Thoughts on this 'Responsibe Sports' email...

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My daughter actually asked if I could tell her coach to start telling her to get her head out of her a$$ and suc it up. Even at 11, she's was tired of being told "maybe next time". She doesn't want to be caterred to. She wants to be better than what she is putting out on the field. "Good try" doesn't cut it for her. As a coach, I always give it the good try approach and it if doesn't get the job done, I move on to step two. Know your players and you can get the most out of them.

 

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got this in email...

What do you think?

"Ask permission of a player before giving him or her criticism or correction. For example, "I noticed something that might help you strike the ball better. Would you like to know what it is?". Asking permission gives athletes control, making them more open to the correction. Respect an answer of "no". There will be opportunities to give this information when they are better able to hear it."

What, you have to be kidding me? Sounds like a suggestion that will not help your children with future encounters as students, players, and later as adults. I'm curious if this suggestion is coming from a coach or parent? IMO this is the type of cr@p that hurts kids and you might want to finish your basements if your pampering your kids this way, because your kids are going to be living with you way into their late 20's and beyond

 

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got this in email...

What do you think?

"Ask permission of a player before giving him or her criticism or correction. For example, "I noticed something that might help you strike the ball better. Would you like to know what it is?". Asking permission gives athletes control, making them more open to the correction. Respect an answer of "no". There will be opportunities to give this information when they are better able to hear it."

I read this as an outsider wanting to give unsolicited advice. If it's coming from the players coach, then the permission has already been granted and no need to ask. If this is a team parent or someone other then the players coach, sounds like a nice approach to get a kid interested in listening.

 

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We should stop keeping score too!

 

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We should stop keeping score too!

:lmao:HEHEHEHEHE

 

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My DD couldn't play for someone like that. She expects her coaches to be tough. If she makes a bad play she expects to be told about it. Guaranteed she won't make the same mistake again. She doesn't expect pats on the back, just to win games/tourneys. :yahoo:

 

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I agree to the approach, and that will work for some kids...but you always get the one who cannot take criticism, wants to do it thier way-even though you know what you are trying to show them will make them a better player. My DD sees this time and time again. She is very dedicated, listens to what her coach has to say and she always tells me-that is what the coach is there for, why don't these girls understand they are there to help you improve. So hats off to all you coaches out there...it's a tough job-and I sure am not going to do it..lol (I coached cheerleading and rec volleyball and that was enough..lol)

 

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Boys and girls learn differently and respond differently to various techniques of instruction. "Hit the $%#$ *&@# ball!!!!!" Seldom results in a hit ball. Most girls, as a team, will agree that the coach is an idiot while most boys will be glad it isn't him that is getting yelled at. Neither response will actually help the kid focus on hitting the ball or refine their technique, thus no learning will occur and the bad habits will continue until she takes up s-----r.