Powell gives Blitzboks homework following a disappointing weekend
Veteran Justin Geduld believes the exercise helped freshen up minds and make players take ownership of their mistakes in Hong Kong
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell is always looking for an edge and this week he decided to let the players coach aspects of play to keep them on their toes. Veteran Justin Geduld believes the exercise helped freshen up minds and make players take ownership of their mistakes after last week’s disappointing seventh-place finish in Hong Kong. With the eighth leg of the 2018-19 World Series in Singapore this weekend‚ the Blitzboks had a lighter week of on-field sessions‚ but Powell still kept the intensity by challenging players mentally. Geduld admitted that the exercise made the players realise they only have themselves to blame for an underwhelming performance in Hong Kong at the weekend‚ where they lost both their matches on knockout day on Sunday. “We had to own up‚” said Geduld. “We had many opportunities and we didn’t exploit all of them. We were out there on the field and were the ones who did not execute.” In Hong Kong‚ Wales‚ who ended in 15th place‚ managed to beat World Series l...
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