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Clearly Richard Graham’s real coaching career will begin after rugby as a life coach.
These are the people who get hired to do the public speaking circuit and teach you the ins and outs of been successful.
If you look up a life coach online you will see this Henry David Thoreau quote and I think it sums up his credentials pretty well:
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
And I think that sums up Richard Graham’s rugby coaching career pretty well also. He may not be very good at coaching but he is sticking to his guns following his dream at been a full-time Super Rugby coach. Regardless of the results his teams get he is following his dream. Who cares about the players and the fans?
So what are Richard Graham’s credentials as a life coach?
Firstly, he is the master of the job interview. After leading the Western Force through two disastrous seasons he somehow had an interview with the Reds and got a job. He dumped the Force mid-season and left the team in chaos with the leadership group effectively having to coach itself.
Again, Richard has shown his job interviewing skills are to be reckoned with by landing himself another job at the same organisation. I am not privy to a Queensland Rugby Union annual performance review, nor the interview procedures their HR department has, but maybe someone forgot to wring his references or to check up on his past projects and performances.
Whatever can be said I believe Mr Graham could excel at been a life coach, teaching people to follow their dreams and land the job they have always wanted, and not worry about their how their actions will affect anybody else.
But for coaching rugby? If the sport is really about looking after your mates, respect, having a good time and winning games, then Richard has really missed the point of what coaching rugby is all about.
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