Foreign coaches should coach our domestic teams ?
by cajetan coelho on May 20, 2007 05:03 PM
Mr. Balwinder Singh Sandhu has made a thought provoking remark. When coaching a junior or a domestic team a foreign coach will certainly get an opportunity and time to grow with the juniors. It can be a learning period for the coach, players, management and others to grow as a family, understanding the nuances and details of cultures and preferences from both sides.
Any sensible coach taking an assignment overseas has to have tons and tons of humility and a mind to learn. Reckless behaviour and impatience can hurt the feelings and sentiments of people in the host country where he is only a guest and a sort of "unofficial goodwill ambassador" from his country.
India certainly has passionate former players who possess the necessary competence to coach Team India. They have played for our country at the highest levels and also won laurels.
