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Post by jgordon1 on Sept 2, 2016 7:34:21 GMT -6
I hear this all the time..I don't get it
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Post by ahall005 on Sept 2, 2016 8:24:41 GMT -6
I think it has to deal with embracing the idea of pushing yourself when its not easy. For example going all the way to parallel on squat and not stopping when it gets hard. Pushing yourself in sprints even if its hot. Accept the fact that to be good its not always going to be easy. At least that is what I get from it.
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Post by gibbs72 on Sept 2, 2016 9:12:11 GMT -6
I took the title of this thread to be as a coach, you may have to become more uncomfortable in how you teach/ interact with kids/ structure practice/ etc
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Post by coachd5085 on Sept 2, 2016 9:14:34 GMT -6
I think it has to deal with embracing the idea of pushing yourself when its not easy. For example going all the way to parallel on squat and not stopping when it gets hard. Pushing yourself in sprints even if its hot. Accept the fact that to be good its not always going to be easy. At least that is what I get from it. I think the saying can apply to more than just physical comfort. For example some people do not deal with unexpected events very well. In coaching, that might be having a coach unexpectedly miss practice/game, or maybe the team bus breaks down and so the schedule is off, or schematically the opponent comes out in something different than you had planned/practiced all week (A good example of this might be a first year triple option coach vs a 15 year triple option coach. The latter is probably more "comfortable being uncomfortable" with defenses of the week. It also means being flexible enough to do things differently than you have in the past (as mentioned above). |
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Post by spos21ram on Sept 2, 2016 9:44:49 GMT -6
Another specific football situation that comes to mind is an offense being comfortable in 3rd and long situations. Meaning lets not panic, it's just another down. I remember watching Rothlisberger when he was at Miami (Ohio)...seemed like every 3rd and long they converted. Almost like they'd rather be 3rd and 12 than 3rd and 1.
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Post by **** on Sept 2, 2016 10:38:48 GMT -6
Ice in your veins
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Post by carookie on Sept 2, 2016 11:02:23 GMT -6
It's just another way of saying "Love the Grind." We are asking players to work hard, hard work is uncomfortable (for the sake of this statement replace it with "hard work"). So we want them to be comfortable with hard work; just a convoluted way of trying to be cute while saying something.
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Post by CoachSP on Sept 2, 2016 11:57:57 GMT -6
Many things about our game are uncomfortable. Game situations, injuries, dealing with player personnel, time commitment, etc. We need to be good at adapting. That's what I get from it.
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Post by jgordon1 on Sept 2, 2016 13:33:11 GMT -6
I heard a coach once say "Embrace the Suck"
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Post by lions23 on Sept 3, 2016 20:39:42 GMT -6
You can not truly be all that you could without being challenged or accepting challenge. In other words you have to address weaknesses which usually make us uncomfortable.
Our feelings are not always the best determination of our next action. If you always stop when you are uncomfortable which is what that feeling tells you to do (fight or flight) then growth is limited. Accept the challenge.
Kids will say what we ask them to do is uncomfortable all of the time. I tell them that doesn't mean it's wrong especially if it is new. I ask them to remember riding a bike the first time and how it felt. They remember at first you fall and it hurts but after practice it becomes easy.
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Post by gibbs72 on Sept 6, 2016 9:02:38 GMT -6
I don't know how many of our kids have ever actually ridden a bike anymore!
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Post by jrk5150 on Sept 6, 2016 9:56:55 GMT -6
Generally I think it means not to get distracted by something unusual/uncomfortable.
Physically it means they are used to being pushed and fighting through being tired. They aren't going to focus on being tired, they'll focus on their jobs.
Mentally it means they don't fall apart if something unexpected happens. Tired, banged up, playing in a different spot, playing against something they haven't seen - they just adapt and persevere.
Too many people stop or break down when faced by something unknown, I believe being comfortable at being uncomfortable means nothing really gets to you.
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Post by tothehouse on Sept 6, 2016 10:18:08 GMT -6
I use this analogy with my students.
When my youngest son was little...he was scared of roller coasters. I knew that if he rode the roller coaster he would have a lot of fun and enjoy the coaster. It was hard to get him to take the ride.
One day...at the amusement park...I bit the bullet and just grabbed him and said..."let's go". He cried...pulled away from me, etc. The typical little kid scared stuff. I knew he was scared. But I knew the coaster was safe, etc.
You can guess what happened after we went on the ride.
He comes running off the coaster...and what does he do? Runs back into the same coaster line...without me. "Dad...can I go again???" Yep...go ahead. I think he went on the thing 5-6 times in a row.
He became comfortable with an uncomfortable situation.
I also say..."make hard work normal" or "tired is when you work the best". I had players laugh at me with "embrace the suck" and then a few of them realized what that meant. Get comfortable with uncomfortable situations.
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Post by gibbs72 on Sept 6, 2016 12:18:04 GMT -6
I use this analogy with my students. When my youngest son was little...he was scared of roller coasters. I knew that if he rode the roller coaster he would have a lot of fun and enjoy the coaster. It was hard to get him to take the ride. One day...at the amusement park...I bit the bullet and just grabbed him and said..."let's go". He cried...pulled away from me, etc. The typical little kid scared stuff. I knew he was scared. But I knew the coaster was safe, etc. You can guess what happened after we went on the ride. He comes running off the coaster...and what does he do? Runs back into the same coaster line...without me. "Dad...can I go again???" Yep...go ahead. I think he went on the thing 5-6 times in a row. He became comfortable with an uncomfortable situation. I also say..."make hard work normal" or "tired is when you work the best". I had players laugh at me with "embrace the suck" and then a few of them realized what that meant. Get comfortable with uncomfortable situations. I love this. Getting ready to use it as an intro to my last hour class. |
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Post by coachwoodall on Sept 6, 2016 19:24:09 GMT -6
Yes, embrace the suck. It's like today in flex, we're doing a hamstring stretch and several of the guys are trying to grab their shoe with one hand and contorting their bodies to make it as easy as possible. I tell them they're better off reading their sock with both hands than they are reaching their shoe the way they were doing it.
There are several ways of saying it or thinking about it. I've used the 'get outside your comfort zone' many times. I also say, 'Do hard things' and have used that quite a bit lately. I think I got it from here somewhere, but tell my guys, "Do hard things. Hard things don't get easier, you just get better at doing the hard things"
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Post by Coach Vint on Sept 7, 2016 10:11:32 GMT -6
I hear this all the time..I don't get it Most kids will work hard until the work gets hard. When they start to feel tired they pull back. We talk to our kids about being able to push through when things get hard. I look at it as a mentality you need to be your best. Get comfortable being out of your comfort zone. Be willing to push through when you want to give up. Overcome your desire to be comfortable. |
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Post by somecoach on Sept 12, 2016 1:01:40 GMT -6
I think it is supposed to be a different way of saying "step out of your comfort zone"
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Post by leighty on Sept 12, 2016 12:30:25 GMT -6
Learn to adapt.
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Post by coachpsl on Sept 13, 2016 19:10:42 GMT -6
I can't remember where I heard this, either here or from an older staff member at some point but the saying was "coaching is nothing but crisis management". The intent was to plan for when _____ hits the fan and to stay calm when it does but because you knew something was coming (not what) but definitely something.
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