Courtesy of Jon Cook
SA Hockey Association (Saha) general manager Paul Richards sent out a statement Friday that the successful applicant is required to “take our men to the World Cup in 2010″.
Saha president Dave Carr told Weekend Witness Friday that this new development doesn’t mean the national hockey body is firing the current coach, Gregg Clark, who took SA captain Bruce Jacobs’ side to the Beijing Olympics last month, where they finished 12th and last.
“Gregg has a one-year contract that expires at the end of this month and in terms of legalities and a professional approach there is a requirement to advertise the post once again,” said Carr.
“Clarkie has indicated to Saha that he is considering applying for the job again, while it is also in SA hockey’s interest that we take this opportunity to cast the net in order to look at the quality of candidate that would be interested.”
In answer to a question as to the future of SA women’s head coach Jenny King, who took captain Marsha Marescia’s team to the Olympic Games in China, where they finished 11th out of the 12 countries who qualified for hockey’s quadrennial showpiece event, Carr said the situation was different. “Jenny has a four-year contract that expires after Hockey World Cup 2010,” the Saha president said.
One of the requirements of applicants is to explain what they, as SA men’s head coach, can bring to the role and how they would set out about achieving this.
There could well be a number of leading coaches in KZN who would be interested in the full-time position, which has a negotiable remuneration package.
They are invited to apply to Saha coaching portfolio head Lennie Botha at lennie.botha@hp.com by October 14.
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