Sam Mofokeng
@shanduhands.bsky.social
World Rugby Level 3 coach working at the University of Cape Town, Western Province Schools and Bishops.
We may not win but we have to save our souls.
February 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We may not win but we have to save our souls.
Each practice, each exercise must improve the players ability to deal with the size, the endurance in quality, the work rate and the speed of the opposition individually and collectively.
January 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Each practice, each exercise must improve the players ability to deal with the size, the endurance in quality, the work rate and the speed of the opposition individually and collectively.
Make their attacks short, slow and Slide
January 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Make their attacks short, slow and Slide
Tuchel: as a coach, stretch yourself – Satisfy Your Curiosity.
January 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tuchel: as a coach, stretch yourself – Satisfy Your Curiosity.
On creativity: Automate the fundamentals, then layer in the secondary skills - these releases the mind to pay attention to observation and decision making.
January 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
On creativity: Automate the fundamentals, then layer in the secondary skills - these releases the mind to pay attention to observation and decision making.
I beseech you from the bowels of Christ. Please consider that you may be mistaken.
January 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I beseech you from the bowels of Christ. Please consider that you may be mistaken.
Even though our feet are hurting and we’re hungry, we ain’t going back.
January 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Even though our feet are hurting and we’re hungry, we ain’t going back.
The only team that deserves to win is the one that scores the most points not that the one that supposedly plays better.
December 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
The only team that deserves to win is the one that scores the most points not that the one that supposedly plays better.
No gain-line, no try.
December 16, 2024 at 4:12 AM
No gain-line, no try.
Thoughts I’m pondering: Am I tough enough? Ruthless enough? Good enough to eke every last drop of my players’ talent, the way the very best managers do?
December 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Thoughts I’m pondering: Am I tough enough? Ruthless enough? Good enough to eke every last drop of my players’ talent, the way the very best managers do?
On vision: The team transforms the players not the players transforming the team. - Pep Lijnders
December 12, 2024 at 8:03 PM
On vision: The team transforms the players not the players transforming the team. - Pep Lijnders
The only thing players need to know is of themselves. Therefore under pressure they need to be able to recognise themselves in their actions.
December 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
The only thing players need to know is of themselves. Therefore under pressure they need to be able to recognise themselves in their actions.
Even though our feet are hurting and we’re hungry, we ain’t going back.
December 11, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Even though our feet are hurting and we’re hungry, we ain’t going back.
On creativity: Automate the fundamentals, then layer in the secondary skills - these releases the mind to pay attention to observation and decision making.
December 11, 2024 at 4:38 AM
On creativity: Automate the fundamentals, then layer in the secondary skills - these releases the mind to pay attention to observation and decision making.
On both sides of the ball, Control then dominate the space in front of you. That’s it.
December 10, 2024 at 5:52 AM
On both sides of the ball, Control then dominate the space in front of you. That’s it.
I beseech you from the bowels of Christ. Please consider that you may be mistaken.
December 9, 2024 at 5:47 AM
I beseech you from the bowels of Christ. Please consider that you may be mistaken.
On the difficulty of our job: Being a coach is like flying a plane while trying to build it. - Brendan Rodgers
December 8, 2024 at 8:34 PM
On the difficulty of our job: Being a coach is like flying a plane while trying to build it. - Brendan Rodgers
On Methodology. You have to rehearse your practice delivery. Training sessions are so precious. They cannot be wasted on inaccurate coaching.
December 8, 2024 at 3:38 PM
On Methodology. You have to rehearse your practice delivery. Training sessions are so precious. They cannot be wasted on inaccurate coaching.
On style of play: We have to give our audience eyes. Eyes to see colour and flashing light.
December 7, 2024 at 5:27 PM
On style of play: We have to give our audience eyes. Eyes to see colour and flashing light.
On our mission: Our style of play has to communicate something. Whether the audience likes it or not, we have to grip them. Make them sit there, pay attention and forget the problems in their lives.
December 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM
On our mission: Our style of play has to communicate something. Whether the audience likes it or not, we have to grip them. Make them sit there, pay attention and forget the problems in their lives.
On tradition: Acknowledge those who dug the wells in the past for us to enjoy water today.
December 7, 2024 at 4:50 PM
On tradition: Acknowledge those who dug the wells in the past for us to enjoy water today.
On both sides of the ball, Control then dominate the space in front of you. That’s it.
December 7, 2024 at 4:48 PM
On both sides of the ball, Control then dominate the space in front of you. That’s it.
If anything just hit well.
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 AM
If anything just hit well.
It will happen because it was written. The results are for them. The work is for you.
November 29, 2024 at 8:07 PM
It will happen because it was written. The results are for them. The work is for you.
On process: Don’t rush your team. It will win when it’s ready, not because you’re desperate for it to do so. Some will be ready quicker than others.
November 29, 2024 at 8:45 AM
On process: Don’t rush your team. It will win when it’s ready, not because you’re desperate for it to do so. Some will be ready quicker than others.