what do you think

I'll send a memo...

To Coach Candrea, Weekly, Whitlock...etc..
plus, probably need to look at other sports...
UConn Basketball has some guy named Geno..
and UNC plays a game where you run allot and kick it in nets..
some guy named Anson...

Gender has nothing to do with it...... What does " too hard " mean?

 

Probablly makes it even worse if the coach is a female especially if she is young. I think a lot of coaches do the yelling thing because it give them the feeling of power over someone. With the girls it usually does more harm than good. They aren't like boys, the girls just get pissed off and then aren't worth a d*%& till they get over it. I think there is a better way to go about it other than yelling and screaming and I know you will get more out of a girl when she isn't mad at you

 

In my experience "too hard" usually means high expectations and high standards......Generally "too hard" gets negative with a lack of effort or desire. HOWEVER, "too hard" should never be confused with unreasonable which opens the door for a whole new set of definitions.........

ERMS

 

Everyone knows the cliche "Girls have to feel good to play good,". It's hard to play good when you are worried about getting screamed at for making a mistake. Cannot play loose, & when that happens it takes all the fun out of game. I know one group of girls that are having lots of fun this year !!

 

Good post fpitch. Just wanted to add coaches just remember when you act up your team follows in your foot steps.

 

No such thing as too hard as long as you have respect with it.And respect does not come in genders it comes with indviduals so male or female is'nt even a question.

 

Question ???

Do we as parents look over the DONTS if a program is successful ?? In other words are we OKAY with disorderly conduct by a coach if the program is successful ???

Guru

 

Yes.....

YES.....

 

are we OKAY with disorderly conduct by a coach if the program is successful ??? No, successful program or not as a coach we should still want to set good examples and still treat the kids like humans not like a dog. Shoot my dog gets treated better than some players I see being coached by TB or SB coaches.

 

Yelling at a high school player is totally acceptable in every other sport, including girls basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc... Why is softball any different?

A coach should know his/her players and also know how a player will react to yelling. Some will respond favorably and some will not.

I have no problem with a coach yelling at my daughter in the following situations:

1.) The coach has repeatedly taught my daughter how to handle a particular situation. If she fails to do so in a game situation, yell at her!
2.) Mental mistakes - if a kid is not in the game mentally, yell at her.
3.) If my daughter makes a physical error, don't yell at her as long as the fundamentals were proper.
4.) Don't focus on the outcome of the play; focus on the fundamentals that went into making the play. If she makes a play with improper fundamentals, yell at her. If she makes a mistake but uses proper fundamentals, don't yell at her.

You can yell at kids and keep their respect. You can yell at kids without threating playing time. You can yell at kids without treating them like dogs.

If a kid deserves to be yelled at - yell at them.