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.
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. “If you don’t execute and use your opportunities‚ you will be punished‚” said Geduld. “Maybe we were a bit impatient at times and tried to force the issue‚ instead of trusting the plan. We picked up that we tended to try and do things individually at times and did not trust the plan‚ which was fatal.
“That is where the analysis comes in handy. It jogs the mind on why we did things in a certain way‚ and if we made mistakes‚ a mental note follows. That is how one learns.”
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