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0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} TodayI have a challenge for the young, up and coming coaches: be the one whobreaks the cycle of mean Nike SB Dunk Mid. What does that mean Many of us learn how to dothings by following the example of others.
We learn many things byimitating our parents, older siblings, and others whom we perceive as beingmore knowledgeable than ourselves Nike Dunk High Women.Andwhen it comes to coaching, the people many of us learn from are the coaches wehad when we were players.
Often times that's a good thing. Coachescan be very influential in our lives, and if we had a good one what better wayto model ourselves when we become coaches than on someone we admire Unfortunately,that influence of coaches can also work the other way Kids Nike Dunk. If we had a mean,nasty coach who always put players down, treated us unfairly and made our livesmiserable it's very easy for us to pick up that behavior.
It becomes partof a cycle, passed down from coach to player, who then becomes a coachand passed the behavior down to his/her players. It doesn't have to be thatway, though. Think about how you feel with the coach who acts thatway. Did you enjoy playing for him/her Or did you just tolerate itbecause you wanted to play Assuming you answered the latter (as most of uswould), why would you then want tomodel that behavior to your players Because it's all you knowThinkinstead about the coach you wish you had, and become that coach instead. Ifyou're not sure how, ask around for a recommendation of who a good coach is andseek that person out as a mentor someone you can observe, askquestions of and learn from generally. See how that coach interacts withhis/her players. See how he/she encourages them when they need it, andcomes down on them when they need it without destroying their self-esteem. Thatmentor coach doesn't have to be the same gender, or even a fastpitch softballcoach. The most important principles of coaching are actually prettyuniversal. Breaking the cycle of meandoesn't mean you have to be a marshmallow. Many of the best andmost-admired coaches can be plenty tough when necessary. But there's a way ofbeing tough without being mean about it.It'seasy to think that the only way your players will respect you as a young or newcoach is by showing how tough you are. But the mental game experts have shown time and againthat that type of behavior only gets you compliance. Put another way, ifyou are constantly beating on people, they'll do just enough to avoid anotherbeating. But they won't be giving you their very best, because if they doand you still come down on them they have nowhere to go.
