Furmanoid wrote:Bootie wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:03 pm
Furmanoid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:47 am
Thorny wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:33 am
I guess I wouldn't say we are playing down to the level of our opponent.
Furman can hang with anyone because of their defense but Furman can't separate themselves from anyone due to their inconsistent offense.
Do I think Furman wins this game with Roberto and Huff? Yes. Do I think Furman would have won by more than a single possession with Roberto and Huff? No
Even if Furman had won, the fact that Roberto and Huff will likely be back, etc. isn't that reassuring. Furman didn't have an uncharacteristically bad game. They played their typical game and had worse luck than usual.
But they almost always win their bad games. My theory is that nobody’s any good anymore. HS games look like middle school now. Nobody’s allowed to coach so nobody gets very good. Its showing in college now. This has been the crappiest and most boring FBS season ever. So anyway, maybe we aren’t all that great, but nobody is.
Serious question… what do you mean by “nobody’s allowed to coach”?
If you do or say anything mean, players will get rid of you. It’s easy. One or two malcontents can do it. For instance I was helping with a girls’ tennis team. We have a girl who could be good if she wasn’t morbidly obese. But of course we can’t suggest she lose weight, that would be mean. (So we’re empathizing and allowing her to be miserable and die young. That’s the compassionate path.)
If they don’t get the guy fired, they just quit. Coaching is telling people what to do, and a very high percentage of our young scholars don’t believe anybody has the right to tell them what to do.
Eh, leadership is getting the most out of people. A good coach is a good leader. Leaders understand that what motivates one person does not motivate another.
With the transfer portal, likely everything happening on the coaches terms is a thing of the past. Coaches need to learn how to inspire kids to come play for them, motivate the kids on their teams, and instill a culture that results in them being listened to and puts more numbers on the field house.
Early in Napoleon's career, during The Siege of Toulon, Napoleon wanted to man a particular vulnerable position but his superiors were against as they didn't think anyone would be willing to man it. He renamed the position "The battery of men without fear" and thus he had no problems finding soldiers willing to man the position.
During the Vietnam War over a 1,000 members of the military died from mysterious circumstances. Fragging, a term whose namesake comes from military members using a grenade to kill superior officers, was an on-going issue. Strangly enough, drafted soldiers didn't want to die for a war they didn't want to be part of for their superior's career.
Being a General/Officer in the military means telling soldiers what to do but you will get a lot more out of people if they want to do what you tell them. Respect is not given, it is earned. I understand that A LOT of people are hard to motivate, work with, etc. but part of what makes someone a good leader is knowing how to reach those exact people.
Coaches don't need athletes to put themselves in life threatening situations but they need to know how to motivate them enough so they hit gym so they can get playing time.
