psully
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Post by psully on Aug 3, 2016 7:55:40 GMT -6
Our team had an excellent run at the end of the football season last year. This summer the coaches and I could tell the team is excited for this upcoming season. Unfortunately, most of the athletes this summer have returned to practice with a "too good" attitude which includes:
* too good to perform a technique a coach is emphasizing correctly
* too good to listen to a coach addressing their team, and rather giggle and talk with their peers
* too good to show respect by giving eye contact and responding with 'yes sir'
I'm afraid this team won't be humbled until they start the season losing games which was exactly how we started last season.
I would like to avoid a repeat of last season so I would appreciate any advice you have on how you develop your players to be humble and not have a "too good" mentality.
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Post by newt21 on Aug 3, 2016 8:14:07 GMT -6
One thing you can do is show them some film of those first few games where their focus wasn't there, their technique wasn't there, and their attitudes were poor. Then show them film where they fixed the issues and the better outcomes. Can't argue with the film.
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Post by natenator on Aug 3, 2016 9:33:08 GMT -6
Schedule a scrimmage against a tougher team than yours and let them get their assets handed to them
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Post by fantom on Aug 3, 2016 10:48:36 GMT -6
Our team had an excellent run at the end of the football season last year. This summer the coaches and I could tell the team is excited for this upcoming season. Unfortunately, most of the athletes this summer have returned to practice with a "too good" attitude which includes: * too good to perform a technique a coach is emphasizing correctly * too good to listen to a coach addressing their team, and rather giggle and talk with their peers * too good to show respect by giving eye contact and responding with 'yes sir' I'm afraid this team won't be humbled until they start the season losing games which was exactly how we started last season. I would like to avoid a repeat of last season so I would appreciate any advice you have on how you develop your players to be humble and not have a "too good" mentality. You have to take the team back from those guys: 1. If they don't play the correct technique you play somebody who does. With that said, recognize that there are a lot of different techniques and they all work. For example, DB's transitioning out of a back pedal can use either a T step or bicycle step. They both work so we teach both initially and allow them to use whichever they prefer. If what they're doing is unsound or something that you don't believe in, by all means don't let them do it. Make sure that they understand that if they don't do it your way they won't play but if they want a viable technique it couldn't hurt to have a private discussion to see it they can use that technique. 2. You can't allow it. The first time remind them to pay attention. If it happens again punish the player involved. If it's widespread punish the team. 3. Demand that they make eye contact and say "Yes sir". If they can't send them in and have them and a parent talk to you to see if they can stay on the team. |
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Post by dubber on Aug 3, 2016 11:34:01 GMT -6
Our team had an excellent run at the end of the football season last year. This summer the coaches and I could tell the team is excited for this upcoming season. Unfortunately, most of the athletes this summer have returned to practice with a "too good" attitude which includes: * too good to perform a technique a coach is emphasizing correctly * too good to listen to a coach addressing their team, and rather giggle and talk with their peers * too good to show respect by giving eye contact and responding with 'yes sir' I'm afraid this team won't be humbled until they start the season losing games which was exactly how we started last season. I would like to avoid a repeat of last season so I would appreciate any advice you have on how you develop your players to be humble and not have a "too good" mentality. You have to take the team back from those guys: 1. If they don't play the correct technique you play somebody who does. With that said, recognize that there are a lot of different techniques and they all work. For example, DB's transitioning out of a back pedal can use either a T step or bicycle step. They both work so we teach both initially and allow them to use whichever they prefer. If what they're doing is unsound or something that you don't believe in, by all means don't let them do it. Make sure that they understand that if they don't do it your way they won't play but if they want a viable technique it couldn't hurt to have a private discussion to see it they can use that technique. 2. You can't allow it. The first time remind them to pay attention. If it happens again punish the player involved. If it's widespread punish the team. 3. Demand that they make eye contact and say "Yes sir". If they can't send them in and have them and a parent talk to you to see if they can stay on the team. I agree. Even if it is obvious Jimmy is better than Billy, make Billy the starter. Who are the leaders on the team? |
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Post by dubber on Aug 3, 2016 11:34:50 GMT -6
I should also say that, in my experience, Billy isn't the starter for long, as Jimmy gets the message, gets with the program, and earns his spot back.
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Post by Defcord on Aug 3, 2016 18:01:40 GMT -6
It doesn't sound like they are acting "too good" it sounds like they are acting like A-holes. I won't coach A-holes. I am only a coordinator but I tell kids if you won't respect coaches we can't coach you because we can't trust you. I won't put in a kid I can't trust. I think I would have to have an honest conversation with them and set expectations and consequences.
We had a senior who didn't come to one summer workout who started at DE in our spring game. He runs track and chose to workout with his aau track coach a couple days a week instead of working with us (we are flexible and will allow guys to split time if they are multiple sport athletes). I put him on bottom of depth chart. he asked me after practice today if he can earn his way back in the rotation and possibly a starting spot. I told him he could but the kid that took his spot has a 40 workout lead on him. Kids have to know there are expectations and if they don't follow them then they can't be trusted. If you can't trust them you can't play them in my book.
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Post by freezeoption on Aug 4, 2016 5:27:03 GMT -6
I was at a school that did exactly that, kids won state the year before, acted like their sht didn't stink, got their butt handed to them, you better run them, or they will keep pulling that crap till you lose your first game
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agame
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Post by agame on Aug 4, 2016 7:05:29 GMT -6
Nothing like getting beat, to provide a little humility
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Post by coachcb on Aug 4, 2016 8:04:35 GMT -6
Lose with winners, don't win with losers... They can ride the bench if they don't want to be coachable. This carries over to practice.. We'll tell a kid to go sit on the sidelines and be a spectator if he wants to practice like one.. We had a team once that won their first game in many years but it was a tale of two halves. We dominated the first half (42-12) but ended up winning 42-36.... We showed them the difference between the first half and the second half but the majority of the kids didn't care and the next week of practice was a chit-show. We got to the point where we pulled half of our starters from team-time and plugged in the back-ups and told the kids that we'd go into the next game like that if people didn't get their chit together. Practices got better but those two days of crap practice resulted in us losing a game we should have won.
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