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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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"WINNING WAYS" |
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Winning is all about WANTING to win. Being competitive is more than being emotional / being hot under the collar. Anyone can do that, no skill required ! It is also about management of your preparation that includes your time: time well spent - your training and management of attitude. Look and learn from the Australian cricket team. In an article titled ‘The ashes pitched battle highlights (The Melbourne Age August 29 2001 ) it read ‘.....Waugh scored 156 n.o. and gave a salute when he dragged himself to his feet after getting the ton; the Englishman G Thorpe missed the first 7 weeks with a mere strain confirming Australia’s dominance’ The bowls lesson to be learnt….champions forge further in their desire to excel; bowlers and bowls coaches could well decide whether they are in the Waugh school or the G Thorpe school and take the consequences. ‘...Waugh ‘s team remained hungry, proud and purposeful, England was overwhelmed.’ Waugh and (coach) Buchanan have produced a team in which brilliance works within a strong framework, and the side plays thoughtful and committed cricket. They appear harmonious, urging one another on, laughing a lot without being light hearted Like cricket we have players called bowlers, so we should learn from our like sounding colleagues from cricket…when any lawn bowler next goes off to train heed what you read here; when you go back to your club side, take the reins and lead in the manner seen from this cricket approach…and remember, they are the pre eminent team in aussie sport Or if you are not into cricket, look and learn from the Australian football league. In that article titled ‘who said that’ sporting life’ (The Melbourne Age August 6 2001 ) .…it’s what goes on between the ears, quoted coach Denis Pagan after his side was thrashed by Sydney. We in bowls do very little about working on mental and tactical skill development. Everyone practices some technical skill but we need to go further in skill development so as to be able to learn how to come back after a defeat to ensure we are tough in a competitive crisis having the strength to ‘get back on the bike after the fall’ because the loss, or form slump, will happen. "Good Bowling"
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| Previous coaching columns by Lachlan Tighe (in case you missed the last column). |
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