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LUCK OF THE DREWBy Paul SemertzidisThere is more to coaching than meets theeye. At any one time, any coach of anyside can be playing the role of a father, acounselor, a mate and even a boss.Taking on such a role is not for thefainthearted.A coach’s box on a Saturday afternooncan often be one of the loneliest placesin the world.But nobody told Boronia’s Drew O’Hare that.In the final third of 2012, when the Boronia Hawksdecided it was time for Peter Bennett to step awayfrom the top job, many EFL pundits were skeptical aviable replacement would be found.Even more thought the inhabitants of Tormore Reservewould fall away and struggle to play any part comeSeptember.The Hawks made a landmark decision when theyappointed O’Hare, the club’s reserves coach of thepast eight seasons, to take over the top job.Coaching one side is no doubt hard enough, but O’Harethrived in his position of both senior and reserves coachover the final two months of the season.With his senior side playing in a preliminary final thisweekend and his reserves headed for the big dance ina fortnight’s time, nobody is under any illusions as towhether the right decision was made.But there are a number of EFL people scratching theirheads as to how he found the correct balance betweenthe two sides.O’Hare himself plays down his own role and wasadamant the club and his support staff have goneabove and beyond the call of duty to make thissomewhat strange situation as easy as possible.‘It’s been an interesting and tough six weeks, but theboys have been fantastic,’ he said.‘Everyone’s been very supportive of what we’re tryingto do.O’Hare believes most down at the Hawks nowunderstand the direction the club decided to go downseven weeks ago.‘As it is now, we’ve got two sides in the finals andwe’re still going strong,’ he said.‘Hopefully the fact that I’m doing both is not takingaway anything from one or the other team.‘Now that both teams are through to the next stage,hopefully the proof at the end of the day is in theresults we’ve achieved.’The Hawks coach credits his playing group and hisassistant coaches for being able to adapt to a uniquesituation so quickly.‘I’m sure it’s hard for the players not to have the directsupport of a one’s coach and a two’s coach,’ he said.‘But I have got fantastic assistant coaches in bothgrades, who have taken on an awful lot as well.’Believe it or not, O’Hare isn’t the first coach to‘double up’ at EFL level.During the early 2000’s, former Templestowe andChirnside Park front man Brett Davidson coachedboth the reserves and senior sides at Norwood.‘It is important that you think purely as a seniorcoach,’ Davidson said.‘The toughest period is late in a reserves game whenyour mindset can’t help but switch.‘I suppose I was lucky in 2003 with the fantasticbunch of senior reserves players I had to sort of pickup my slack.’The amount of pressure placed on any coach is enormous.Therefore, Davidson is emphatic that coaching twosides at the same time bears far too much weight onjust one man.If Boronia’s seniors were to join the reserves inplaying off in a Grand Final, Davidson says O’Hare‘must reduce his match day role’ for the reserves.Davidson believes that Boronia can definitely win thesenior premiership, but it will not be easy.‘They have to have everything go their way,’ he said.This season hasn’t been as smooth as what Boroniahas been used to in Division 3 over recent years.While the Hawks’ long jeopardy in finals footy hascontinued thanks to another top three-finish, theycertainly got there the long way around.The club lost six games during the Home and Awayseason for the first time in a long time.Thanks to the tightness surrounding the Division3 senior ladder though, they were able to securethemselves the ever important double-chance.While the Hawks’ efforts against the Glen WaverlyHawks in the ‘Choose Tap’ Qualifying Final turned out to37 THE EASTERN FOOTBALLER 2012
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