Wake up whining parents.
http://coachfore.org/2016/02/11/three-r ... -old-days/
jtat32 wrote:There's definitely some truth to this article, but I certainly don't agree with it 100%. I'd like to read the original LA Times article that it refers to, but it requires a paid subscription.
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That said, this author (or I guess the LA Times author) suggests that players don't respect their coaches because they no longer fear them. ...
If this coach/author is reliant on fear and intimidation to maintain the "respect" of his players, and is finding inspiration in the Junction Boys episode, then the family member he cites as calling him a bully may be on to something.
PDad wrote:jtat32 wrote:There's definitely some truth to this article, but I certainly don't agree with it 100%. I'd like to read the original LA Times article that it refers to, but it requires a paid subscription.
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That said, this author (or I guess the LA Times author) suggests that players don't respect their coaches because they no longer fear them. ...
If this coach/author is reliant on fear and intimidation to maintain the "respect" of his players, and is finding inspiration in the Junction Boys episode, then the family member he cites as calling him a bully may be on to something.
The LAT article, Time for coaches and parents to stop athletes' bad behavior, does talk about fear, however its message is more about not being scared to hold kids accountable. Here are some excerpts.
It's past time for coaches to start striking a little fear into their players, and for parents to start holding themselves and their sons and daughters accountable for bad behavior.
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What's baffling is that some athletes no longer respect their coaches. In the old days, you were so scared to make your coach mad that no one had to worry about players leaving a bench or a fan taunting an official. The coach's stare or the coach's voice would bring an immediate halt to bad behavior.
Not anymore. Some people say transferring has become so rampant that coaches have seen their authority diminished. A coach yells at an athlete or puts him on the bench, and Mom or Dad's response is, "So long."
"Let's rewind 35, 40 years ago," said Dr. Andrew Yellen, a sports psychologist and former high school football coach. "You could be 100 yards from a teacher and if the teacher said, 'Stop,' you'd stop. We're dealing with a situation where across the board, there's just not respect for authority as before. You have that Robert De Niro, 'Hey, you talking to me?' in your face."
Yellen said parents have come into his office seeking help about bad behavior from their children. He tells them to demand accountability.
"But they won't like me," is one popular response.
There is a phrase in the article that really got me thinking, and prompted me to write this article. He says “What’s so baffling is why athletes no longer fear their coaches.”