“We can’t keep over-coaching these lads; let them play, let them try things outside of the box. “The likes of Lee Briers, Sean Long and Paul Cooke were all coached by the players themselves – and they learned by making mistakes,” Pryce said. “There’s a formula in rugby league that seemingly works, and it’s about completion rates and always taking the safe options. “These days it’s much easierto pull apart the way young half-backs do things on video – it’s all very stop-start and if you make the smallest mistake it’s seen. I do genuinely worry that you’re coaching the genius and the ability out of these kids.”

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2018 11:15 UTC