A former Diamonds coach urges the Queensland Firebirds to seriously think about filling Bec Bulley's role for the 2025 season with a more-experienced name over another new-age coach.
The Queensland Firebirds have officially begun searching for their next head coach after Bec Bulley and her assistant Lauren Brown both left the club within the space of five days.
"I think it is a worry, they're being thrust into a demanding environment without having the grounding of leading a full program as a head coach at a reasonably high level. Netball Australia's high-performance accreditation course previously involved a trip to the AIS in Canberra for five days, where you were tested on your ability to perform under pressure.
It is up to the league to support them to complete that final stage of the six-tier coaching progression.But where that plan falls down, argues McIntosh, is when their assistant is also lacking experience — as some Super Netball assistants are still trying to obtain their elite accreditation.
"It's a tough gig to try and manage the egos and emotions … These players are up in the big time and so they all want to be on court and achieve, but the fact is they all can't be on court. Super Netball Reserves is a brand-new concept that has been trialled as a pilot program this year, offering more experience to the players in academies and on the fringe of senior teams.
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