What makes a good head coach?
As Leeds Rhinos continue their search for a new one, there are three key areas to look at. And I always feel coaches have to be good in all of them. One is having a good technical knowledge of the game and understanding and ability to communicate that to players. To come up with a technical plan that players understand and also, within that, the ability to upskill players: create drills at training that allow them to develop that.
Secondly, a coach must be honest and have some discipline about themselves. They have to be able to have honest conversations with people; you see far too many coaches fail because they are unable to do that about form and selection etc. That’s a paramount skill as a player as well.
