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If what @The Original DC describes turns you off, you probably don't have to worry much longer. That type of coaching will probably soon go the way of the buffalo. And it will be a shame in my opinion. The greatest parts of the game that translate to life is learning how to handle pressure, to get back up when you get knocked down, and to keep fighting until the end. You can't learn that sitting on couches drinking smoothies and talking about it. If you could, Jim MacElwain would be ready to begin his sixth season at UF after having won the previous 5 Nat'l Championships. Of course, when we one day fill the Swamp for the SEC Flag Football Conference games, there'll be no worries about hard @ss coaches chewing any little prima donna's out and hurting their feelings. The Skellie Pimps (who are exploiting a lot of kids in 7on7) might well be the guys who wind up coaching in the future. I hope not. I personally owe a lot to the game and the coaches that kicked my @ss. I might not have deserved all of them I got, but I sure needed them. Life don't take prisoners.
Hell thats the way my little league coach reacted if we took a close pitch w 2 strikes.
His teams (baseball or football) werent always the most talented but we were the most disciplined. You got the fundamentals right, you were focused and you gave 100% or you sat. He always had SOMETHING you needed to work on or get better.
Too many pussies today.
I don't know Hevesy, have never heard his voice other than some interviews here and there on the internet. I cant comment on his style nor its effectiveness. My comments on this thread are more directed at Ancrum than Hevesy. But I will say this, having come from a life of playing every sport of each season as a kid to a career in the Army, I have seen a larger than share of coaches, mentors and leaders. Some have it, others grow into it while a few just never figure it out and fake it. Many can do and lead. Many cant do but they can lead. Some cant do and cant lead. Just like anything in life, it is a skill mixed with a bias of a person's character and genetics. Some are just born to communicate effectively with others while some just struggle ... they know how to do it but they can't seem to communicate effectively. And there is also the fact that some people just dont get along no matter how hard they can try. They just dont like each other.
Those that struggle in the Army tended to never get past drill sgt mode of leading. It works at first but then relationships never really get established and respect is lost. Maybe Hev is a drill sgt type that has no other way to lead and coach. I dont know ... like I said before.
What I do know from this ... Ancrum is a twatwaffle.