World’s best coach, world’s best player At the conclusion of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Ric Charlesworth had coached the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, the Hockeyroos, for eight years and established himself as arguably Australia’s most successful ever sporting coach. Gold Medal victories in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000), along with an amazing 85% win/loss record in International competition put him in a real elite class.