Hi All
Here are my humble opinions regarding SA's coaching problem:
Let the coach be a COACH ONLY.
Nick Mallet left behind at least two high quality players (Hennie Le Roux
& James Dalton), because of personal problems with them.
This should never happen, so....
Lets have a board of selectors again. The coach can be one of them, or be an
advisor, etc. but his primary job should be to coach the fif*** players
he is given. I hate the way our Springbok team always chops and changes
according to the latest coaches grand vision.
Along with this, I think the game plan has been taken too far in SA.
Currently we operate on the basis of
1. Choose the game plan
2. Choose the players that fit it.
How about:
1. Choose the 15 best players in the country.
2. Decide what sort of game plan they can best execute.
Of course game plans will always determine players chosen, but I think
our focus is currently wrong.
If course, this can be summarised as;
1. Don't let your coach be a god.
2. Play to your strengths.
:)
What does everyone think??
Cheers
Karl