Your best coach and why.

Your best coach and why.

I've just been checking on a thread regarding Mick Waite and came across a post that had been removed. Obviously coaches are not the greatest for everyone. That has got me wondering - who was your best ever coach and why? As a coach myself I would be interested to see what other people thought makes a good coach. Dibs on the copyright of any template that comes out of this discussion. Really interested in your experience of coaches that have coached you personally rather than your view on coaches of other clubs, players etc.

 A bloke called Jim Batey at Raumati Hearts and later on George Dunning at Massey Uni (when we were a half decent team.) Jim was a pom full of optomisim and knowledge,while George was the same  plus a bloody good bloke to hit the piss with after... :) 

Pretty hard to comment in the Waikato, as they are all pretty much crap. Looking back over say a 10 year period,  Steve Williams seems to get the best out of what he has at his disposal at Melville, so I'd plug for him in this region. Wilkinson won the Chatham cup in '88 which was great but that's so long ago now and no coach has done anything in the Waikato since when it comes to winning competitions that matter...ie the national league (NZFC) or the Chatham Cup. All other comps are just recreational stuff as far as I'm concerned.

Kevin Thompson - Miramar Rangers Capital 1 coach.

Colin Tuaa- Manawatu Afc, old national league and NZFC. just look where he is now, good man, great coach.

Graeme Boomer ( When I was playing) . A good man manager and a good organiser . Not afraid to give players a kick up the backside  if it was warranted .

Matt Calcott from Wests. Really nice chappy who has done it all........

i do sense some p!ss taking at Mattys expense here. apart from having a fantastic first name hes actually developed into quite a decent coach. the advantage of having stu/ole at his disposal has put him in a good spot obviously but his determination and desire certainly helps. sure he rubs some people up the wrong way with that "Wests" swagger, but thats the nature of the beast when you're at that club (the swagger does wear off, now i just limp everywhere).

For me its Brendan McIntyre, sure hes got his detractors out there for being a bit "loopy" sometimes but he does manage to get the best out of players most of the time. People dont always agree with his style but you have to remember, he comes from a culture where football is IT! theres nothing more to life than that and thats something he tries to impart on his players. I played with Macca @ Wests in 2000, was coached by him at Wests in 2003 and at Lower Hutt this season and i have noticed a calmer approach towards coaching.

He plans meticulously. We get a breakdown of the opposition each week and we adjust our tactics to offset any strengths/expose any weaknesses they may have. In training he drives people and they tend to feed off his spirit and love for the game. Like any coach, he gets a bit fired up sometimes but when your putting in time and effort, then people dont do the job they are supposed to, its warranted.

Ok maybe a bit long winded but thats my take on it.

MC

For me personally it was Alan Vest. First met him when he came to NZ to coach New Brighton in the old National League. He was a talented player with great vision and went on to good things at Gisborne and then in Western Australia. Also admire Kevin Fallon for his work with youth players but his methods are probably a bit too old fashioned for the older players now. Also had an interesting few years playiung midfield in a 4 - 2 - 4 formation under a dutch coach joe Kemp. Fittest I've ever been! All these guys had strong personalities and good communication skills. They also commanded respect, likewise with guys like Doug Moore, Terry Conley etc.

I had the privilage or being in an U23 squad with Ricki Herbert. He was excellent. Great manner with the players, always had interesting training sessions and he really does love the game. His passion shows through everytime I meet him (though i dont think he remembers me anymore). Toffeeman2007-06-27 07:50:31

Auckland Jag2007-06-27 14:46:02

fred goodwin in the early 90s at hutt valley was a great coach, tough, knowledgeable but had plenty to offer! of late gordon brown and dave edmundson were good coaches who made trainings interesting and backed his players no matter what.

Just for the record....if Jim Batty heard you called him a POM - he'll probably kick you in the b0llocks..... try a bit further north of the boarder......Willy Wallace country!

 

i'd have to 2nd Lanky Kev Thompson.....the ability to balance a Hiennie on his head thru out a whole training session is incredible!

 

 

Must say he has been quality all year - surprised Man City did not come in for him....

Fred Goodwin was a very good coach. Once described to me as "somewhere between madness and genius". The Stop Out team that he coached in the mid-80s was amazing.

Maurice Tillotson is another coach I rate. I very much like the way he doesn't have a "one size fits all" approach to players.

When I played at Stop Out, this must be third-team and 1979 or 1980, I played under a coach named Tony Feinson. I guess he might have been too cerebral, catenaccio anyone, for some of the team but always entertaining. We once beat a team before we got on to the pitch. As we pulled up in the car he said that he thought the other team looked fragile. (Eh? Thought I. ) So he had us stay in the dressing room until just before kick off. Then he told us to leave our bags where they were, he'd look after that. and RUN out on to the pitch. Not walk or jog but RUN. We did. The other side, warming up, just stared at us. We won. Their coach said "my boys heads went down the moment you ran out like that".

David farrington with the way he does everything.On and off the field.

Mitch Cumstein - under 8 Rockets

Don Thompson,
English master,
Under 10-18,
Follows his players for years after.

any relation to the GREAT Kev Thompson?

the late jim henderson as a junior

Mick Waite... when I played for Vanuatu he nice man. We win 4-2.

Scott Senior at Lower Hutt is definitly the best man manager ive ever played under.Hes very good at accomadtaing for all kinds of personalties within a team and figures out how best to deal with any one person in a one on one situation. Hes always getting player input and using that as best he can and I would say thats why alot of players at the club dont mind playing for the second team every once an a while. With Besims Technical side of the game, they make a good pairing.

Easty17 isnt to bad a coach

gordon brown was a good coach he done some good work with us when I was at naenae college, infact most of the guys lower hutt sent us to help us out were good, stuart lochhead and matt bennett done good things with our team :)

if thats you scotty, its matt h btw haha
monkeyboy2007-06-29 17:27:12