led Logan to understand the positive impact which sports can have in supporting individuals and creating a sense of community. He is driven by the belief that all tamariki should have the opportunity to participate in a safe, inclusive and engaging sports environment.

Logan began working at Tamai at the start of 2023, after moving from Canada where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Victoria (Canada). Before Tamai, Logan worked in South Africa with a similar program for a short period of time. He also has coached rugby at various levels and ages over the last 6 years.

Logan Martin-Feek

Founder and Board Member
mgoodwin@tamaisports.co.nz
+64 27 524 9212

Max founded Tamai Sports with Stephen Dods in 2018 and ran the program for its first two years. Max is passionate about sports and the ideal that every child should have the opportunity for extra curricular education. He remains actively engaged with the program as an executive director and coach, and is determined to use his experience to expand the program to make sure that this ideal becomes a reality.

When not helping with Tamai, Max is in his final year of studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Canterbury.

Max Goodwin

Founder and Executive Director
sdods@christscollege.com
+64 27 212 5505

From 1987–1991 Stephen Dods was a Canterbury rugby representative. He relocated to Ireland in 1992, playing for Leinster, coaching professionally and working as Director of Sport for the Royal College of Surgeons.

Stephen returned to Christchurch in 2000, and established a high performance sports consultancy. From 2001-2014 Stephen was the Director of Christchurch Boys’ High School Rugby/Cricket, Creating a culture that produced a large number of Black Caps and All Blacks during his tenure.

He coached the Teikyo Daigaku (university) team in Tokyo, taking them to number one in Japan, as well as the Canon Eagles, a Japanese Top League team. He joined College as Assistant to the Director of Sport and Master in Charge of rugby in 2015.

Stephen Dods