Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:35 pmYou'd message someone you've never met, has no connection to the club whatsoever, randomly in an attempt to recruit them?The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Adelaide Lutheran exploiting some curious recruitment techniques, messaging a bunch of MPFC players out of the blue on Facebook.
What's so curious about that?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:44 pmmorell wrote:You'd message someone you've never met, has no connection to the club whatsoever, randomly in an attempt to recruit them?The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Adelaide Lutheran exploiting some curious recruitment techniques, messaging a bunch of MPFC players out of the blue on Facebook.
What's so curious about that?
What's the likely success rate of that? Just makes you silly IMO.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:44 pmmorell wrote:You'd message someone you've never met, has no connection to the club whatsoever, randomly in an attempt to recruit them?The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Adelaide Lutheran exploiting some curious recruitment techniques, messaging a bunch of MPFC players out of the blue on Facebook.
What's so curious about that?
What's the likely success rate of that? Just makes you silly IMO.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:15 pmSuch is modern amateur footy, I suppose.The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:You'd message someone you've never met, has no connection to the club whatsoever, randomly in an attempt to recruit them?The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Adelaide Lutheran exploiting some curious recruitment techniques, messaging a bunch of MPFC players out of the blue on Facebook.
What's so curious about that?
What's the likely success rate of that? Just makes you silly IMO.
Absolutely I would and I have - better than sitting on my hands waiting for players to come flocking to my club off their own back. Granted I generally have a connection with most people I contact, but if I come across players that I believe would be a valuable asset, i'll have no hesitation making contact with them.
Success rate? Slightly better than waiting for my own phone to ring from interested players.
Makes me silly? Meh, water off a ducks back, if i snag a couple of quality players out of it it's a win, if not, no harm done.. worst case it's a nice little ego stroke for the player getting contacted unknowingly, and the connection is made - wont be such a shock the following year..
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:31 pmmorell wrote:Such is modern amateur footy, I suppose.
Just another reason why I'm nearly done with it.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:41 pmPosted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:53 pmeric wrote:Talk to ten, sign one.. winning..
You do the maths
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:05 pmExecutive Member wrote:Arch44 wrote:The Bedge wrote:Executive Member wrote:wont be Steeley, he is more than happy doing the B Grade, well that's what I heard up here on the news in Rockhampton
Get your people to call my people and book an appointment.. make me an offer I cant refuse.
Reckon I said to you last year at some stage you will be the next Lodge coach
got it confirmed that you got the gig, $400 a game is all it will cost you
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:25 pmThe Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Such is modern amateur footy, I suppose.
Just another reason why I'm nearly done with it.
Well what are Mitchell Parks methods to recruit/retain? Do you rely solely on mates bringing mates or juniors coming through? What do you think coaches do when they come onboard?
The days are gone where people in the clubs catchment area exclusively play for that club, or generations of families stay at the same club.
Maybe your views and methodology are outdated and part of the reason MPFC is currently sitting in D7 with 8 blokes on the track each night.
Out of curiosity, what are your views on say representative sides? What about cricket or the likes if you're assembling a squad, particularly under age side (eg U21), plenty of guys you may not know, but if you're a coach it's your job to make a connection and try to find the best players you can - do you think it's silly in that instance as well?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:53 pmWe're not talking about retaining existing players. We're talking about looking someone up on social media and messaging them out of the blue when they have absolutely no connection to that club.The Bedge wrote:morell wrote:Such is modern amateur footy, I suppose.
Just another reason why I'm nearly done with it.
Well what are Mitchell Parks methods to recruit/retain?
Well contrary to popular thought I am not Mitchell Park and Mitchell Park isn't me, but yeah, I am old school, I like the connection to community, family and legacy that those methods bring.The Bedge wrote:Do you rely solely on mates bringing mates or juniors coming through?
Exactly that, and I don't like it /PaulineThe Bedge wrote:What do you think coaches do when they come onboard?
You're probably right. That makes me very sad.The Bedge wrote:The days are gone where people in the clubs catchment area exclusively play for that club, or generations of families stay at the same club.
As opposed to your views and methodology seeing Ingle Farm reach the pinnacle of football at the bottom of D5?The Bedge wrote:Maybe your views and methodology are outdated and part of the reason MPFC is currently sitting in D7 with 8 blokes on the track each night.
Completely different scenarios you galahThe Bedge wrote:Out of curiosity, what are your views on say representative sides? What about cricket or the likes if you're assembling a squad, particularly under age side (eg U21), plenty of guys you may not know, but if you're a coach it's your job to make a connection and try to find the best players you can - do you think it's silly in that instance as well?
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:06 ammorell wrote:Exactly that, and I don't like it /Pauline
I would go as far as saying - any coach that moves clubs or resigns is restricted from clearing any players from their previous employer to their new club for 3 years.:
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:15 amPosted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:19 amjo172 wrote:For what it's worth philosophically scattergun recruiting/churn doesn't have good results of late.
Count the number of ROCS/PAOC blokes from the last two D1 Premiership sides who both went to those Colleges and had played there for a number of years. Similarly Goodwood the year before that.
Churning is a way to keep your head above water, doesn't allow you to develop.
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:28 amThe Bedge wrote:eric wrote:Talk to ten, sign one.. winning..
You do the maths
Sounds like a regularly Saturday night for me as a young buck hitting the clubs
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:42 amThe Bedge wrote:jo172 wrote:For what it's worth philosophically scattergun recruiting/churn doesn't have good results of late.
Count the number of ROCS/PAOC blokes from the last two D1 Premiership sides who both went to those Colleges and had played there for a number of years. Similarly Goodwood the year before that.
Churning is a way to keep your head above water, doesn't allow you to develop.
Yes, agreed - but in the instances of say Mitchell Park, Adel Lutheran, Houghton, Ingle Farm who don’t have strong or consistent juniors/feeder programs it becomes more of a necessity until they can be established.
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:44 ammorell wrote:Well contrary to popular thought I am not Mitchell Park and Mitchell Park isn't me, but yeah, I am old school, I like the connection to community, family and legacy that those methods bring.The Bedge wrote:Do you rely solely on mates bringing mates or juniors coming through?
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:01 amLightning McQueen wrote:morell wrote:Well contrary to popular thought I am not Mitchell Park and Mitchell Park isn't me, but yeah, I am old school, I like the connection to community, family and legacy that those methods bring.The Bedge wrote:Do you rely solely on mates bringing mates or juniors coming through?
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:02 amBombers4EVA wrote:Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha I remember those.
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:06 amThe Bedge wrote:Bombers4EVA wrote:Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha I remember those.
This bloke.. missed the joke.. again!
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:08 amBombers4EVA wrote:The Bedge wrote:Bombers4EVA wrote:Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha I remember those.
This bloke.. missed the joke.. again!
Dude seriously you obviously can't see that all my posts on here are basically either sarcasm or just joining the group and dribbling crap. I understood the joke.
