Vanuatu's new Beach Volleyball coach says earning a place at the Rio Olympics is very much on the cards.
New Zealander Jason Lochhead, who replaces Lauren McLeod, spent close to a decade competing on the men's World Tour and coached the elite development US men's team last year.
He says the chance to help take Vanuatu to the next level was too good an opportunity to miss.
"I think I bring a bit of a different style. Obviously I'm a very short player so I had to play the game a lot different to most people and just the vision and tactical play of the defence, with a lot more movement, I think is going to help their game and step it up to the next level. Definitely a challenge but the girls are very strong and very committed and we've got two teams that I think can go very far so I'm hoping to help them get all the way to Rio and I think it's definitely possible."
Lochhead's first task is helping the Vanuatu boys team qualify for the Youth Olympic games this week in Thailand before the elite women's pairing of Henriette Iatika and Miller Pata compete on the Asian Tour.
