Communicating with Coaches

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And coaches still will argue with that comment. It really does not matter what you say if a coach wants to have a bug up their behinds about something and do not understand common sense. If they did understand common sense, they would not ask the stupid questions they do when you clearly made a call.

So true...

[BigT]

Someone talked recently about Verbal Judo. Been reading it and loving it. It has been helping me with a Bipolar kid and it has been helping me a lot with coaches and players.

Big part of it is not to take anything personally. They dont understand our training and why we call the game the way we do. Or they are trying to show their teammates or players they are fighting for them. If you know you are doing a good job or/and got the play right dont let them get in your head.

Is it really bad to if the coach is yelling to go straight to the hand and say that is enough. Clearly they are out of control and need to understand we are not going to have them yell at us period.

Whomever suggested the book.. thanks its the best $16 bucks I have spent in some time.

[jeschmit]

Originally Posted by BigT

Someone talked recently about Verbal Judo. Been reading it and loving it. It has been helping me with a Bipolar kid and it has been helping me a lot with coaches and players.

Big part of it is not to take anything personally. They dont understand our training and why we call the game the way we do. Or they are trying to show their teammates or players they are fighting for them. If you know you are doing a good job or/and got the play right dont let them get in your head.

Is it really bad to if the coach is yelling to go straight to the hand and say that is enough. Clearly they are out of control and need to understand we are not going to have them yell at us period.

Whomever suggested the book.. thanks its the best $16 bucks I have spent in some time.

I'll "+1" that book as well. It really does help you understand why the other side (coaches) act the way that they do, and it gives you some pointers as to how to bring them back down to a reasonable level. I've read it twice this season, and plan on reading it once more before next season begins. Good stuff in that book.