‘Angeball’ lessons for Accies Women’s boss on Celtic visit
They might be operating in different circumstances but Hamilton Women’s head coach Gary Doctor has been buoyed by a first-hand look at Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou’s methods.
The Parkhead club hosted their International Coaches Convention last week, with Accies’boss in attendance to hear from the Hoops manager and watch first-team training.
Postecoglou’s‘angeball’ has won plenty of plaudits this season for its high-tempo play that’s brought fierce attacking play to Scottish football, and Doctor was intrigued by what he saw.
Preparing his team for Saturday’s SWPL 1 Lanarkshire derby with Motherwell, the New Douglas Park gaffer found his similarities to Celtic’s practices encouraging.
He explained:“it was very interesting and we got good access to the Celtic first-team, and Ange gave a good question and answer session.
“It was really good. The most interesting thing is that you sometimes see a snapshot of training.
“Players are all different levels, so you can’t worry about that, but you hear coaches talking about how they do things.
“We’re not obviously at the same level, but the methodology and why they are doing things, you actually see that’s how we are sort of running things. It was quite reassuring.
“It gives you a little bit of confidence in your own coaching that these elite coaches are doing things in a certain way.
“There’s things to learn about, like how they use staff, logistical challenges.
“Everybody faces them day-to-day, and he said he didn’t want hear anybody moaning or whining. It’s just wasting energy.
“That was interesting, and you are always looking for your best practices.”