In this episode, Sean spoke to players and captains from the three Great Britain teams about the decision to cancel Worlds, and how they felt about both the event being off and the process that led to the decision. There was also some great discussion about potential positives to come from this enforced break, and some valuable advice and chat about the importance of staying positive, the necessity of self-governance and realising that we’re not all in this alone.
RUNDOWN
GB WOMEN: Captain Hannah Brew on the event being off (2:16)
Do you agree with the decision? (5:02)
How did you feel about the approach from the UKU? (6:47)
What comes next - have you started thinking about the domestic season, or any club plans? Includes some discussion about getting more involved with the community and trying to work with UKU to reach out. (9:17)
GB OPEN: Captain Josh Briggs on the event being off (13:17)
What was the team reaction? (14:25)
What were your thoughts on the decision-making process? (16:16)
What do you think could happen domestically in 2021? (18:24)
Are you thinking about Clapham already? (21:11)
Josh talks about the importance of staying positive and focusing on what you can as a team leader (23:01)
GB MIXED: ShowGame editor and GB mixed player Josh Coxon-Kelly and team manager and player Lucy Barnes on the event being off (26:12)
What was the difference between this feeling and the feeling about the postponement? (30:09)
What about the rest of the team? (31:49)
How frequently were you talking as a team? (33:33)
How did you feel about the process by which we arrived at the cancellation, would you have liked more of a top-down decision to be made? (36:07)
The importance of self-governance and keeping that in the sport (43:42)
What do you think we might see in 2021? (48:54)
Lucy talks about shared feelings of isolation, and Josh talks about the importance of taking a step back from the sport so you can come back with a renewed love and appreciation for it (53:30)
