For the love of the game By Josh Callinan NEW COACH: David Richards is taking the helm at the Maitland Mustangs. BASKETBALL David Richards has quite the basketball resume. Born and bred in the Hunter the 37-year-old has played locally, nationally and overseas during the past two decades, which included a stint with the now defunct Newcastle Falcons. But it was his attitude towards the game, and more specifically player development, which impressed and earned Richards the job as Maitland Mustangs coach for 2013. "I just love the game," he said. "I have played all over the world and it was my desire to stay involved in the game that led me to coaching, it was a natural progression really. "It is something I really want to do." The official announcement was made by the Mustangs on Thursday, with Richards taking over the reins from Luke Boyle, who has stepped down from the position to concentrate on playing after four years at the helm. Richards, who played college ball in the US from 1992-1998 and NBL with the Falcons in 1998-1999, has made sacrifices to pursue his career court side. In recent years the father-of-four has been running on a seasonal contract with a travel group in Newcastle to focus on his coaching ambitions. "I've made a few sacrifices to get into coaching," Richards said. "Personally I would love to go overseas and coach or get into the NBL [National Basketball League] one day. "I've always had the full support