The rise and fall of Andy Flower by Dr Rudi Webster
Story Updated: Feb 5, 2014 at 2:35 PM ECT
When Andy Flower was appointed team director to the England cricket team, the team was in sorry state and was playing well below its potential. At that time, Flower was the right man for the job and his values, coaching philosophy and coaching strategies soon reversed the form of the team. He improved the players’ self-belief and self-confidence and transformed them into a highly motivated, disciplined and successful unit. During his five-year tenure the team won three Ashes series, two series against India, a World Twenty20 title and for brief periods was at the top of the rankings in the three formats of the game.
Late last year the team travelled to Australia with high expectations of winning another Ashes series but alas, the wheels fell off and the team lost badly in all three formats of the game. The philosophy and coaching strategies that had earlier propelled the team to stardom somehow lost their power and eventually impaired the performance of the captain and players.
Story Updated: Feb 5, 2014 at 2:35 PM ECT
When Andy Flower was appointed team director to the England cricket team, the team was in sorry state and was playing well below its potential. At that time, Flower was the right man for the job and his values, coaching philosophy and coaching strategies soon reversed the form of the team. He improved the players’ self-belief and self-confidence and transformed them into a highly motivated, disciplined and successful unit. During his five-year tenure the team won three Ashes series, two series against India, a World Twenty20 title and for brief periods was at the top of the rankings in the three formats of the game.
Late last year the team travelled to Australia with high expectations of winning another Ashes series but alas, the wheels fell off and the team lost badly in all three formats of the game. The philosophy and coaching strategies that had earlier propelled the team to stardom somehow lost their power and eventually impaired the performance of the captain and players.
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