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Originally Posted by getbak
I don't put a lot of faith in a coach's success in international tournaments. They're so short and the players have such little pre-tournament time to practice together, that I don't believe a coach can really impact things as much as they can over a long season.
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I think coaching matters quite a bit in a short tournament, but I also think it's so different from league play that being good at one is only partially related to being good at the other. (Some of the skills are obviously the same.)