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"At the high
school level, we have no such pressure to play kids."
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By
Thomas Houser
Personally, I can't do my job if
I'm really emotional. As a High School coach, I’m constantly chattering,
"Watch out for her tip!" or "You know where she's going to hit the ball."
or I'm giving serving signals, or I'm making a sub. If I get too
happy, mad, or stressed, then I may miss something that will could cost
my team a point or a game.
Also, I refuse to disgrace my school,
my team, my players or my position as head coach of XYZ High School by
acting foolish. Getting yellow cards does not make me feel manly.
In fact, they embarrass me.
In addition, some teams play worse
after a coach’s tirade. If coaches do not consider how their behavior
affects their teams, then they are not looking out for the best interest
of the teams. Coaches must put the team's well-being ahead of their
need to spout off.
So, as I coached longer, I decided
to use my emotions for the benefit of the team. If I feel that we
are playing a weak team, and my team is flat, I get more emotional.
If we are playing the first place team, and my team is fired up, jumping
off the bench, slapping hands, that is when I'm just a nice guy, only getting
excited when I see a great play. Sometimes I've even had to calm
down my team. Remember, this isn’t football. Volleyball players
normally don't play better when they’re out-of-their-mind emotional.......
my girls play their best when they’re massively FOCUSED.
If you have other questions
that you think I should address, please send me an email.
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