Highly developed vocal chords
You may prefer to shout during or between play - but shout you must. However, restrict the shouting to the big occasion for greater impact.
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Plus : | A raging coach always makes for great TV footage. | |
Downside: | Kids and wife will be singularly unimpressed with the newly acquired skill. |
An accomplished TV addict
The capacity to watch, hours on end, rival teams' matches and analyse their game plan, strengths and weaknesses.
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Plus : | You can while away endless hours in front of the idiot box and make it out to be work. | |
Downside: | Not so much fun if you have to analyse your team's last drubbing. |
A Hotel connoisseur
Soccer players are notorious for their finicky ways - which calls for superior skills in dignified fawning.
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Plus: | The hotel treats you like a king, especially when you book an entire floor or better still the hotel itself for the duration of the competition. | |
Downside: | The hotel treats you like dirt when you bring your own cook for the oh-so-delicate appetites of the players. |
Espionage skills
Reconnaissance trips to rival countries are part of the deal.
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Plus: | you get to use the private plane of the ruler/government and are treated like royalty by the diplomatic corps. | |
Downside: | you return feeling absolutely demoralised when you see how far ahead the rivals are in terms of preparation. Also remember, such visits are usually reciprocal. |
Statistician, counsellor, taskmaster
As a coach, you would need to have the skills of a master-tactician and sympathetic sounding board while occasionally wielding the whip.
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Plus : | All-rounded skills that will help you on the home front | |
Downside: | Risk of developing schizophrenia |
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