3 strategies to coach character
1. Stay Calm. To many times today people fly off the handle before thinking about their actions. I think a coach who is calm and steadfast during the game or practice is teaching character. Games are not going to go the way you want them too. Very early on in my coaching career; 21 years old . I was coaching sophomore football at St. Cloud Tech High School. Coaching in a tight game a sweep breaks down the sideline for a touchdown. As our running back runs by followed by the referee, I made some comment on his inability to make a spearing call against our lead blocker. The ref ran by looked over his shoulder and before the back could cross the goal line dropped his flag, turned to me and looked me directly in the eye and called a holding penalty. The call was obviously in retaliation to my poor behavior. I was coaching with a 20 year veteran at the time, he simply said, "you attract bees with honey." He was right. Since then I have been very careful on how I talk to officials. I believe my athletes have …show more content…
Want to win. Wanting to win is paramount. Wanting to win means preparing, practicing, and competing to win. The alternative to win at all costs leads to unethical behavior. A head coach I worked for brought our own water to an away game. He believed the opposing coach would do somethign to the water or not provide any. We all thought it was ludicrous at the time and still do. I remember being hopeful that I would never have that mind set. What occurs to me upon reflection is the reason he behaved this way is because he too wasnt above such things. For example, we were playing Monticello and up 55-0 in the end of the third quarter. I told our head coach to pull out our starters the game was one, why risk injury. I was scolded in front of the team because "I want to score one more!" Sure enough on the next play we lost our starting quarterback for the season with a seperated and dislocated shoulder. Made absolutely zero
1. Stay Calm. To many times today people fly off the handle before thinking about their actions. I think a coach who is calm and steadfast during the game or practice is teaching character. Games are not going to go the way you want them too. Very early on in my coaching career; 21 years old . I was coaching sophomore football at St. Cloud Tech High School. Coaching in a tight game a sweep breaks down the sideline for a touchdown. As our running back runs by followed by the referee, I made some comment on his inability to make a spearing call against our lead blocker. The ref ran by looked over his shoulder and before the back could cross the goal line dropped his flag, turned to me and looked me directly in the eye and called a holding penalty. The call was obviously in retaliation to my poor behavior. I was coaching with a 20 year veteran at the time, he simply said, "you attract bees with honey." He was right. Since then I have been very careful on how I talk to officials. I believe my athletes have …show more content…
Want to win. Wanting to win is paramount. Wanting to win means preparing, practicing, and competing to win. The alternative to win at all costs leads to unethical behavior. A head coach I worked for brought our own water to an away game. He believed the opposing coach would do somethign to the water or not provide any. We all thought it was ludicrous at the time and still do. I remember being hopeful that I would never have that mind set. What occurs to me upon reflection is the reason he behaved this way is because he too wasnt above such things. For example, we were playing Monticello and up 55-0 in the end of the third quarter. I told our head coach to pull out our starters the game was one, why risk injury. I was scolded in front of the team because "I want to score one more!" Sure enough on the next play we lost our starting quarterback for the season with a seperated and dislocated shoulder. Made absolutely zero