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Aug 18, 2007 13:46:01 GMT -6
Post by airman on Aug 18, 2007 13:46:01 GMT -6
How do you manage fear? for example, I know a coach who is so afraid to pitch the ball on the option. he says he is reducing the variables of what can go wrong.
I some times wonder if he does not have a mindset or stronghold which things will go wrong if he pitches the ball. He wants to make the option a qb/fb game.
I know guys who are the same way when it come to passing the ball. I know guys who repeat when you throw the ball, 3 things can happen and two are bad. they get this mindset and tell the team this.
so it is really reduction of the variables or is it fear of the unknown which drives you?
how do you manage player fears?
people have different levels of fear comfort. clearly daredevils have mastered or controlled there fears. martial artists are the same way. they do it throught breathing. psychologist have written, in a argument, when a persons heart rate reaches 90 bpm or more you nolonger think with your logical brain but with your emotional brain. this leads you to think and say things which you would not had your heart rate been under 90 beats per min.
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Aug 18, 2007 16:50:30 GMT -6
Post by coachmoore42 on Aug 18, 2007 16:50:30 GMT -6
I have a similar belief on the option. On the option play, our former HC wanted the QB to pitch at anytime. I on the other hand, tried to convince the HC to forbid a pitch once the QB had passed the option read. I felt if he kept it on the read, he should finish the play and get what is there, he wanted him to option off of the next guy upfield, if he thought he could get it to the pitch back. The HC overruled my opinion on that one, but I don't think the QB ever did the down field pitch in a game (I did however cringe every time he did it in practice, but kept my mouth shut).
Another similar situation with the same HC involved the punt return team. I didn't want the returner to go near the ball unless he was 100% sure that he could get under it. I had seen too many balls dropped and the other team get what amounted to a 30-40 yard play and a new set of downs (this is middle school, not the most sure returners). The HC wanted him to try to catch any punt he could get near and bail out (even at the last second) if he thought he couldn't get there. We never set up much of a return anyway, we would show an 8-10 man rush look and drop the corners plus 2 others to watch for the fake. I talked him into going my way on that one.
Point is, I don't feel either way is right or wrong. It's just a question of how much risk are you willing to take to possibly get a how much reward.
In your situation I'm leaning toward your side. If you're going to run the true triple, how can you never pitch the ball? If he doesn't feel that the QB can make the pitch, maybe he should stick to midline or even get completely away from the option game.
I guess I'm saying it's not necessarily a thing about fear, just risk vs. reward, IMO.
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Aug 19, 2007 18:33:53 GMT -6
Post by fbdoc on Aug 19, 2007 18:33:53 GMT -6
Fear is often about the unknown. You don't fully understand something and therefore you don't have confidence in your abilities. Of course, on the other hand, you may fully understand the limitations of your players ability (or your own as a coach!) and therefore you are afraid!
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Aug 20, 2007 6:21:10 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2007 6:21:10 GMT -6
I actually presented this topic once.
I believe that fear develops where hopes and safety are threatened. So to dismiss it and say don't be afraid isn't practical always. We have to manage it and I believe we have to utilize it. Remember too that fear is okay because sometimes it gets us out of danger.
I think you manage the fear by accepting it, facing it, and filling in the cracks where fear comes in. For me, as a DC who wants to blitz, that means I have to script my practices with my blitzes going against the very worst possible thing. I have one zone blitz that is pretty ugly if they run a missile screen. So we rep that one every day. It's still a bad call, but we've seen it so much we know how to get out. I don't want missile against that blitz, but my guys know how to get back into the game when it happens. The blitz is too good to throw out just because of that, so you have to manage it and remove doubt.
With your option buddy you have to know that every time you run option you run the risk of the fumble. It's part of the risk. But you practice that pitch against air. Then you practice it against scripted defensive looks. Then you practice it without knowing what's coming. The whole time you're telling your guy about not pitching under stress, etc. The risk of the fumble is still there, but you've managed to remove some of the "chance".
Fear of losing or failure is a different matter. In that I talk about using fear to overcome fear. If I'm afraid of losing the game, I want to do everything I can to prevent it from happening. Like Bear Bryant said, "more games are lost than are won." So you gear up to get a little more out of practice. We learn to run harder, to understand the schemes, to do it right. To take it serious. Because once you're that much invested, you want to protect it.
Just the start of a long bunch of thoughts.
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Aug 20, 2007 6:38:36 GMT -6
Post by headlylemar on Aug 20, 2007 6:38:36 GMT -6
How do you manage fear? for example, I know a coach who is so afraid to pitch the ball on the option. he says he is reducing the variables of what can go wrong. knowing you coached / taught your players exactly what to do and how to manage the situation. If you haven't done that, then you have every right to be apprehensive........but then again, if you haven't done that, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? (i mean, THAT is your job)
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Aug 20, 2007 11:51:39 GMT -6
Post by lochness on Aug 20, 2007 11:51:39 GMT -6
You replace him or relieve him of his duties. If you play an sport or coach any sport with the "fear" of something bad happening, then you are focusing on the wrong aspect of the game. You can't go to the plate being afraid of striking out. Would you want your QB throwing a ball fearful of throwing an interception? Absolutely not. I bet that particular coach was the type of player who didn't want the ball in his hands with the game on the line. I do know this...if you can't pitch it, or don't want to pitch it, it will take us less than 3 option plays to figure that out, then we're going to make you pitch it. I don't necessarily think this is true. I think, if you have "fears" about certain things, those "fears" should shape your philosophy as a coach. For example, if you "fear" the instability of the option pitch, then you're probably not an option coach. If you "fear" being burned by the blitz, you're probably more of a "read keys and play zone" kind of coach. Unless I'm missing the point....
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Aug 22, 2007 18:19:45 GMT -6
Post by lukethadrifter on Aug 22, 2007 18:19:45 GMT -6
I've heard it said that people who never take risks or chances rarely accomplish anything great. You cannot be a great coach when you coach "not to lose". You have to believe in what you are doing and be smart and aggressive. And you have to coach to win, and that means making something happen instead of waiting for something to happen. Luke
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