Coaches Deal With More than the Match Itself

Frustration and disappointment are part of any sport.

They affect the coaches more. They come with hopes of making it to top. But things go beyond their control. They feel the pain and the slide is unbearable. Yet they carry on with great fortitude despite various criticisms.

Victory brings cheers and defeat brings jeers. It depends on how well the coaches take it. And a World Championship event is a big responsiblity. They have to share their pain with the media and say what went wrong and why the team slipped. It is a difficult job but they carry on.

Some of the coaches are amazing in handling the situation. They face defeats very boldly and they are forthright in comments. The media is quite happy when they get what they want.

There are situations on the court which the media fails to notice, but the coaches throw light on such situations in post-press briefing. And it makes a good reading for the fans.

Whether Poland wins or loses it does not matter one can see its Head coach Stanislaw Gosciniak at the press briefing. He is precise and explains with a gesture. He also stayed back when the Belarus coach could not express in English to the local media. He helped him by saying I can speak some Russian - I help you media people.

Canada's Head coach Chris Green is another one who is forthright and opens his heart to any situation. His comments are revelation and the media takes it with glee. When a coach expresses his views so well on the game it is a pleasure for the media.

Coaches at the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship at Pune, India, have been forthcoming despite their difficulties and have stated what exactly they wanted to say.

But they do convey as the Chinese coach does. Sometimes China's Head coach Li Huanning speaks better English than his own interpreter and the media laughs and takes these things in its stride.