Although the Boks are the best team in world rugby and are possibly the finest Bok team ever, the debate around Peter De Villiers as coach is as polarised as ever, with those who claim him to be the best Bok coach ever and those who hold the view that he has been fortunate to inherit the best Bok team ever.
This has become a difficult subject to get objectivity on as like many other areas of South African life, it has become political.
Furthermore one gets the impression that a lot of observers are avoiding this subject as whatever your view, you are likely to get attacked by those on the other side of the political spectrum. As a result a lot of the comment tends to scratch the surface without taking a deeper look at what the requirements of a modern day coach should be.
When last did you hear a statement from the manager of the Bok team?
Do we even know who the manager of the Bok team is?
The modern day coach is in effect a manager. He needs to assemble a team of specialists around him who effectively take care of most of the coaching from a practical day to day point of view. The coach is therefore the managing director of the company. In managing his team of specialists and players he needs to be the one who has excellent man management skills as well as possesing the vision and direction in order to keep the team moving forward into the future. So although he needs to emply specialists, such as a scrumming coach, he also needs to have a very good tactical and technical knowledge of the game. This is where team selection becomes one of his most important roles and an area where his ability is tested out in the open for all to see. Simply put, the team selection, tactics and adaption on the day fall upon his shoulders.
Peter De Villiers needs to be judged in the light of the above requirements of a modern day coach. There can be no doubt that his attitude today is very different from when he first took on the job of Bok coach. His failure with the press is well documented. His racial statements in defending himself did not help his cause. His romantic view about the number of black players that should be represented in the team and his stated views on playing a brand of total rugby have all been adjusted as he has no doubt come to understand the pressures of being the Bok coach and the absolute importance of winning as a Bok coach.
In short he appears to have learnt on the job, which in itself is something that all good managers are very capable of. It is true that he has had an exceptional group of players to work with and there can be no discounting his passion and commitment to the cause of Bok rugby. He will still be challenged in the months to come and once again, how he responds as a manager to those challenges will determine his continued success or failure.
The harsh reality is that you are only as good as your last game, whether you are a player or a coach. Here is hoping that the Boks go from strength to strength.
TIGHT HEAD
SL 72/1 after 11
@Supa Die Bloubul – Die blou bul het die jaar al n paar keer van die vloer af geeet.en ek sal nie kan nie dis veraad
@smallies72 –
Nee man, die Bulle het sjampanje uit die beker uit gedrink!
@smallies72 – staan terug vir die manne in wit al is jy n flank n vleul of n stut
@Supa Die Bloubul – Maar lanklaas uit die een wat saak maak die kerrie koppie
Haai hallo almal,
Wou julle al die vraag vra?
eben lingenfelder asked:
haai gerhard,
in my vriendekring word daar gereeld bespiegel oor wat jou vinnigste tyd oor die 100m was. kan jy my dalk sê wat dit was?
Gerhard answered:
Ek het `n 10.5 op Tukkies se baan in matriek gehardloop…
ek dink ek is nou bietjie vinniger
op skool was ek `n hekkies-atleet wat die SA rekord vir seuns o18 gebreek het. My tyd was 13.7 (ek dink dié rekord staan nog)
@Supa Die Bloubul – Gaan na Blou Bul site en lees die chat met Gerhard VD Heever
@smallies72 –
Nee my maat, s14 is groter. Bulle wen op sommer op die internasionale arena!
@superBul –
Maak so.
126@superBul –
10.5! Dis vrek vinnig!
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@Supa Die Bloubul – Dit mag internationaal wees ma het nie die tradiesie van die currie beker nie dit is vir my die ultimate
@Supa Die Bloubul – ja dis gaaf vinnig wat is die sa rekord nou of staan johan rossouw sin nog?
132@smallies72 –
Nee wat, nie meer nie. Die beste spelers is vir die grootste deel van die CC nie meer beskikbaar nie en maak dit afgewater. Jy kan dit sien aan die skare getalle ook. Mense verkies die sterkste spanne en die s14. Dit is baie moeiliker om die s14 te wen en die beste in die Suidelike Halfrond te wees as net in die land. As ek moet kies, wen ek BAIE eerder n s14 as n CC.
@Supa Die Bloubul – Ma dis verkeerd die cc moet bo op geplaas word.mense vergeet wat ons rugga al die jare gesond gehou het,toe ons nog muishond status gehad het
@smallies72 –
0/20 rekord:
10.32 Leigh Julies
Seniors – jys reg Johan Rossouw 10.06
@smallies72 –
Ja, hy moet, maar hy is nie meer nie. Die s14 is nou die groot een as al die spanne op hul sterkste is. Dis hoekom ek se as die s15 kom, moet hulle die CC geen an die span wat die SA conference wen. Dis ons top 5 span teen mekaar – weg en tuis.
@Supa Die Bloubul –
Ek weer verkies ‘n CC bo die S14. Ja, die S14 is teen die bestes van Ozzie en AllBlack en nee, ek vat nie weg van die Bulle se twee cups nie, maar die CC is net nader aan my hart.
johnny asked:Hey Gerhard!
Waar sal jul verkies om semi tespeel??in durban of die kaap??
Gerhard answered:Dis ‘n moeilike een – ons sal graag die WP in die Kaap wil stamp, maar dit sal ook lekker wees om die Sharks in Durban te klop
138@KingPaul –
Dis omdat jy nie weet hoe dit voel om n s14 te wen nie!
@Supa Die Bloubul – dit moet al naby aan 20 jaar wees
@Supa Die Bloubul – Dis nogal sinfol
As die CC al die Bokke bevat het van die begin af, sou ek dit verkies. Maar ek verkies om Schalk, MAtfield, Spies, Mossie, Brussouw, Habana ens te sien speel in die kompetisie. Die skares ook. Dis hoekom daar net die helfte van die mense is as die Sharks/Bulle mekaar speel in die CC as wanneer hulle in die s14 speel.
Moet se, WP ondersteun nogal goed sover in die CC.
141@smallies72 –
25 jaar!
Think when GS won the toss this morning should have batted first. Seems like Sri Lanka are running away with this. Spinners are keeping it a bit tight but Parnell has been very expensive.
People, we are nearing 30 000 comments… not too many to go… we will get there today!
@smallies72 – @Supa Die Bloubul –
Oops sorry. 21 jaar. 1988. Smallies, jou geheue is goed.
@grootblousmile –
I will get there today.
@Supa Die Bloubul – ek stem saam met kp daar is net soveel meer tradiesie en geskiedenis wat die s14 nooit sal he nie
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