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Post by ronkaczar on Aug 17, 2006 8:59:08 GMT -6
Any suggestions appreciated I have been coaching for 7 years and this happens from time to time I have a kid that is only in football because of his parents he has very little effort no matter what I seem to do to motivate him and he is a detriment at a scrimmage yesterday his lack of blocking was getting my backs killed the other team knew where to attack as soon as they saw him in the formation. The parents are on me about getting him playing time.
Thanks coach, Kaze
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Post by goldenbear76 on Aug 17, 2006 9:28:52 GMT -6
We've had kids that seem like they don't really want to be there..but are there to please mom and dad. Some things we've done with kids like that.. put them at longsnapper spots. Put them on special teams (when you can anyway). Try to get them into the game. However if the kid just can't protect himself or his teammates then he shouldn't be out on the field until he can. He needs to prove himself and I would have a talk with him to make him understand this.
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Post by brophy on Aug 17, 2006 9:35:47 GMT -6
heres a question;
Does he think HE is as good as his parents say?
Does he show up to practice because the parents want him to, but he really isn't into it?
* Screw the parents. Play kids based on their abilities. Grade the players out and when he grades low tell them. When they debate it, have the parents show you (on film) what great plays he's actually making?
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Post by coachcalande on Aug 17, 2006 20:10:35 GMT -6
I went thru this once...I told the kid straight up, "im no baby sitter- decide now if you want to play otherwise take off your gear" the kid came to practice without gear. lol.
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Post by saintrad on Aug 17, 2006 21:47:30 GMT -6
i would suggest getting a third party, maybe an old coaching friend or the AD, to watch practice and grade the kid out. This takes any objectivity by you OR the parents out of the equation. Then after teh results have a heart to heart with the kid and talk to him and let him know that he has to make a hard choice, but you will back him with his parents regardless of his choice. This shows him that you care about him as a person first, player second...and it also shows your team the great lengths you go to take care of the individual people on your team. Builds trust and creates unity by showing you do what is best for the kid and not your own ego.
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Post by bulldog on Aug 18, 2006 0:57:54 GMT -6
Football and contact has a way of weeding out insincerity in a hurry. You'd hate to see an unmotivated kid get hurt when you could see it coming . . . maybe put him on the OL to speed up his decision.
And the parents have NOTHING to say about PT. I wouldn't even let them talk to me about it - it's part of our rules. You're the coach and you make the decisions. Tell the parents their job is to support their son and cheer him on when/if he plays. It's your job to make decisions that are in the best interest of the TEAM and to ignore the input of biased, vocal parents.
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Post by ronkaczar on Aug 20, 2006 10:58:48 GMT -6
Thanks for all the input, this is a great site, all the comments are appreciated.
Thx, Coach Kaze
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