Sunday, July 27, 2008

Coaching our players to 'bite the bullet'

The incident between Bishops and Paarl this weekend reminds coaches of the responsibility we have for ensuring that discipline and team ethics are carried into our games no matter what the opposition. The past week saw numerous incidents at school boy level of players taking their frustrations out on the opponent. The coach should always remind the team that without an opponent their is no game.

Parents form a greater part of the games discipline than they realise. Comments, shouts and words of anger from the touchline insight the players to carry the moments of frustration out into violence. Should our local derbies be carried out without crowds and old boys?

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