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Post by nltdiego on Jun 28, 2013 20:05:29 GMT -6
Coaches,
I'm first year coach at a school that is less than 10 yrs old. They do not have a winning tradition at the school. The program has not won a league game in 2 years. However, this year I got the most players on varsity (50) in school history. We had our first 7 on 7 game last night and got pushed around. We lack mental toughness and leadership. When something goes wrong we mentally check out. Also, we have no leadership to pick up the players morale and sense of competition.
Question: Any ideas during practice to build mental toughness? Any coaches taken over a losing program and made some dramatic changes for the better? Thanks in advance!
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Post by Underdeveloped on Jun 28, 2013 22:33:33 GMT -6
Weight room. Condition the piss out of them. When they rear their ugly head in practice (with all the lack of emotion, baby fits, and excuses) hammer them with updowns .. always notice and help them see their behavior when it shows. .
good luck
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Post by fantom on Jun 28, 2013 23:10:44 GMT -6
Coaches, I'm first year coach at a school that is less than 10 yrs old. They do not have a winning tradition at the school. The program has not won a league game in 2 years. However, this year I got the most players on varsity (50) in school history. We had our first 7 on 7 game last night and got pushed around. We lack mental toughness and leadership. When something goes wrong we mentally check out. Also, we have no leadership to pick up the players morale and sense of competition. Question: Any ideas during practice to build mental toughness? Any coaches taken over a losing program and made some dramatic changes for the better? Thanks in advance! I believe that mental toughness comes from the top. If you and your coaches display tenacity and calm determination in the face of adversity your players will follow suit. Unfortunately this doesn't happen over night. Maybe you can get lucky and get a group that can do that naturally. That will speed up the process. Otherwise it will take a few years. |
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Post by jpdaley25 on Jun 30, 2013 10:19:50 GMT -6
Fatigue makes cowards of us all -superior conditioning will give them confidence. Growth in the weight room will give them confidence. That's where you start.
Next, find ways to make your guys more highly trained than their opponents. This means more reps....more perfect reps, more coaching, and more time.
Become a preacher of attitude. Tell them over and over in different ways the mind set they have to have to become successful.
Catch them doing it right. Go nuts with praise whenever someone gets it right....even in small details.
Redefine success. Success isn't measured in wins and losses. It's measured in improvement, effort, and attitude....in doing things right.
Teach them to be good men and make it a positive experience for them....those are your guys and that makes them special.
Good luck!
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Post by larrymoe on Jun 30, 2013 10:35:09 GMT -6
Get rid of some of the fat. Big numbers generally doesn't help with mental toughness. Especially in a school with a tradition of losing. By "convincing" people to play, really all you are doing is increasing the number of potential cancers that can be infected by the few weiners.
Like many said, make them tougher. By conditioning, weight lifting, putting them in bad situations, etc. Whoever won't respond and is mentally weak, get rid of them. You may lose a bunch of kids, but the ones you're left with will be some tough hombres. I'm not saying go all Junction Boys on them, but there was some method to that madness.
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Post by brophy on Jun 30, 2013 10:49:32 GMT -6
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Post by spartan on Jul 4, 2013 23:46:39 GMT -6
Pushing people beyond what they thought were their limitations, that's how great things are achieved. Find a goal and get them there.
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