Sunday, November 2, 2008

A Forwards Coaches View (Beaufort v Markham 2008)

Phew!!! What can i say!!!

Yesterdays performance was one of the best games that I have been involved in since I've been at the club and that's 10 years now and also, hugely satisfying from a coaches perspective.

I have been asking the chaps for weeks now, to stand up and be counted, take the game by the scruff, hit the ground running. I'm running out of footballing analogies here, but i think you now what i mean!!

We certainly did that and we blew Markham away from the off. Certain players became men yesterday and was purring or was it panting with delight!!

From a forwards coach point of the view it was nearly faultless ( i said nearly!). The scrum was massively powerful from the off. We won all our line outs - not even the the top teams in world can boast that 1!!!! Its starting to sink in, the importance of quick ball at the contact area and the drills that we are doing in training are paying dividends. Buzz had his easiest day sat behind the 4wards yesterday. It gave him more time to get the Shirlee's moving behind.

We asked for maturity in the second half as we playing into a slight gale. For the most part that's exactly what we done, we moved the ball close quarters and that's where rocky, Gomez and Craig come into their own. Its so difficult to defend against and when we get behind teams we invariably score.

Anyway b4 i go, we will have a game on Friday. I don't know who as yet. Like i said b4 the Rhymney game, the friendlies we will be playing are as important as the league fixtures, it keeps the continuity going and after Saturdays game, i cant wait to play next!!!

CU 2mrw, ur's as ever Glyn Moon FC, not TM!!!!

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