GAUTENG. – Naas Botha, Springbok-legende met die goue skopskoen wat skrik vir geen span nie, is as die rugbydirekteur van Hoërskool Eldoraigne in Centurion aangestel.
Die skool het sy aanstelling met ‘n sosialemediaplasing bevestig en gesê die aanstelling is met onmiddellike effek (gister) van krag.
Eldo’s is opgewonde en glo Naas se kennis en ervaring van meer as 40 jaar se rugby gaan hul spanne van nuwe geleenthede voorsien.
“Ons sien met groot opgewondenheid uit na die verskil wat hy gaan maak by rugby en sport in die algemeen.”
Die skool brei in die plasing uit oor Botha se hoogtepunte op sy kerfstok deur die jare – 28 wedstryde as Springbokkaptein-losskakel en by die Blou Bulle 179 wedstryde waarvan sy span die Curriebeker met hom as spankaptein nege keer gewen het. Botha het ook altesaam 119 wedstryde vir die Italiaanse span Rivigo gespeel.
Botha was vier keer as SA Rugbyspeler van die jaar aangewys en het verskeie punterekords aangeteken.
“Naas se ander loopbaanhoogtepunte sluit in afrigter by Tukkies, spanbestuurder van 2002 se Junior Springbok Wêreldkampioene en hy was ook die hoof-afrigter van Indië se nasionale span. Naas is natuurlik ook ‘n bekende persoon op die televisie, waar hy al vir baie jare die rol vervul van ‘n rugby-analis en kommentator.”
Botha het te kenne gegee dat hy nie ‘n eenmanvertoning gaan wees nie en wil graag die afrigters en spelers bemagtig.
Lees die Blue Bulls Rugby Union se plasing oor die aanstelling en Botha se kommentaar hier onder:
HE WANTS TO EMPOWER COACHES, PLAYERS
Former Springbok and Northern Transvaal captain and flyhalf Naas Botha confirmed that he has been appointed as the Hoërskool Eldoraigne’s new Director of Rugby.
He started his new job on Tuesday with a strategic session with all the coaches at the school and was impressed by what he observed.”
“I told the guys that I do not plan to run a one-man show as that would be a futile exercise. What I want to do is for them to tap into my experience and expertise to become better coaches. Empowering them as such will be very rewarding. I will not be a ‘knows in all’ director and reach out to experts from outside the school environment if that will be for the betterment of rugby at Eldoraigne.”
As far as the players go, Botha tends to “create an environment in which each and everyone can feel safe and respected and one that will bring out their true potential. I can and will not promise either the coaches or the players that I am a wonder-worker. I will therefore not make any sweeping statements about how we are going to win every trophy at stake in 2024 to use just one example.”
Botha says from what he has learned the potential is there to make Eldoraigne a leading rugby school inside and outside the jurisdiction of the BBRU. Eldoraigne is surrounded by primary schools that are pacesetters in their leagues. The sad part however is that their best players do not all see Eldoraigne as the obvious first-choice rugby high school.
“The challenge will be to overcome this mind shift by what we as a team accomplish at Elodraigne. In this regard, every coach, player and, other role players will have to buy into the vision we have for Eldoraigne. It will take hard work, commitment, and passion to do everything better and smarter than in the past.”
Bron: Hoërskool Eldoraigne en Blue Bulls Rugby Union
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