Norman Dale, the head coach in Hoosiers says to his players, "If you want to play on this team, you must abide by the following: whatever I say is the LAW!" Do you believe in this philosophy for coaches? Explain.
I believe that you have to let your team know you are in charge, however I think they should be able to joke around with the coach and just be comfortable with the coaches on the team. I think because coach Norman Dale is a new head coach, his players do not really respect or know him right now. To me it seems like there used to a laid back kind of coach that lets them scrimmage all practice instead of drills and conditioning. I think when you are a head coach you have to be stern but also have some humor. When coach Norman Dale says “whatever I say is the law” I think hes trying to get the point across that you can’t just do what you want and that he is the head coach for a reason.
You are right about the fact that the coach has to be stern but also have some sense of humor. The coach should try to build a relationship with these kids so on the court there won't be any back talking with the coach and the students.
I agree that the coach should build a relationship with the players, that way they can all have a good understanding of one another and communicate well.
I agree with the coach part he should let them be in charge but he shouldn't have relations with a team to let them fool around he needs to be stricted and be able to show off that there team is the best even if your first is resting or out
I agree with him having to be strict because he is a new coach. Players are going to see what they can get away with at the beginning like us students do to substitute teachers. If he isn't strict and doesn't set the tone early the players are going to have a hard time adapting later.
I agree because, I think that the coach should have fun with his team here and there, but then lay down the law and be hard on the players when its time for business.
I agree with you that the coach is should be tough on his athletes. if he isn't hey will not follow his rules after short period of time and than they wont really try as hard as they could.
I agree with what you have to say because when on a team your coach is your mentor and if he is strict it can be passed down to you and if he was to laid back then I don't believe the team would do good
I don't think that the players should do what ever they want. The coach should have almost all control of practice and I believe that it should be a serious time to focus. That's how you win games. Staying focus
A team should not fully be afraid of the coach. They should know that the coach is in charge, but having someone be afraid of you doesnt gain you any respect.
The way I see it is that Coach Norman Dale is telling these kids that they can't do anything they would like to do. I believe that the players should listen to their coach, but they should at least be able to do some things like shoot when their open without needing to pass. When you tell a kid what to do and not do, it takes the fun out of basketball. Coach Dale does have a point that these kids have to listen to what he says, but they should have some freedom with playing basketball and letting them do what they are capable of doing.
I disagree with them being open because they can think there open when their not like football you maybe think your open down the field then bam picked off by the a safety, or in basketball you can think your open shoot for it but have someone fast come up and smack it out of your hands
I agree with you, but with freedom comes responsibility. The players that coach Norman Dale worked with did not have responsibility that's why he wanted them to listen to him. Being a coach you need to make some decisions that are not going to be the best all the time, but that are going to be good for your players.
Coaches need to find the right balance between strictness and leniency. Also, I agree. Sports aren't all about winning or losing. Players should be able to express themselves as individuals (to an extent) on the court or field, and that can be a very arduous task with such a highly structured and strict game plan.
I also agree with you because basketball should be a fun sport, and the players should be able to make their own decisions. At the same time they should be able to take orders from the caoch because after all they do know best.
I agree with you about the boys having to listen to the coach, but at their last game they showed respect by Jimmy telling the coach that he has a different game plan. Rules do take the fun out of the sport, but if you really love the sport you'll play by the rules.
I believe this philosophy to an extent considering some coaches may abuse the fact that most sports if not all, consist of time and what they may say to do is time consuming and it will not win them the game, neither give them a chance.
I do believe in this philosophy for many reasons. If you want to be champions and work hard and play as a team and have perfect chemistry, you have to have no distractions to the team and let go everything when you are playing on the field, your coach will be your mentor and will teach you everything you know if you do whatever he says because in the end it will pay off, and what he means by the law Is that what ever happen will cost you a lot and maybe not be on the team or cost you everything for the team.
Yeah I agree about the coach being a mentor so much. The players should look up to there coach and when your coach says something to do you should do it because that will teach you and your teammates discipline.
I agree, what happens outside of your team stays outside of your team. You shouldn't bring emotions to the team because then you can bring everyone down.
I do believe in this philosophy for coaches because I think that as a team player, you should listen to what suggestions your coach has. I do also believe that players should be able to do think for themselves and be smart about playing. For example, shooting when their open or when they need to pass to other players on their team. I think coaching is very helpful to players, but screaming and abusing the sport, it takes the fun out of the games period. It should not always be about winning, it should be about loving the game and overcoming it.
I do believe in this philosophy for couches for many reasons. If you want to be the best of best you need to work hard. Never give up is the clue and listen to the best couches. To me couch is the boss tell you to do because he know what is he doing. If a couch says that if you want to leave or stay play hard and train, it gives you that thinking that it will not be easy and strong will survive. Good couches know what they are doing.
I disagree because, if the players face something else than the coach expected during the game, they will not have a chance because they must listen to what he said. I do agree that the coach should push you to be the best, but you shouldn't always listen to him during a game.
I agree with you, because coaches know what they are doing. I think that players who lisen to their coaches have better games and the do not slack during games. Having a tough coach is a good thing in my opinion.
I believe what the coach said is true that they should be in complet control and what they say goes. A main points of a coach is to show that their players know the rules, make sure that they can prove to the colleges or professional leagues that they have star champions in them, and to sure the school or city that they can be a champion, and finally to show that they deserve the title while helping a player thought a game, practice, or training.
I disagree because coaches shouldn't have complete control of the players. Coaches would be strict, but they should also give the players 's me breathing space. Also, if the coach has total control, then the players wouldn't be able to acknowledge their true potential from accidental moments
I believe in Norman's philosophy. I believe that the best way to have a good successful team is to be a strict coach who is there to mold the athletes into champions rather than be their friend. I played sports all my life, and every time I had a good season it was under the coaching of a complete nut job who wanted everything to be done his way. He used to yell at me while I was doing drills and playing well. I figured if this guy is riding me for doing good I can just imagine what would happen if I messed up. That is what motivates athletes to strive for success while they have a strict crazy coach. Fear in my eyes is the best motivation a coach can give to an athlete.
I agree with you that coaches should push you during practice, but sometimes the coaches way isn't the best way during that situation and you should make your own decisions occasionally.
I agree with you 100 percent because in order to know what you are capable of doing you need that motivation and that coach yelling at you too make you good not only for sports but will also make you a hard worker in life in general.
I disagree with coach Norman Dale's philosophy for the most part. The players should listen to all of the coach's orders during practice in order to prepare them for the game, but not everything during a game. If the players have to listen to everything during a game that their coach says, it takes away all their flexibility and play making. For instance, if the coach calls a play for the point guard to receive the ball and score, the play will not always be successful. The opponents may double team or deny the point guard the ball and the play would be worthless. Although, if the players are able to make their own decisions they can change the play or just try to score themselves. Playing such a strictly structured game also takes the fun out of playing the sport. Players would never have an opportunity to make their own plays and possibly lose due to the inability to adapt.
I agree with the fact that the plays will not work every time and you must have another plan like letting the players make their own play with the exception that the team would agree with. I've had real life situations on the basketball court where the play is taken away by a double team and someone would need to step up and make their own play.
I disagree Patrick because, if you don't lay down the law, and be relaxed, then the players are just going to think they could do whatever they want,and slack when they feel like it, and just go through the motions.
Yes, I believe that this philosophy for coaches is good. Because it shows the kids discipline and everyone can use a little discipline. Also it shows that everyone will not have what they want all the time and they will have to work harder to get a starting spot becuase the coach plays no games. This not only works for sports but also works for when you get older and need a promotion or job you will work hard for it because you know what hard work feels like. Especially when you get a job their will always be someone who is more superior than you like your boss and you can't talk back. So I believe in this coaching 100% because it makes you a better person now and in the future. It also pulls that willingness to stride for what u want and make you push yourself 100% like you should do when ever you are doing something.
I agree with coach Norman Dale's philosphy of coaching. The point of a coach is to direct his/her players to success. Without having a coach telling you what to do and giving you specific instructions, there is no way for you to be able to reach success. If they players didn't require guidance they would coach themselves, coaches use their experience to mold their players into better athletes and individuals.
Exactly good point Huda. The players need guidance, and that's what the coaches are there for to guide the players. Give them orders, and make them a better player than they were yesterday.
I do believe in this because, the coaches need to let the team know, that they or he are in charge. If the coach, or coaches aren't hard on the team, then they will think they could do whatever they want.There going to slack off when they feel like it. If you want to build a team of champs, then the coaches need to lay down the law, and be hard on them. If they dont like it, then there off the team. For instant, coach Manning always lays down the law, and is hard on you, and if you cry about it he will tell you to leave practice, or pound on you harder. I also believe that the coaches should be able to have fun and mess around with team, but when it comes down for work, then it's time for work.
I personally believe in this philosophy, because coaches have to teach their players discipline. Players in any type of sport should listen to what their coaches say and follow their rules. The whole point of a coach is to give his players instructions and do his best to make the team better and make the team better. I think that players should listen to their coaches, because without listening to him you will not do as good and eventually you will get lost in one point of the game. Coaches see what you do and how you play better than you see it, so you definately should listen to your coaches.
I believe in this philosophy but not all the way. The coach knows more that the players and he wants them to be the best team ever. The coach needs to let the players to know that he is the man in charge and that what he want goes. But that is not the case all the time. The players need to have some responsibility to have the knowledge needed to be good at the game. The coach does not know what will happen to the game most of the time. But if the coach let the players do what they want, the games will not be organised and every player will play for his/her own benefit. The coaches need to be close to the players, like friends or brothers. The players will respect the coaches and love them more as friends or brothers.
I do believe that the philosophy coaches word is law because jet builds discipline in your team as well as in each individual person. Also, builds character and sets an example to the team that the coach knows what he/she is doing. A lot of the time a teams coach has played or coached that sport and knows what it takes to get a victory and a championship and that's why I believe a coaches word is law as long it relates to that sport.
I agree with this philosophy but not completely because the players need to know who is in charge, and by knowing that, they would begin to build decipline. Without decipline, the players would be out of control and there would be order. By having his words as law, the players would have a better chemestry with each other. They would be forced to work together and realize that they can achieve something more together instead of by themselves. On the other hand, if the coache's word is the law, the some players would not be able to find that hidden talent within them. They wouldn't have the opportunity to do something unexpected because they always have to do what the coaches say, no matter what.
Absolutely, it seems like coach Dale's philosophy limits player creativity, which I think is an important part of any sport. Winning is great, but player individuality is also an important aspect of sports.
I think that coach Dale's philosophy would be effective for some players, but as for me, I would prefer to have a coach a little more like Sweet from the Macon Ironmen, although not quite as extreme. A mixture of their characteristics would, in my opinion, make a very good coach, and I think that more players would both respect and like him/her. According to Machiavelli, a good leader has to be both feared and loved. With Sweet being loved by all of his players and Dale being feared and respected, a combination of those attributes would surely make for a good coach in a plethora of different sports.
I agree that a mixture of both their coaching style would be good. With Dale's method, you would learn to act, work, and breathe as a team, and that teamwork is the most important thing. And as for Sweet, the players would enjoy playing the sport and to their full potential
I think having a tough coach is a very good thing. A lot of kids join the team with friends to have fun and play games. But if no one pushes them how will they try. Having a tough coach is good because the more he pushes you to do what you have to do the more you try. Sometimes he might be a lil bit lest strict but that does not mean that you get to stop trying. Trying hard proves the coach that he is doing a very good job at coaching his team and also when the fans come to the game they can see that he is doing a great job. If no one pushed you to try your best who would because not everyone on your team want you to be successful with what you are doing. Sometimes people just want to be better than you. I think a coach that is strict is a very good idea.
Yeah you are absolutely right. In order for the players to become better they need someone to push them, and tell them what to do. A coach is there to help them, so whatever he orders should be done.
I believe that there has to be set rules for a team. If there wasnt the team wouldn't have a set structure. The coach should be strict and enforce rules, but at the same time he should have a lovable relationship with his team. When you enforce laws to a team it builds characteristics. If there wasn't any rules everyone would be everywhere, and then there will be no room for improvement. The players need to understand that they cannot be arrogant, and they are not always the best. Its not always about winning, but to have a good fine structure. The coach usually knows more about his players, then the players themselves. The coach has been there and done that.
I totally agree with you that they should have a tough coach but also build a lovable relationship. they have to try hard to accomplish what they want to, but also they have to try knowing there team mates from the inside out to know how they react and how they are.
I do believe that the coach should be in charge and make up the rules because if you don't show the team your in charge they'll make their own decisions without even asking. The coach should make his own rules and they should always be followed by the team. A good coach should be strict and demanding but should have a good relationship with the team as well. A coach can't just be mean all the time and strict because the team might be scared and a great coach should be both strict but nice at the same time. I think that Norman Dale was that coach. Norman Dale had his own rules but still let the boys decide what to do at their last game, which worked.
Machavelli's famous conclusion was that a leader should be feared and loved. I strongly agree with that. First of all a leader needs to be feared if he wants his people to follow his orders and do as instructed. A team needs to feel obligated to go along with the coach's instructions because there is a reason why that person is in charge. However, a leader needs to be respected. If you feel like you respect someone and trust them you will go along with their instructions simply because you will rely on that trust. When you combine the qualities of a coach that is feared and loved, you get a coach that the team is scared of and listens to but also respects.
I believe in this law to an extent. There are certain things that a coach should never ask of your students, and seeing as those are illegal, they certainly do contradict the law. The coaches word may be the team's law, they sure as hell aren't the state's law or the law of the united states of Americas law. The laws of the coach should only ever be for training and game plans. The students themselves need to make sure that they don't just follow any order given by their coach, Both sides need to make sure that they have a form of common sense about it. if the coach fails to listen to common sense and breaks the laws and codes of conduct set up by those with a higher pay grade than them, then there is the very likely chance that they will be reprimanded for their actions and inattentiveness to following the rules already in place. the factor of common sense is also needed for the students as they need to make sure that they themselves don't just simply act as lemmings. they need to make sure that they themselves don't just break the rules and get themselves banned from the game, as that would just be terrible to have happen.
I believe that you have to let your team know you are in charge, however I think they should be able to joke around with the coach and just be comfortable with the coaches on the team. I think because coach Norman Dale is a new head coach, his players do not really respect or know him right now. To me it seems like there used to a laid back kind of coach that lets them scrimmage all practice instead of drills and conditioning. I think when you are a head coach you have to be stern but also have some humor. When coach Norman Dale says “whatever I say is the law” I think hes trying to get the point across that you can’t just do what you want and that he is the head coach for a reason.
ReplyDeleteYou are right about the fact that the coach has to be stern but also have some sense of humor. The coach should try to build a relationship with these kids so on the court there won't be any back talking with the coach and the students.
DeleteI agree that the coach should build a relationship with the players, that way they can all have a good understanding of one another and communicate well.
DeleteI agree with the coach part he should let them be in charge but he shouldn't have relations with a team to let them fool around he needs to be stricted and be able to show off that there team is the best even if your first is resting or out
DeleteI agree with him having to be strict because he is a new coach. Players are going to see what they can get away with at the beginning like us students do to substitute teachers. If he isn't strict and doesn't set the tone early the players are going to have a hard time adapting later.
DeleteI agree because, I think that the coach should have fun with his team here and there, but then lay down the law and be hard on the players when its time for business.
DeleteI agree with you that the coach is should be tough on his athletes. if he isn't hey will not follow his rules after short period of time and than they wont really try as hard as they could.
DeleteI agree with what you have to say because when on a team your coach is your mentor and if he is strict it can be passed down to you and if he was to laid back then I don't believe the team would do good
DeleteI don't think that the players should do what ever they want. The coach should have almost all control of practice and I believe that it should be a serious time to focus. That's how you win games. Staying focus
DeleteA team should not fully be afraid of the coach. They should know that the coach is in charge, but having someone be afraid of you doesnt gain you any respect.
DeleteThe way I see it is that Coach Norman Dale is telling these kids that they can't do anything they would like to do. I believe that the players should listen to their coach, but they should at least be able to do some things like shoot when their open without needing to pass. When you tell a kid what to do and not do, it takes the fun out of basketball. Coach Dale does have a point that these kids have to listen to what he says, but they should have some freedom with playing basketball and letting them do what they are capable of doing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, players should listen to their coach but also be able to make their own plays on the court and be smart about doing it.
DeleteI disagree with them being open because they can think there open when their not like football you maybe think your open down the field then bam picked off by the a safety, or in basketball you can think your open shoot for it but have someone fast come up and smack it out of your hands
DeleteI agree with you, but with freedom comes responsibility. The players that coach Norman Dale worked with did not have responsibility that's why he wanted them to listen to him. Being a coach you need to make some decisions that are not going to be the best all the time, but that are going to be good for your players.
DeleteCoaches need to find the right balance between strictness and leniency. Also, I agree. Sports aren't all about winning or losing. Players should be able to express themselves as individuals (to an extent) on the court or field, and that can be a very arduous task with such a highly structured and strict game plan.
DeleteI also agree with you because basketball should be a fun sport, and the players should be able to make their own decisions. At the same time they should be able to take orders from the caoch because after all they do know best.
DeleteI agree with you about the boys having to listen to the coach, but at their last game they showed respect by Jimmy telling the coach that he has a different game plan. Rules do take the fun out of the sport, but if you really love the sport you'll play by the rules.
DeleteI believe this philosophy to an extent considering some coaches may abuse the fact that most sports if not all, consist of time and what they may say to do is time consuming and it will not win them the game, neither give them a chance.
ReplyDeleteI do believe in this philosophy for many reasons. If you want to be champions and work hard and play as a team and have perfect chemistry, you have to have no distractions to the team and let go everything when you are playing on the field, your coach will be your mentor and will teach you everything you know if you do whatever he says because in the end it will pay off, and what he means by the law Is that what ever happen will cost you a lot and maybe not be on the team or cost you everything for the team.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think a team should have team chemistry so they know they can trust one another with the game on the line.
DeleteYeah I agree about the coach being a mentor so much. The players should look up to there coach and when your coach says something to do you should do it because that will teach you and your teammates discipline.
DeleteI agree, what happens outside of your team stays outside of your team. You shouldn't bring emotions to the team because then you can bring everyone down.
DeleteI do believe in this philosophy for coaches because I think that as a team player, you should listen to what suggestions your coach has. I do also believe that players should be able to do think for themselves and be smart about playing. For example, shooting when their open or when they need to pass to other players on their team. I think coaching is very helpful to players, but screaming and abusing the sport, it takes the fun out of the games period. It should not always be about winning, it should be about loving the game and overcoming it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely, and the example you used supports your argument. Coaches who discipline their players are better than laid back ones.
DeleteI agree. Sometimes a team might have a great suggestion for something, and the coach should be willing to listen and compromise with them.
DeleteI do believe in this philosophy for couches for many reasons. If you want to be the best of best you need to work hard. Never give up is the clue and listen to the best couches. To me couch is the boss tell you to do because he know what is he doing. If a couch says that if you want to leave or stay play hard and train, it gives you that thinking that it will not be easy and strong will survive. Good couches know what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteI disagree because, if the players face something else than the coach expected during the game, they will not have a chance because they must listen to what he said. I do agree that the coach should push you to be the best, but you shouldn't always listen to him during a game.
DeleteI agree with you, because coaches know what they are doing. I think that players who lisen to their coaches have better games and the do not slack during games. Having a tough coach is a good thing in my opinion.
DeleteI believe what the coach said is true that they should be in complet control and what they say goes. A main points of a coach is to show that their players know the rules, make sure that they can prove to the colleges or professional leagues that they have star champions in them, and to sure the school or city that they can be a champion, and finally to show that they deserve the title while helping a player thought a game, practice, or training.
ReplyDeleteI disagree because coaches shouldn't have complete control of the players. Coaches would be strict, but they should also give the players 's me breathing space. Also, if the coach has total control, then the players wouldn't be able to acknowledge their true potential from accidental moments
DeleteI believe in Norman's philosophy. I believe that the best way to have a good successful team is to be a strict coach who is there to mold the athletes into champions rather than be their friend. I played sports all my life, and every time I had a good season it was under the coaching of a complete nut job who wanted everything to be done his way. He used to yell at me while I was doing drills and playing well. I figured if this guy is riding me for doing good I can just imagine what would happen if I messed up. That is what motivates athletes to strive for success while they have a strict crazy coach. Fear in my eyes is the best motivation a coach can give to an athlete.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that coaches should push you during practice, but sometimes the coaches way isn't the best way during that situation and you should make your own decisions occasionally.
DeleteI agree with you 100 percent because in order to know what you are capable of doing you need that motivation and that coach yelling at you too make you good not only for sports but will also make you a hard worker in life in general.
DeleteI agree, I think a team should respect the coach especially if the team is having a good season.
DeleteI disagree with coach Norman Dale's philosophy for the most part. The players should listen to all of the coach's orders during practice in order to prepare them for the game, but not everything during a game. If the players have to listen to everything during a game that their coach says, it takes away all their flexibility and play making. For instance, if the coach calls a play for the point guard to receive the ball and score, the play will not always be successful. The opponents may double team or deny the point guard the ball and the play would be worthless. Although, if the players are able to make their own decisions they can change the play or just try to score themselves. Playing such a strictly structured game also takes the fun out of playing the sport. Players would never have an opportunity to make their own plays and possibly lose due to the inability to adapt.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the fact that the plays will not work every time and you must have another plan like letting the players make their own play with the exception that the team would agree with. I've had real life situations on the basketball court where the play is taken away by a double team and someone would need to step up and make their own play.
DeleteI disagree Patrick because, if you don't lay down the law, and be relaxed, then the players are just going to think they could do whatever they want,and slack when they feel like it, and just go through the motions.
DeleteYes, I believe that this philosophy for coaches is good. Because it shows the kids discipline and everyone can use a little discipline. Also it shows that everyone will not have what they want all the time and they will have to work harder to get a starting spot becuase the coach plays no games. This not only works for sports but also works for when you get older and need a promotion or job you will work hard for it because you know what hard work feels like. Especially when you get a job their will always be someone who is more superior than you like your boss and you can't talk back. So I believe in this coaching 100% because it makes you a better person now and in the future. It also pulls that willingness to stride for what u want and make you push yourself 100% like you should do when ever you are doing something.
ReplyDeleteI agree with coach Norman Dale's philosphy of coaching. The point of a coach is to direct his/her players to success. Without having a coach telling you what to do and giving you specific instructions, there is no way for you to be able to reach success. If they players didn't require guidance they would coach themselves, coaches use their experience to mold their players into better athletes and individuals.
ReplyDeleteExactly good point Huda. The players need guidance, and that's what the coaches are there for to guide the players. Give them orders, and make them a better player than they were yesterday.
DeleteI agree with you, because coaches kbow better what yo do and they know the strategies that can beat your opponents.
DeleteI do believe in this because, the coaches need to let the team know, that they or he are in charge. If the coach, or coaches aren't hard on the team, then they will think they could do whatever they want.There going to slack off when they feel like it. If you want to build a team of champs, then the coaches need to lay down the law, and be hard on them. If they dont like it, then there off the team. For instant, coach Manning always lays down the law, and is hard on you, and if you cry about it he will tell you to leave practice, or pound on you harder. I also believe that the coaches should be able to have fun and mess around with team, but when it comes down for work, then it's time for work.
ReplyDeleteI personally believe in this philosophy, because coaches have to teach their players discipline. Players in any type of sport should listen to what their coaches say and follow their rules. The whole point of a coach is to give his players instructions and do his best to make the team better and make the team better. I think that players should listen to their coaches, because without listening to him you will not do as good and eventually you will get lost in one point of the game. Coaches see what you do and how you play better than you see it, so you definately should listen to your coaches.
ReplyDeleteI believe in this philosophy but not all the way. The coach knows more that the players and he wants them to be the best team ever. The coach needs to let the players to know that he is the man in charge and that what he want goes. But that is not the case all the time. The players need to have some responsibility to have the knowledge needed to be good at the game. The coach does not know what will happen to the game most of the time. But if the coach let the players do what they want, the games will not be organised and every player will play for his/her own benefit. The coaches need to be close to the players, like friends or brothers. The players will respect the coaches and love them more as friends or brothers.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that the philosophy coaches word is law because jet builds discipline in your team as well as in each individual person. Also, builds character and sets an example to the team that the coach knows what he/she is doing. A lot of the time a teams coach has played or coached that sport and knows what it takes to get a victory and a championship and that's why I believe a coaches word is law as long it relates to that sport.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this philosophy but not completely because the players need to know who is in charge, and by knowing that, they would begin to build decipline. Without decipline, the players would be out of control and there would be order. By having his words as law, the players would have a better chemestry with each other. They would be forced to work together and realize that they can achieve something more together instead of by themselves. On the other hand, if the coache's word is the law, the some players would not be able to find that hidden talent within them. They wouldn't have the opportunity to do something unexpected because they always have to do what the coaches say, no matter what.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, it seems like coach Dale's philosophy limits player creativity, which I think is an important part of any sport. Winning is great, but player individuality is also an important aspect of sports.
DeleteI think that coach Dale's philosophy would be effective for some players, but as for me, I would prefer to have a coach a little more like Sweet from the Macon Ironmen, although not quite as extreme. A mixture of their characteristics would, in my opinion, make a very good coach, and I think that more players would both respect and like him/her. According to Machiavelli, a good leader has to be both feared and loved. With Sweet being loved by all of his players and Dale being feared and respected, a combination of those attributes would surely make for a good coach in a plethora of different sports.
ReplyDeleteI agree that a mixture of both their coaching style would be good. With Dale's method, you would learn to act, work, and breathe as a team, and that teamwork is the most important thing. And as for Sweet, the players would enjoy playing the sport and to their full potential
DeleteI think having a tough coach is a very good thing. A lot of kids join the team with friends to have fun and play games. But if no one pushes them how will they try. Having a tough coach is good because the more he pushes you to do what you have to do the more you try. Sometimes he might be a lil bit lest strict but that does not mean that you get to stop trying. Trying hard proves the coach that he is doing a very good job at coaching his team and also when the fans come to the game they can see that he is doing a great job. If no one pushed you to try your best who would because not everyone on your team want you to be successful with what you are doing. Sometimes people just want to be better than you. I think a coach that is strict is a very good idea.
ReplyDeleteYeah you are absolutely right. In order for the players to become better they need someone to push them, and tell them what to do. A coach is there to help them, so whatever he orders should be done.
DeleteI believe that there has to be set rules for a team. If there wasnt the team wouldn't have a set structure. The coach should be strict and enforce rules, but at the same time he should have a lovable relationship with his team. When you enforce laws to a team it builds characteristics. If there wasn't any rules everyone would be everywhere, and then there will be no room for improvement. The players need to understand that they cannot be arrogant, and they are not always the best. Its not always about winning, but to have a good fine structure. The coach usually knows more about his players, then the players themselves. The coach has been there and done that.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that they should have a tough coach but also build a lovable relationship. they have to try hard to accomplish what they want to, but also they have to try knowing there team mates from the inside out to know how they react and how they are.
DeleteI agree, coaches should be feared and loved at the same time.
DeleteI do believe that the coach should be in charge and make up the rules because if you don't show the team your in charge they'll make their own decisions without even asking. The coach should make his own rules and they should always be followed by the team. A good coach should be strict and demanding but should have a good relationship with the team as well. A coach can't just be mean all the time and strict because the team might be scared and a great coach should be both strict but nice at the same time. I think that Norman Dale was that coach. Norman Dale had his own rules but still let the boys decide what to do at their last game, which worked.
ReplyDeleteMachavelli's famous conclusion was that a leader should be feared and loved. I strongly agree with that. First of all a leader needs to be feared if he wants his people to follow his orders and do as instructed. A team needs to feel obligated to go along with the coach's instructions because there is a reason why that person is in charge. However, a leader needs to be respected. If you feel like you respect someone and trust them you will go along with their instructions simply because you will rely on that trust. When you combine the qualities of a coach that is feared and loved, you get a coach that the team is scared of and listens to but also respects.
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ReplyDeleteI believe in this law to an extent. There are certain things that a coach should never ask of your students, and seeing as those are illegal, they certainly do contradict the law. The coaches word may be the team's law, they sure as hell aren't the state's law or the law of the united states of Americas law. The laws of the coach should only ever be for training and game plans. The students themselves need to make sure that they don't just follow any order given by their coach, Both sides need to make sure that they have a form of common sense about it. if the coach fails to listen to common sense and breaks the laws and codes of conduct set up by those with a higher pay grade than them, then there is the very likely chance that they will be reprimanded for their actions and inattentiveness to following the rules already in place. the factor of common sense is also needed for the students as they need to make sure that they themselves don't just simply act as lemmings. they need to make sure that they themselves don't just break the rules and get themselves banned from the game, as that would just be terrible to have happen.
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