As the NRL season says goodbye to 9 of its 17 teams, the jury is out on the quality of coaching performance at clubs where players are now on holiday, rather than preparing for finals. Messrs Adam ...

Over the past two decades, the landscape of executive leadership has undergone a significant transformation. Gone are the days when seeking help from a coach was seen as a sign of failure or weakness.

In a world plagued by the curt answers and terse explanations of inhospitable coaches (see: Belichick, Bill), a coach willing to make time for the media is a rare commodity. To journalists, interviews ...