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Post by groundchuck on Oct 30, 2007 17:17:50 GMT -6
After our 1st round playoffs win (62-00) some of us got to talking about which would be worse......and why:
Being a great player surrounded by a bunch of no-talent team mates on what amounts to a very (very) bad team, or............
...........being the coach of that same team.
My thoughts would be being the coach would be worse, b/c as a player you can just sort of put your head down and keep plugging along. You're young and even if you know what you are up against as a team you still have the inexperience of youth to make you think you have a shot (good thing). PLus you are still playing with the guys you grew up with etc.
As a coach/head coach you have the experience to realize that the team is not very good yet have to somehow make them believe they can win games even if they are completely out gunned.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2007 17:36:35 GMT -6
I agree with you coach, because I was in a similar situation this past season. We went 1-8 and we really only had a shot of winning one of those eight  And we knew that before the games even started. |
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Post by tog on Oct 30, 2007 17:41:58 GMT -6
would rather have nothing to do with a no talent team at all
i was a d1 player on a bad/average high school team, OL, we ran about 80% of the plays behind me that year
looking back on it
I would rather have been the coach and know that I could at least run behind someone. Or better yet, give it to someone that had some talent.
I have been on both sides of the talent spectrum as a coach. It is much nicer to have it than not.
Even when the "talent" is a pain in the tail. I just look at it like this. They are kids. They have to learn. That's my job. Teach em how to act right.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2007 19:09:14 GMT -6
To add to my previous comment, I still had a blast this year. Our kids were very hard working and stuck with it--our two best games were our last two. But, it was still frustrating at times knowing deep down, we had no chance in the majority of our games.
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Post by coachcalande on Oct 31, 2007 6:27:05 GMT -6
After our 1st round playoffs win (62-00) some of us got to talking about which would be worse......and why: Being a great player surrounded by a bunch of no-talent team mates on what amounts to a very (very) bad team, or............ ...........being the coach of that same team. My thoughts would be being the coach would be worse, b/c as a player you can just sort of put your head down and keep plugging along. You're young and even if you know what you are up against as a team you still have the inexperience of youth to make you think you have a shot (good thing). PLus you are still playing with the guys you grew up with etc. As a coach/head coach you have the experience to realize that the team is not very good yet have to somehow make them believe they can win games even if they are completely out gunned. i THINK being a player on a bad team with BAD COACHING has to be the worst. No control over the teams outcome because you simply have NO CHANCE due to the bad coaching and bad players. I THINK that being a good coach with BAD PLAYERS can be overcome with alot of hard work and patience and sticking to your guns. Ill take coaching the bad team every time over playing on one. |
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And we knew that before the games even started.
