Iafeta
Referee
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Ladies and Gents - in the past 5-10 years, has there been a more potent winger come through the Warriors than Manu Vatuvei? He's a powerhouse.
However, something seriously needs to be done with his handling. Particularly on the ground.
I don't know what it is, either poor technique or no confidence, but he's heart attack material at the moment. Conversely, I watched Paddy Ah Van pick up low skimmers one hand like he was shelling peas. No problems.
So the question I put to you is this - in my opinion for Manu Vatuvei to achieve his full potential he needs to improve his handling on the deck, with that in mind, how do you go about it?
I don't know if a week or so in the off season with a bloke like Bryan Young catching cricket balls in the slips practice method wouldn't be too bad a thing. From what I see of Manu, he seems to fall into the classic lift the head too soon technique which plagues many junior sportsmen. From my recollections, Youngy was a real pro at doing the complete opposite. He'd watch it so closely into his hands, and then it'd be elementary that he'd pocket it. Literally at times in his customary celebration. Could a technique like this from another sport, and a non related one at that, cricket, be effective in fine tuning Manu's handling errors?
However, something seriously needs to be done with his handling. Particularly on the ground.
I don't know what it is, either poor technique or no confidence, but he's heart attack material at the moment. Conversely, I watched Paddy Ah Van pick up low skimmers one hand like he was shelling peas. No problems.
So the question I put to you is this - in my opinion for Manu Vatuvei to achieve his full potential he needs to improve his handling on the deck, with that in mind, how do you go about it?
I don't know if a week or so in the off season with a bloke like Bryan Young catching cricket balls in the slips practice method wouldn't be too bad a thing. From what I see of Manu, he seems to fall into the classic lift the head too soon technique which plagues many junior sportsmen. From my recollections, Youngy was a real pro at doing the complete opposite. He'd watch it so closely into his hands, and then it'd be elementary that he'd pocket it. Literally at times in his customary celebration. Could a technique like this from another sport, and a non related one at that, cricket, be effective in fine tuning Manu's handling errors?
