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Post by 10dencyofdeception on Oct 12, 2015 14:31:10 GMT -6
Been awhile but I'm eager to poll this question here, as well as read a few brutality honest comments from folks willing to share.
How often have you been a part of a football program with a HC that blatantly calls out other coaches and/or players on a daily basis?
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 12, 2015 15:51:59 GMT -6
It's just the way our HC is. He's brutally honest to the team when one of the players isn't holding up his end of the bargain and brutally honest with the coaches in private when he thinks someone isn't up to snuff. Teams either respond to it well if they listen to what he's saying instead of how he's saying it or they clam up. I don't mind it at all. At least I always know where I stand with the guy. I've worked for guys who were all smiles and had knife in hand when you weren't there. Those situations are way worse.
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Post by calkayne on Oct 12, 2015 16:19:55 GMT -6
Calling a player out that you know will react positively is not negative. Calling a player out because I'm pi$$ed with them is negative. Its about reinforcing the behaviors we want to see, not representing behaviors we are trying to eliminate (egotism etc).
Similarly for a coach, however, the relationship is different. I have been personal friends with coaches and I know that I can be a smarta$$ with them. A coach that I don't know that well I would not put on the spot.
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Post by windigo on Oct 12, 2015 16:32:06 GMT -6
It all depends on the personality of the player. A few players respond well most however dont.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Oct 13, 2015 7:55:40 GMT -6
I can think of two players in my short career who benefit from being called out. One of them would get angry and then go out and run for 300 yards. The other would just go around and put other people out of the game.
It's not really that it had a positive impact on them, but they just got so mad and into a zone.
I don't like it, because it's not a good behavior for players to see. Regardless of who it is towards.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 14, 2015 9:41:58 GMT -6
Teams will be made or broken from it.
I am not a fan of sarcasm and do not tolerate it from our coaches. It's demeaning and ignorant. Tell the player exactly what you want or see without sarcasm..."Hey Mike, you are not playing well right now- looks like Robbie will be taking your spot if you can't fix it."
Effective communication never includes sarcasm or hidden meanings. They send mixed messages to the kid and in many cases puts them on the defensive...and they miss the point because they worry about defending themselves! IMO refrain from sarcasm...it does not help nor is necessary.
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Post by windigo on Oct 16, 2015 12:21:29 GMT -6
I disagree Sarcasm can be effective on an individual level. You just have to know the person. I had a kid that was a real dominate personality type but had a bad habit of not using his hands when he pass rushed. Couldn't get him to quit running into blockers with his shoulder and getting tied up.
Finally I put my hands behind my back and ran into a player jokingly saying 'I'm pass rushing coach'. He got pissed and given his personality decided the he was going to show me. End result first team a state defensive linemen with one hell of a forklift move.
That said sarcasm has to be used sparingly. It can lite a fire under someone who has a naturally dominate personality type but for other personality types it will not work.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 16, 2015 12:35:44 GMT -6
I try to avoid it with our younger or less talented guys because I don't want to put them on the defensive or make them feel bullied. But our better older guys who hear a lot of praise and have confidence in what they are doing? Yes I will be sarcastic to them or make fun of them in the appropriate setting. I also fully expect to hear it back from them if the situation presents itself, and they never let me down in that regard!
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Post by gibbs72 on Oct 25, 2015 21:04:29 GMT -6
It's just the way our HC is. He's brutally honest to the team when one of the players isn't holding up his end of the bargain and brutally honest with the coaches in private when he thinks someone isn't up to snuff. Teams either respond to it well if they listen to what he's saying instead of how he's saying it or they clam up. I don't mind it at all. At least I always know where I stand with the guy. I've worked for guys who were all smiles and had knife in hand when you weren't there. Those situations are way worse. My mentor to a T. And I respect him for it |
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