With a world championship title under her belt and a Commonwealth Games gold medal maybe successful Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken should be given the task of sorting out Auckland's motorways.
On her way home to Paeroa after a two-day conference Aitken is crawling along the Southern Motorway.
It's pouring with rain and after the 20-minute interview she still hasn't reached Mt Wellington.
Most people might be a little rattled by now. Not Aitken. She chats away happily and it's clear the New Zealand coach is excited about the challenge ahead.
So starting with the National Bank Cup - a two-month opportunity for players to impress selectors - Aitken says there have been some "fantastic" games but she wants to see more consistency.
"I think it is something you are always striving for ... that ability to start strongly and really sustain that good performance."
Now the competition has reached the halfway point Aitken is looking forward to the next stage.
"At the moment the selectors are very much at the gathering information stage ... We are looking forward to the next few games where the pressure will really be on some teams."
With the Silver Ferns team to play Australia being named on July 3, Aitken has another month to analyse.
But you'd be pretty safe pencilling in the names of the eight that beat Australia in the Games final -Irene van Dyk, Belinda Colling, Adine Wilson, Temepara George, Laura Langman, Anna Scarlett, Vilimaina Davu and Casey Williams.
Add in shooter Maria Tutaia and defender Leana de Bruin, who are likely to retain their spots, and two positions are up for grabs.
If Aitken stays with the ideal four shooters-four middies-four defenders mix, then the hunt is on for a shooter and midcourter.
But she says the even split is not as crucial now as it will be next year.
"Certainly having Jodi [Te Huna] hopefully coming back to push for selection later in the year or early next year does allow a little bit more flexibility. It is a two-test series and not a raft of games."
The New Zealand under-21 side will also be in Australia so if an injury does occur, they can pull in one of those players.
While they haven't decided on the split the truth is Aitken will be hard pressed to find a fourth shooter - with the exception of Tania Dalton.
Jessica Tuki was in line after replacing Te Huna at the Games but a lack of form will cost her the spot.
"The number of experienced shooters we have is not so great," Aitken says. "The development of young players like Jade Topia, who has come on in leaps and bounds, and Maria [Tutaia] who has gone from hardly any National Bank Cup experience to really being the rock in that team is exciting."
A problem Aitken faces is that Australians Megan Dehn and Natalie Avellino occupy shooting positions in two of the franchise teams. Australian born Tanya Lund also plays at goal attack for the Magic but it is understood she could play for New Zealand because her parents were born here.
"It is probably a shame for the development of our new shooters that three of the imports are shooters. But the coaches have to do what they think is best - they are under a lot of stress too."
While it wouldn't hurt New Zealand's chances to go into the series with three shooters - Wilson and Joline Henry (if recalled) can always be used as backup - the concern is more long term.
No one knows how Te Huna is going to recover from her injury and how long Colling plans to stay in the game.
It could be a good opportunity to blood someone new.
"You just don't know what happens with people. In another six months things can be quite different.
"I feel for Jess [Tuki] at the moment, she has had a loss of confidence - a lot of players go through that at different times. I am sure she'll be back at some point but it is a big hill to climb."
A question mark also hangs over a possible return of Donna Loffhagen who missed out on a basketball scholarship in the United States. Loffhagen has said she doesn't think she'll go back to netball.
Shooting aside, Aitken is spoiled for choice. Making her selection more difficult is the strong performances of former Ferns Dalton, Victoria Edward, Jo Morrison, Julie Seymour and Lesley Rumball who are right in the frame with up-and-comers Debbie White, Liana Barrett-Chase, Wendy Telfer, Tanya Lund, Jamilah Gupwell and Topia.
"We also want to ensure that after the world champs there is not a huge fallout and the team does keep evolving. But that is not to say we wouldn't select a more experienced player if we needed that stability."
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