coachmccormick
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Re:Discipline: A New Approach - 2006/09/26 17:46
I think expectations is the key word. A coach must communicate his/her expectations to the players and hold the players to these expectations.
I find many adults (teachers, coaches, parents) expect the worst from young adults and thus treat them like little kids, telling them exactly what they can and cannot do.
When I used to work a lot of camps, I'd tell my team that how they were treated was dependent upon them; if they conducted themselves responsibly, I'd treat them like adults; if not, I'd treat them like kids. I never really had problems even though I never really gave a list of to do's and not to do's, while other coaches who had a laundry list of rules still had problems.
Communicate expectations and maintain a high standard.
Also, its important to pick your battles. Coach Tuk talked about his kids wearing earings off the court or headbands and howother coaches said his program had a lack of discipline. Some coaches want players to look one way or another. Personally, I don't care if all the players match at practice or if they wear a headband or if they tuck in their shirts; I care about their effort on the floor, their teamwork, their taking care of their responsibilities, their being on time, their treating officials with respect, etc. It's up to a coach to decide what's important and pick his battles.
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