Kutumela: It Will Kill The Competitiveness Of The League
By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Christina Kutumela, TUT Matsatsantsa coach and former captain, opens up to ShakingInk about her journey in football, from playing the game to leading from the dugout. The Thabazimbi-born mentor also shared her views on the newly two-stream format in the upcoming season. Read: I Want To Play WAFCON Though many believe that switching from playing to coaching is a smoother transition, Kutumela says that is not always the case. Former TUT Matsatsantsa skipper says she had to develop a new set of skills than those she possessed as a player. "The transition from being an athlete to coaching can never be an easy task to do; there's emotional shift changes of identity, like I had to separate myself from the role that used to define me for years. — Mental shift as well, where I had to let go of “I'm the best” to find fulfillment in athletes' development.I had to learn to manage high expectations, where I had to try not to expect the athlete...