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In days of yore, when a team got thumped like we did last night the coach changed his attitude to that of an angry father about to beat his boys up:
“That was unacceptable, we are going to make changes”
“It's going to be a tough session on the track this week”
“We will not tolerate that type of display”
But when I listened to the McCartney's press conference http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video%20%20audio/tabid/8663/contentid/440152/default.asp I heard the exact opposite, the caring loving dad:
“There's no point making changes, we have to teach our boys the game”
“The club leaders are going to make a point of talking to the younger players”
“We are going to put time into decision making”
The coaches attitude implies that adding feelings of guilt will not help the team, even if performances were not acceptable. It's interesting how the coaches relationship has changed over the years from the fuming distant father to the new style ever present loving dad.
I thought a point of Boyd's was interesting in the post match. He said:
“We prepare for each game in the same way”
Well if that's the case and the team is worse than last year and seemingly getting worse match by match I see no reason why there would be an arrest to the current decline.
I'd like to see the coach with a bit more of a “you are going to get a boot up the arse” mentality, a bit of bleeding, a bit of passion but perhaps sports psychology theories has passed me by...
“That was unacceptable, we are going to make changes”
“It's going to be a tough session on the track this week”
“We will not tolerate that type of display”
But when I listened to the McCartney's press conference http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/video%20%20audio/tabid/8663/contentid/440152/default.asp I heard the exact opposite, the caring loving dad:
“There's no point making changes, we have to teach our boys the game”
“The club leaders are going to make a point of talking to the younger players”
“We are going to put time into decision making”
The coaches attitude implies that adding feelings of guilt will not help the team, even if performances were not acceptable. It's interesting how the coaches relationship has changed over the years from the fuming distant father to the new style ever present loving dad.
I thought a point of Boyd's was interesting in the post match. He said:
“We prepare for each game in the same way”
Well if that's the case and the team is worse than last year and seemingly getting worse match by match I see no reason why there would be an arrest to the current decline.
I'd like to see the coach with a bit more of a “you are going to get a boot up the arse” mentality, a bit of bleeding, a bit of passion but perhaps sports psychology theories has passed me by...
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