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Originally Posted by BYU 14
And in terms of the crowd that feels not enough emphasis is placed on winning in youth sports anymore, which results in a kids growing up soft and entitled. Bullshit! You can instill character and toughness in kids without focusing on winning games. Demanding commitment, hard work, in game effort, execution and perseverance gives kids these attributes more than a fucking score.
I have rarely ever mentioned winning games over 30+ years of coaching football because those things take care of themselves if you put in the work. I coach to win, expect kids to play to win, but never use winning to define success. I want to see a kid 10-15 years down the road who is a good husband, father and citizen. Who despite a 4-6 record his senior year was molded by his time in sports by things that aren't learned in a win at all costs environment. I would much rather have the latter then go 10-0 with a team of superstars, that we let get away with murder because they are talented, instead of holding them accountable and building men. Just to get the dub.
And yes, I know there are plenty of coaches that do care about winning at all costs. That have different rules for different talents levels. Who allow the me attitude to fester because they cater to entitled parents and athletes because they look good in the end. Fuck them just as much as parents like the clowns in this video.
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This.
Winning, getting perfect test scores, same kind of emphasis. There is a lot of fixation on results over process. A million little things breaking your way can result in victory from a poorly executed plan, happens in sports, happens in other aspects of life. It should be more about following the right process than what the final result of that process was.