Anushka SDNew Trend Impacting Coaches – Healthy or Unhealthy?
April 4th 2008 04:07
The media have an opinion, the fans have an opinion, the players have an opinion and people who don’t even know what a try is have an opinion…on coaching.
Coaches are now behaving how one would refund an impulse buy at a Myer’s sale.
They either realise that the pants don’t fit, David Jones has a better style and design, have finally found the 20-year-old receipt and using it as an excuse for a change or were forced to return it because a unanimous vote concluded the purchase pathetic.
Think – Nathan Brown, Wayne Bennett, Graham Murray or even twice Dally M Coach of the Year, Craig Bellamy.
It’s only round four, so why have coaches already switched lanes, ran red lights or had their license suspended?
How does this impact the game, the players and the fans?
Last nights’ NRL Footy show discussed this very issue, concluding that, “coaching has become a business,” thus resulting in player unrest and "The Blame Game".
Players are now caught up in an environment of uncertainty. They are unaware of what their futures hold and are no longer playing well.
Think - North Queensland Cowboys for instance.
However, are coaches the one to blame when things are not running smoothly in a club? Apparently so.
Nathan Brown no longer has a job at the end of this season.
Why?
Because the Dragon’s hired him too young, the club didn’t have the right support system implemented to ensure his success as a young coach and more importantly, they are looking for someone to blame.
It will be interesting to see how the Dragons play now that they know that Bennett will be coaching them next season. Players now lose the excuse to play badly when their coach is on the outer.
A similar situation arose last year when the Rooster’s embarrassingly lost, 56-0. Five days later they secured the services of Brad Fittler and trashed the sharks.
“It’s a common trend in sport – there’s a change in coach and a change in attitude. Attitude wins a lot of games of football these days,” said Sharks skipper on the defeat.
So is it the attitude of the players to blame and not the coaches?
After all, you don’t see any of the Storm players blame Craig Bellamy for their recent back to back defeats.
It’s all about the attitude, it always is.
Coaches are now behaving how one would refund an impulse buy at a Myer’s sale.
They either realise that the pants don’t fit, David Jones has a better style and design, have finally found the 20-year-old receipt and using it as an excuse for a change or were forced to return it because a unanimous vote concluded the purchase pathetic.
It’s only round four, so why have coaches already switched lanes, ran red lights or had their license suspended?
How does this impact the game, the players and the fans?
Last nights’ NRL Footy show discussed this very issue, concluding that, “coaching has become a business,” thus resulting in player unrest and "The Blame Game".
Players are now caught up in an environment of uncertainty. They are unaware of what their futures hold and are no longer playing well.
Think - North Queensland Cowboys for instance.
However, are coaches the one to blame when things are not running smoothly in a club? Apparently so.
Nathan Brown no longer has a job at the end of this season.
Why?
Because the Dragon’s hired him too young, the club didn’t have the right support system implemented to ensure his success as a young coach and more importantly, they are looking for someone to blame.
A similar situation arose last year when the Rooster’s embarrassingly lost, 56-0. Five days later they secured the services of Brad Fittler and trashed the sharks.
“It’s a common trend in sport – there’s a change in coach and a change in attitude. Attitude wins a lot of games of football these days,” said Sharks skipper on the defeat.
So is it the attitude of the players to blame and not the coaches?
After all, you don’t see any of the Storm players blame Craig Bellamy for their recent back to back defeats.
It’s all about the attitude, it always is.
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