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Nathan Shadeck (Shadeck)
New member
Username: Shadeck
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 10:06 am: |       |
As you may have noticed, no athlete is the same. You have your athletes that are in it for themselves and you hvae your athletes that would die for their teammates. Personally, I have a hard time dealing with a the selfish athlete. The majority of these athletes expect to be the STAR and all the credit. This is fine if the sport is wrestling or track or some sport that is mainly individually based but causes a real problem when the sport is football, basketball, etc. When I was an athlete in highschool, I found that the best way to deal with my teammates that acted like this was no block for them or do anything to help them in football. This may not be right or just but in most cases, it opens the eyes of the athlete that has an attitude problem. Athletes with an attitude problem like this should be confronted by their fellow teamates. I feel that this is the based way to deal with many problems is peer pressure. |
David Andrew Turnbull (Dat4678)
Junior Member
Username: Dat4678
Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011 - 7:36 pm: | |
I agree with what you said about how athletes need to look at the whole team and not just their selves. All the time, people try to make a scene about something that is bothering them, and it only isolates their selves from the team. Sports are built around the entire team, and when one person revolts it can hurt the team. This is when the coach needs to step up and make sure the team is not split because one player has selfish ambitions. Teammates need to become united if they want to reach their potential. Every team has the goal of winning and selfish teammates is not the solution to winning. |
Kyle Maines (Kmm4892)
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Username: Kmm4892
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 5:12 pm: | |
In team sports it should be all about the team or simply you will not succeed. For sports like basketball where ball movement is key being a unit is very important. A lot of coaches I know personally do not let these players play or limit them. If you are running a team where you have the say on what players you get alot of coaches do not go after selfish players |
Amy L. Deeds (Amydeeds)
Junior Member
Username: Amydeeds
Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 4:07 pm: | |
I’ve coached girls varsity basketball for the last 9 years. I definitely have had my share of players who think the team can’t win without them. On my team, I’ve found if you let them sit on the bench, watch the other players from the sideline, they tend to realize if the attitude doesn’t change, that’s where they’ll stay. With this, you are also letting the rest of the team know you have confidence in them as a coach and it builds more team morale. I think it’s a win-win situation. |
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