what does it take to coach a travelball team?

[Pale Rider]

I disagree with Pale Rider and those that say 'take gender out of the discussion' ... I believe 'boys need to win to feel good' and girls 'need to feel good to win' ... I also believe that many of the female coaches who are over the top coaching are living vicariously and trying to coach like they think a man would coach ... JMHO

Naw...I didnt say either sex made a better Coach...I said I'd like to see more women do it...And I agree with the 'feel good' statement...Ive been married 30+ years...I have seen the 'PO'ed woman shield' many many times...(I've grown an immunity to it btw:-) everybody doesn't make a great coach regardless of their own ability...
Players have to believe in you, and you cannot fake 'I care'...
Being able to do things, work them hard and have a tone of voice that encourages vs discourages is a gift...
I had an LT one time at Ft Hood...I was a lowly Buck SGT...He could deliver an arse chewing, never raised his voice...and the chewee felt bad because they'd screwed up vs being pissed at him for chewing them out...he was truly gifted at that...amazed me...and he is current a Brigadier General...me?...I usually favored the Gunny Hartman, more frontal approach...that doesn't go well with softball

[ontheblack]

I wasnt suggesting that Steele was trying to coach like a man. That is who she is.

not all coaches worry about "feel good to play good" and at a certain point if that is what a player needs, maybe they dont have what it takes to play at certain levels. Regardless of the approach, if you dont have the respect of your players, you are not a good coach.