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How do we produce better international quality players?

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Posted September 04, 2015 04:45 · last edited September 04, 2015 04:46

I'd say its because every country only has a very limited supply of top level sports people - and all of ours play other sports. People with the natural ability, reflexes, vision and freakish athleticism of say Carter, the Smiths, McCullum or Shaun Johnson could have been our international football stars. Instead they (and most other high-level NZ sports people) chose other sports. Mainly because all their top level sporting friends did the same, but it is also that they are better pathways to professionalism. 

You can coach the shark out of the next tier of sports people all you like, but they aren't ever going to be as good as the best of the best.

How do you change that?

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djtim3000 edited September 04, 2015 04:46

I'd say its because every country only has a very limited supply of top level sports people - and all of ours play other sports. People with the natural ability, reflexes, vision and freakish athleticism of say Carter, the Smiths, McCullum or Shaun Johnson could have been our international football stars. Instead they (and most other high-level NZ sports people) chose other sports. Mainly because all their top level sporting friends did the same, but it is that they are better pathways to professionalism. 

You can coach the shark out of the next tier of sports people all you like, but they aren't ever going to be as good as the best of the best.

How do you change that?

djtim3000 edited September 04, 2015 04:45

I'd say its because every country only has a very limited supply of top level sports people - and all of ours play other sports. People with the natural ability, reflexes, vision and freakish athleticism of say Carter, the Smiths, McCullum or Shaun Johnson could have been our international football stars. Instead they (and most other high-level NZ sports people) chose other sports. Mainly because all their top level sporting friends did the same, but it is that also a that they are better pathways to professionalism. 

You can coach the shark out of the next tier of sports people all you like, but they aren't ever going to be as good as the best of the best.

How do you change that?