"Reliance on stats is all the rage in the amateur code, but Irish rugby coach shows there's still plenty of room for instinct in elite sport It was so straightforward and sensible I had to read it twice, just to make sure. In a sporting world where spoofery thrives, it was refreshing to come across something that didn't draw from dreary coaching manuals that treat stats, laptops and clipboards as the definitive backroom tools."
"In a sporting world where spoofery thrives, it was refreshing to come across something that didn't draw from dreary coaching manuals that treat stats, laptops and clipboards as the definitive backroom tools."
Reliance on statistics dominates the amateur code, yet an Irish rugby coach demonstrates substantial value in instinct at the elite level. The coach's approach is described as straightforward and sensible, prompting a second look to confirm its clarity. The method stands in contrast to widespread spoofery and the prevailing tendency to elevate stats, laptops, and clipboards as definitive backroom tools. The coach opts for practical judgment and simplicity rather than wholesale adoption of dreary coaching manuals. The example underscores that human insight and common-sense decisions still have an important role alongside analytics in top-level sport.
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