8 9 ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁G ly nis ▁N unn ' s ▁coach ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁he pt ath lon ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Dal y ▁established ▁the ▁Australian ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Co aches ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Dal y ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Co aching ▁Council . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁Techn ical ▁Committee ▁which ▁introduced ▁a ▁national ▁co aching ▁acc red itation ▁scheme ▁based ▁on ▁Canada ' s ▁model . ▁ ▁Administration ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁after ▁Australia ' s ▁poor ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Olympics , ▁Dal y ▁wrote ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁in ▁The ▁Australian ▁titled ▁Cou rage ous ▁Am ateurs ▁Must ▁Fail . ▁This ▁controvers ial ▁letter ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Australian ▁sports ▁system ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁date ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁athlet es ▁and ▁coach es ' ▁fault ▁for ▁poor ▁results ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Government ' s ▁Sport ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁an ▁inaug ural ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁( A IS ) ▁Board ▁and ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5