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Post by dvo45 on Sept 9, 2007 1:29:51 GMT -6
Long story short, my team has been having very bad practices all week. Saturday morning I was really down on the kids and acting in a way I normally do not act. I actually feel really bad about how I mad a "clown" out of myself and apologized to the head coach because of it.
I guess my questions are; 1. How, as a coach, do you stay positive when the team is looking bad?
2. Any suggestions on trying to get a teams "energy" reversed?
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Post by phantom on Sept 9, 2007 1:34:20 GMT -6
What do you mean by a bad practice? What level?
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Post by groundchuck on Sept 9, 2007 6:57:27 GMT -6
Are you really doing them any favors by staying positive? I don't know the level you are coaching at but sometimes you just have to take the kid gloves off and tell it like it is.
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Post by brophy on Sept 9, 2007 7:10:54 GMT -6
1) start over
2) change up the format
3) pick up the tempo
4) Incorporate more competitive environment (play for stakes, more one-on-one matchups)
5) Use more video instruction
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Post by dvo45 on Sept 9, 2007 8:18:05 GMT -6
I coach 7th and 8th grade.
By "bad practices" I mean kids not putting fourth a good effort, goofing around, not taking practice serious.
I actually tried to do some stuff the kids like doing, but even then, they still did not put in any effort.
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