From sweat lodges and energy analysis to fashion gurus and Harvard University, Trent Robinson and Anthony Seibold are two of the most creative coaching minds in the game.
‘Chase five rabbits, catch none’ is the Confucius proverb Anthony Seibold tweaks when the question turns to a coach’s game-day address., then Redfern to Red Hill, and now a sudden-death semi-final opposite Trent Robinson’s Roosters.
“We’re there in shorts, and you’re sitting on the grass. And I’ve done one of these sweat lodges before, looked down and there’s a huntsman sitting there next to me on the ground. I didn’t know if I was hallucinating or what, but no, a big old spider right there next to me. Like I said, different.”An NRL coach hunting for a psychological or physical edge hardly makes him Columbus.
Over the years he has swapped ideas with types from all walks of life - from AFL coaches Ken Hinkley and Luke Beveridge to advertising guru Todd Sampson, fashion show director Kannon Rajah and Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn. “We go after two or three things individually and/or collectively with the players. There is an old saying ‘chase five rabbits, get none’. We don’t overload the players with too much. We want our players to ‘think less and do more’ on the field.”
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