The concept of the drinking session can be beneficial to sporting teams. When I played amateur football the coaches and players used to drink and party together. I received some of the most honest and brutal feedback at the pub on my playing performance. Men will simply tell you the brutal truth after 5 beers and leave their inner HR director at home. I then improved my output after this feedback.
Maybe the Swans give their brutal feedback over a leading teams session. I still think it’s better to get one on one feedback and always better after a couple of beers.
How many cricketers relay stories of having a beer with a more experienced and esteemed cricketer and turning their cricket around?
I can’t say for certain how beneficial the Sorrento sessions were for the Melbourne team, however many Melbourne players had career best years and many turned their play around from the previous years. Could some honest conversations at the Hotel Sorrento have turned around the performance of some players? I can’t say for certain, however Big Max is happy to keep talking football with his boss over some beers.
Maybe the Swans could benefit from the odd session. Melbourne certainly won a flag with a pre season where coach and players enjoyed the odd drinking session much to Gill’s disgust.
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