Originally Posted by
barracuda
Wow interesting development. I think this year has shown how important the recruitment of talent is for the Sydney comp. Sides like North Shore are seeing the fruits of some years of developing their program plus a very strong emphasis on recruitment. Their club is now rich with talent. Other clubs have not done much in the recruiting space and it really shows as they are sliding down the competition. I think the competition for talent will hot up and more incentive programs will arise. We already see it in place, for example:
Sydney Uni; offers reduced entry requirements for uni degrees, hence they are stacked with local and interstate talent taking advantage of that program
North Shore: a well developed junior recruiting program, and strong links with the Swans Academy
In under 19s, South Coast Thunder have done a good job positioning their under 19s as a south coast rep side.
If I was recruiting for a coach for the Sydney comp, out of the various characteristics I would be looking for, the ability to recruit talent would be the highest followed by leadership and culture.
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