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‘Talking Tactically’ with Lachlan Tighe..... (a new weekly edition, commenced 12/9/2001, of thoughts, observations and commentaries on developments for bowls coaching and competition) |
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‘...gifted, self assured, human: a great team’ |
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(edition 29, 27/11/2002, of thoughts & observations on lawn bowls) Selections are occurring all over the place in sport, lawn bowls being no different. The Sports Commission recently distributed a ‘guidelines on selection’ book in part co written by lawyers with an emphasis on justice and fair play For all the jargon and literary value coming from that legal / bureaucratic sector, the words in the heading above struck me the most as these were the words I borrowed from an article on Waugh’s cricket team. Lawn bowls selectors, club through to national, should read what the greatest contemporary bowler said about Waugh’s team contrasted to the (English) opposition. ‘....there’s not much difference in raw talent, but the Australian team was a great one for its attributes of intensity, discipline, desire, passion and (finally) camaraderie as crucial distinctions.’ The Australian bowlers, the state bowlers, our group or zone bowlers, down to the club bowlers should heed what was said, and, so too should selectors at all those levels of play. Oh, incidentally, that great contemporary bowler....a cricketer who bowls spin (not lawn bowls) named Warne. Too big a name to ignore. regards. Lachlan Tighe
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| Previous coaching columns by Lachlan Tighe (in case you missed the last column or would like to peruse the previous years). |
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