The DVD is an insight to how far people will push themselves and it shows why others fail. The physical nature of the exercise is not the intriguing aspect that's about what fatigue does to the mind and how people respond. Some give up and say it's too hard; others fail because of personal limitations which prevent them reaching minimum SAS requirements.
The programme reveals the mental ability of some people and their unwillingness to push through the barrier that will always prevent them from 'making it'. It exposes the worth of those who are willing to try and that's all a coach is looking for in a player; someone who won't give up.
When a coach has players whom he trusts to keep working hard and not use the excuse of a bloody nose or broken fingernail to rest, he has something to work with.
He has no fear of that person throwing in the towel when it gets tough; it's all a leader wants in his team. So many times we saw the Warriors give up this season, which led stand-in coach Tony Iro to express his opinion of the soft underbelly.
He wasn't talking about the physical underbelly but their state of mind and how they capitulated under pressure on more than one occasion; we were all witness to what Tony alluded to. It's true that if we are physically incapable, it's impossible for the mind to function properly, but that's not a reason to not try.
Having the camp now, would give me the answer as to why the team failed this season. It separates those not willing to work hard, those who provide excuses for failing and those who blame something or someone else.
Now I know what I am dealing with and who I need to let go; now is the true beginning for "The Search for Warriors".
