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Post by nltdiego on Jul 28, 2015 22:58:13 GMT -6
Anybody have this problem? am I as fault as a coach or this generation of kids? And what I mean is taking pride in the lithe things of football-accoutambility, passion, wanting to win, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by mariner42 on Jul 28, 2015 23:16:47 GMT -6
Anybody have this problem? am I as fault as a coach or this generation of kids? And what I mean is taking pride in the lithe things of football-accoutambility, passion, wanting to win, etc. Thanks in advance. Lotta kids don't know what that is or what it looks like. Our job is to try modeling what we want out of them or to tell them what we want and then refuse anything else. |
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Post by newt21 on Jul 29, 2015 6:02:08 GMT -6
Anybody have this problem? am I as fault as a coach or this generation of kids? And what I mean is taking pride in the lithe things of football-accoutambility, passion, wanting to win, etc. Thanks in advance. Everybody WANTS to win, but it's not as easy finding those who are WILLING to do what it takes to win. This is something I've spoken to many coaches about in the past (we just had our state clinic last week and it seemed to be a popular topic of discussion). One thing that I've noticed, is kids don't actually watch the game any more. Sure, they may play Madden, but that's not the same because pressing buttons is totally different than actually watching what a position is doing to be successful. I've changed my approach in a few regards this year due to this fact as well, assume they all know nothing (including how to work hard) and go from there. |
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Post by Wingtman on Jul 29, 2015 14:16:28 GMT -6
I think its a society problem in general, lack of pride in things, wanting things now. We are blessed with technology that our grandparents only saw in sci-fi movies, but with that comes instant gratification. Football (life) is a grind, and many, not just in our sport, but in the workplace, in their personal life, whatever, just want it now, and don't want to do what it takes to get there.
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Post by fantom on Jul 29, 2015 15:29:15 GMT -6
Lack of accountability, impatience, laziness? Didn't you guys take any Ed. Psych classes? Those are CHARACTERISTICS of adolescents. They didn't just start acting that way. They've always been that way and probably always will. It's just who they are at this stage in their development. It's our job to help them get through that and become adults and it isn't going to happen overnight or be a straight-line progression. Hell, if they all came in mature they wouldn't need us.
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Post by natenator on Jul 29, 2015 15:31:01 GMT -6
"Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents; chatter before company; gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates
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Post by coachd5085 on Jul 29, 2015 15:41:19 GMT -6
"Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents; chatter before company; gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates Beat me to it. I always go to that quote when our faculty complains about "kids today" Now-- nltdiego I don't think it is generational. What it might be is that you are in a pocket where kids and the community don't really care about football/athletics/excellence. |
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 31, 2015 9:46:47 GMT -6
"Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders, and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents; chatter before company; gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers." - Socrates HAHA great quote from "Grandpa" Socrates!! |
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 31, 2015 9:55:52 GMT -6
Anybody have this problem? am I as fault as a coach or this generation of kids? And what I mean is taking pride in the lithe things of football-accoutambility, passion, wanting to win, etc. Thanks in advance. I completely disagree with this statement! I remember an interview I had for a HC opening and one of the interviewers asked "How do you deal with this generation of kids who are lazier and less committed?" I'm glad I took 10 seconds before I answered, because my initial instinct caused me to visualize a few of the kids I had previously coached who fit this description. However, I quickly thought about other kids were we consistently in the weight room busting their butts, then going to work, then baseball practice while also attending FFA functions, volunteering in the community, and pulling 3.8+ GPA's during the school year. I told her I didn't like her question and proceeded to tell her how I thought this generation had kids who were more committed and dedicated than any kid I remember growing up with. Those are the easy ones to coach, it's my job to get everybody close to that level. Didn't exactly answer your question about "football pride" but I think it carries over. I think we are quick to see things from only our point of view and if we don't see EVERYBODY with the same passion, fire, and work ethic we do we think less of them. |
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