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Theoretical models and concepts which underpin coaching
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Theoretical models and concepts which underpin coaching
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Fear Not A known quote by Lou Brock, "Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time." Eddie Rake may not have spoken these words himself but he instills in his players to not be the guy who is afraid to look bad and leads by example at that. Although Coach Rake cares a lot for his players, he never cuts them any slack. The first thing he says to the 1958 team right after being hired was that they "were all a bunch of losers, losing is contagious, and if we thought we could lose with him then we could hit the door" (Grisham, 206). That statement in itself lets the reader know that Coach Rake doesn’t care to "look bad." Not only is Rake the first to critique every play, every run, and every
When Boone was appointed to the position of football coach at T.C. Williams High School, he became the visionary of success to the program. His vision for the team from the beginning was to win a state championship. As a leader one must be a visionary and have an ultimate goal that needs to be accomplished. Difficult situations continuously present themselves and need to be handled effectively in order to accomplish the leader’s vision, which often occurred during Boone’s journey with his team. Throughout the film, no matter what circumstances Boone encountered, he was able to stay focused on the goal of winning a championship which consequently allowed the team to
I had read an essay called, “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose. The essay was about Rose revisiting his high school experience. He explains his adventure through school reflecting on his education, learning environment, & behaviors of students/teachers. Also he talks about the motivation or lack thereof in him and his fellow peers reflecting on them just wanting to be average.
In some parts of his article he works to grab the reader’s attention offensively pulling them to his view of the topic. He states that Harbaugh is “weirdest competitive freak of this era.” Weinreb does not know if this is actually true, but by stating it this way makes the readers emotionally question all of Harbaugh’s tactics. Weinreb really wants to imprint our image of Harbaugh as a guy who will do anything in order for him to get a winning team.
To really understand someone's point of view, you have to walk in their shoes. People cast blame without knowing the whole truth. Sometimes the truth is that the person blamed is as innocent as a mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is used to teach us good behaviors such as, being a committed and loving father, treating everyone fairly and equally, and standing behind his beliefs.
Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and vice president, Branch Rickey, had always been bothered by the unwritten and unspoken color line in major league baseball. In 1945, he took advantage of his power as manager and called for a meeting with Jackie Robinson from the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro League team (“About Jackie Robinson”). He had always secretly scouted Negro League teams in hopes of finding the right candidate. One who had enough talent, but also had enough guts to not jeer back at the harsh remarks of racist fans, players, and even coaches (Rubinstein). Rickey was driven to partake in this great experiment because he was bothered by his experience while checking his team into a hotel one night as the varsity baseball coach for Ohio-Wesleyan University (Nicholson). The desk clerk told Rickey they had available rooms for everyone except for Charley Thomas, who was black. Rickey questioned their policy and requested that Thomas stay in his room with him. After long contemplations, the desk clerk gave in, but when Rickey got to his room Charley Thomas was sitting on the chair crying. “‘Charley was pulling frantically at his hands, pulling his hands. He looked at me and said ‘It’s my skin. If I could just tear it off, I’d be like everybody else. It’s my skin, it’s my skin, Mr. Rickey!’’” (Nicholson).
...f a team and a legend”). He also became highly known for giving inspirational advice to players and helping the players not only on the field, in addition to off the field. One of his famous quotes. “The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel… These are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events themselves” (Mckerley, 15).
In one of the games played in the movie one team member injured his hands, the coach was there to show support and to reassure him and the other players. He also gave them inspirational speech about why they are playing, not just for the people or the town but because they love baseball, and because of how they want to be remembered. His motivational technique fall under the interactional-centered view. He motivated them depending on their individual characteristics and also motivated them depending on the situation. Mitch Akers a teen that was going through trouble times after losing his mom, benefited from coach Stock style of motivational technique, he had lost his way and he helped him get back on track. He gave him a shot, understood his potential and helped him become a better player, a better son. When the team lost confidence on their last game, he assessed the situation and gave a speech that motivated the players, he used the situation to his
Eddie Rake taught his players to push themselves to be better. Be a better player and person. He taught them to look out for each other and have each other's backs. The way Eddie Rake looked at the game of football was very unique. He believed that as long as the Spartans had a sense of family, football would follow. After each of the player's glory days, they leaned upon each other to get through life. Eddie Rake was setting up his players for real life situations. He taught his players
In life, everyone makes mistakes. Some are minor, some are major, but all in all, it happens. Eddie Rake made his fair amount of mistakes in life but managed to gain forgiveness back from every player and family because of the positive impact he made on the lives of the people of Messina. In John Grisham’s, Bleachers, Neely Crenshaw, one of Rake’s former players, said, “Coach Rake was not easy to love, and while you’re playing here you don’t really like him. But after you leave, after you venture away from this place, after you’ve been kicked around a few times, faced some adversity, some failure, been knocked down in life, you soon realize how important Coach Rake is and was” (Grisham 223). This tells one that no matter how bad Rake hurt a
The first personal traits that Coach Dale was forced to exhibit were his toughness and his assertiveness. On his first night in Hickory he met the men of town in the barbershop who were all willing to provide their experience and insight on the team and how to coach. Coach Dale had enough self confidence to know that none of these “insights” were going to help the Hickory team win basketball games and let them know they weren’t welcome by turning his back and walking out. Additionally, he was forced to demonstrate his toughness twice more on the first day of practice by telling the temporary coach, “Secondly, your days of coaching are over,” and then by standing up to the group of men after he dismissed Buddy from the team. These actions made no friends of the men; however, th...
Coach Herman Boone is the main African-American character in this film. He is a football coach who is brought in by the newly diversified T.C. Williams High School as a form of affirmative action. This character struggles throughout the movie with dealing with the prejudices of his players, of other football coaches, of parents, and even of the school board who hired him in order to try to create a winning football team. Another key black character is Julius Campbell. He plays a linebacker who ends up becoming best friends with a white linebacker on the team. He, too, struggles with prejudices from some of his teammates and people in the town because of the new desegregation of the team. The remaining black players on the T.C. Williams High School had very similar roles in the film. Petey Jones, Jerry Williams (quarterback), and Blue Stanton all are shown facing racial inequality by players, citizens, and even other football coaches. The attitudes of ...
The author believes that the Panthers coach Ron Rivera is an inspirational and encouraging leader, which would be crucial during the Super Bowl. The reason is relevant (connected) because if the Panthers have an encouraging and reliable coach, it will be crucial that he plans out how the Panthers will win the Super Bowl since he had experienced before. According to “he [Ron Rivera] was a linebacker for the 1985 Chicago Bears team that won the championship. He was the defensive coordinator in Chicago in 2006 when the Bears reached the title game. He has a unique ability to keep players focused on the moment. In part because of what he experienced with the "Super Bowl Shuffle" Bears in '85, he understands the importance of letting players be who they are. That in turn helps the Panthers play loose. That 'll be particularly crucial during the media circus; the Super Bowl”, The evidence is valid with the reason, because since Ron Rivera is experienced and knows what to do, he will be helpful in guiding the Panthers into victory during the Super Bowl. The evidence is cited because the reader can see the information of Riviera 's past experiences with his previous team the Chicago Bears. The evidence is credible because Rivera’s past times from working with previous teams are from his own experiences and views, so they are true
“Man, Sam is such a bitch!” is typically what you hear when the word bitch is being used but do people really know the true meanings of bitch. The word first originated from Germanic times and then lead to old english as “bicce” but now in modern english as “bitch”. The word has many meanings but it started off meaning a female dog for breeders and such. Nowadays we all know the word “bitch” as an irrational, spiteful, and crazy female.
...n, Bertier was responsible for executing Coach Boone’s expectations. He had to ensure that the white and black players got along and developed their own regime of trust. During practice Bertier confronted Campbell about his selfish acts and bad attitude. Campbell said that his attitude reflected Bertier’s leadership and that the black players felt the white players were intentionally missing plays contributing to the injuries of black players. This struck accord with Bertier and motivated him to bring the team together. The chant “Strong Side/ Left Side” became that catalyst uniting the players. It represented that one side would not be successful without the other. Bertier and Campbell’s new found camaraderie developed into a lifelong friendship. Bertier continued to emerge as a leader by breaking down the intolerant attitude of his mother and girlfriend.
Ed throughout shows his leadership skills with the group and proving he is not a coward under pressure, this is showed at the stadium with the group of boys at the stadium on “Ed pushed past them, shaking his head, determined he isn’t a coward.” (p. 275) Ed is standing up for himself with many criticisms that he has been a coward throughout. This proves that even though he is presumed to be a born leader he cannot be the biggest leader at times, so it does not matter what way he became a leader he got criticism.