Mitchell is a disciplinarian and these Bulle will be worked very hard. We can anticipate the bulle being a much better side under Mitchell. This will be good for SA rugby as other franchises will follow suit one hopes.
The bulle also should be a smarter team, playing a more balanced game and shunning their very limited approach they adopt so much of the time. What would be pleasing is a few wins when playing in NZ and OZ! You cant leave it all to the Mighty Stormers each year
Poor Windpomp will be bemoaning the new ways but should come on board eventually as the Bulle start to win again!! Owen meany will again be going on about the Bulle mashien or whatever this one eyed monster calls them!
Cape Town - John Mitchell is confident that the new philosophy he's instilled at the Bulls will reap rewards.
Mitchell was earlier this year appointed as the Bulls’ executive of rugby, but he will also fulfil the coaching duties of the Super Rugby team.
After a torrid start to the Blue Bulls’ Currie Cup campaign, Mitchell took over as Currie Cup coach from Nollis Marais, before leading them to the semi-finals where they lost to the Sharks in Durban.
The New Zealander is hard at work for next year’s Super Rugby competition and calls his methodology WTP (Weekly Tactical Periodisation).
The aim of this philosophy is to produce strong and fit players who can play at a high tempo for long periods.
“The onus and responsibility rests on the players. They have a choice between SOAR (Standards Ownership Accountability Responsibility) or BED (Blame Excuses Denial). The choice is the players’. The system is based on facts and we use GPS information to give objective feedback to the players,” Mitchell said in an interview with Netwerk24.
Mitchell said it's important for his players to be happy - on and off the field.
The aim is to play “attractive and winning rugby” and hopefully lure fans back to Loftus Versfeld.
Mitchell has a tough task at hand as the Bulls won only four of 15 games in this year’s Super Rugby competition.
It saw them finish second from bottom in the South African Group, with only the Sunwolves below them.
The Bulls have a bye when Super Rugby starts on February 17 next year, with their first match scheduled against the Hurricanes in Pretoria the following weekend (February 24).
I only ask that the bulle don't get discouraged when they lose to the very Mighty Stormers!
