How the Silver Ferns turned it around and what they can teach us.

Here was a team that had fallen apart at the Commonwealth Games less than a year ago, but were now being crowned as World Champions. What can they teach us:

Mostly it was about selecting the right people in all of the roles, players, managers, coaching team
It also required good planning that is systematic and deals with facts and good data. . . and is not complicated and is based on simplicity
Understand that there will be no execution of skills under pressure if the skill set is lacking
Understand that there will be no execution of skills under pressure if the fitness is lacking
Be willing to use the expertise and experience of others
Don’t be afraid to make your players hurt
Be open and transparent, genuine and authentic. No hiding or shutting down
Create an environment where people are not afraid to stumble, that there is no such thing as failure, only an opportunity to learn
Create belief as a team and as individuals – self-belief is the strongest marker of all when it comes to predicting success

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Mostly it was about selecting the right people in all of the roles, players, managers, coaching team

It also required good planning that is systematic and deals with facts and good data. . . and is not complicated and is based on simplicity

Understand that there will be no execution of skills under pressure if the skill set is lacking

Understand that there will be no execution of skills under pressure if the fitness is lacking

Be willing to use the expertise and experience of others

Don’t be afraid to make your players hurt

Be open and transparent, genuine and authentic. No hiding or shutting down

Create an environment where people are not afraid to stumble, that there is no such thing as failure, only an opportunity to learn

Create belief as a team and as individuals – self-belief is the strongest marker of all when it comes to predicting success