WE WANT A FAIR GO FOR OUR AREA, MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE THAN 4 NRL GAMES AT CAMPBELLTOWN STADIUM
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| galahs | Apr 21 2008, 09:15 PM Post #1 |
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Handling Losing As A Rugby Coach With such a huge emphasis on winning at the elite level, what happens to the coaches that lose? Trying to balance ’striving for success’ against the ‘inevitability of losing’ is something that all coaches have to deal with and whatever level of rugby you coach, ‘how you handle losing’ say’s a great deal about your character. Chris Anderson, who is one of Australian Rugby League’s elite coaches said “You have to treat winning and losing in exactly the same way….. because for the average coach, you spend 40% of your time getting beat!” and I for one have to agree with him. He also said, “After a loss, the first place you have to look is yourself” Perhaps there was something you could have done better during the week or was there something in your game plan you would have changed? All these self assessment questions show the strength of character of the elite coaches. But these same questions are to be asked whatever level of rugby you coach. The point Chris was making for me, is that win or lose, as long as you look at the reasons for the loss objectively and try to improve week after week then you’re always going to be the best you can be. Now if that means you’re getting beat week after week but your players and yourself as a coach continue to improve then it’s only a matter of time before you ‘taste victory’. Personally I think it’s unfair when coaches are judged solely on winning and losing as there are a number of factors which should be taken into consideration. In fact if winning or losing a competition is the only way a coach is judged then there’s going to be a whole heap of coaches looking for employment at the end of the season! Therefore from a coaches point of view, as long as the players give 100% and the team is improving then I would say that’s a job well done. I think Jack Gibson the former Parramatta coach said it best when he said, “A coach should be judged on whether the individuals have improved and whether the team has improved” Losing Streak Even the elite coaches find themselves having a losing run but the difference is that these coaches stay 100% positive and this transfers to the players and the team. If you believe wholeheartedly that your systems are good and you have the right squad of players then the great coach will press on taking one game at a time and focusing totally on obtaining that win. To Summarize Handling Losing · Allow players to fail and make mistakes with a view to learning from them · Always be 100% positive · Be patient · Your focus should be the long term success and player development Harvey Howard Coaching & development Manager |
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