Totally agree with comments that is no way Mackinnon could compare ‘best practice in other sports’ to the All Whites.
The contact time the AWs coaching staff have with the players is so so limited in comparison. They should be heavily focused on actual coaching with the very limited time they have, rather than endless time catering to each individual player, their cultural background, do they need a rocket, a cuddle or whatever. Sure that staff is important to a degree, but more when you are going on regular lengthy tours like the ABs, Black Caps etc
Just let the new AWs coach actually coach, don’t weigh him down with stuff off the pitch. Hopefully NZF heavily listen to the thoughts of AWs players past & present when selecting a new AWs boss. They should have the biggest input, not some team culture consultant
And are there any ex AWs coaches on the selection panel? Should be. Panel seemed a bit light on people experienced in international football. Pragnell maybe a competent CEO, but really he would know fudge all about international football and a top coach from a flake
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/130177437/disgraceful-making-danny-hay-reapply-for-all-whites-job-says-excoachWhile no-one doubts the credibility of the NZF’s independent reviewer, respected sports governance operative Don Mckinnon, there is some alarm that the All Whites are being judged against best practice in other sports when there is no comparable New Zealand equivalent to football.
Ryan Nelsen, who captained the All Whites at the 2010 World Cup finals, did not want to comment on the tos and fros of the decision to invite Hay to reapply, but he did wonder whether the review was comparing apples with apples.
“I know Don Mackinnon and I respect him, but the one thing I would say is you can’t use the All Blacks or any other sporting code in New Zealand as a comparison with the All Whites.
“The All Blacks, the Black Caps, the Kiwis, you name it aren't playing offshore in different cultures in different countries and in different tactical environments.
“They don’t come back and meet every two years for two weeks.’’