After a very motivational speech by Prof. Tim Noakes, I spoke to a number of boys who really enjoyed the talk. But how many of them are really going to put what was said into practice? I have seen so many games at SACS where the boys are apprehensive during the 1st half and so will concede tries where they probably shouldn’t have done so.
At the half time talk you hear the boys saying together that “they aren’t that good” and then we go on to win the second half, but lose the game. We need that self belief at the start when the team runs onto the field. The boys have worked harder this year than I have seen in a long time, and I am talking about all the sides, so it would be good to see some focus on the mental aspect of the game – a winning attitude and also a strong defensive culture being born.
Defend that try line no matter what!
Rondebosch this weekend will always be a good contest – now it is up to the boys to put their last few months of hard work into the game and prove to themselves how well they have trained and to defend their line and use their talents to score some constructive tries and in the end to enjoy this wonderful game.
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