Working as a teacher, he took to coaching when he retired from playing, becoming coach of the
Toowoomba Clydesdales and also working for 10 years at the
Brisbane Broncos from 1995 in various coaching and development roles under
Wayne Bennett. After that he moved to
Wales and took on the coaching job at the Celtic Crusaders, who in 2008 won the opportunity to join the
Super League competition from 2009. Also in 2008, Dixon was selected as coach of the
Wales until succeeded by
Iestyn Harris in mid-2009. At the end of 2009's
Super League XIV Dixon, who had coached every game of the Celtic Crusaders' four-year history stood down. In 2010 he coached the
Redcliffe Dolphins of the
Queensland Cup. ==Sources==