Last week, I attended my sister’s volleyball game. As the game progressed, one of the most important members failed the team. Surprisingly, the mentioned member was the coach. As the game went on, the players made countless mistakes. Despite the girl’s honest efforts to make him proud and to exhibit an amazing comeback, he refused to call a timeout. At one point, three whole minutes went by in the game without him even lifting his head to mentor the girls once. The tensions rose, and tears began to stream down the girls’ flushed cheeks. At once, they realized that they had lost their number one supporter. Once the lively coach who rooted them on during their winning streak, he now failed them when they needed his support and encouragement the most.
Support goes both ways. Don’t just cheer your team on when they’re doing well and
yell crude things at them when they struggle. Learning to support during the bad as well as the good times may just offer that extra needed boost of confidence that can make all the difference.
-Brittani Hunter
Support is the most important in any type of learning even if it is in sports or learning. The coach needs to see that is hard for the athlete is be yelled at during the game. The player will feel bad for the rest of the game and might not do well. I feel that the coach needs to let the player learn from the mistake afterward, so they can still have a good relationship. Support is everything.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree, Paige. Support really is everything. The team had an effective talk during their next practice, and the coach made a complete turn-around. I've seen a genuine smile on his face during every game, since the one in the post. When the girls go to sit on the bench, he actually commends them on what they're doing right, rather than yelling at them. In turn, this puts a smile on the girls' faces, and this changes the entire atmosphere on the court.
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