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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smart Coach.

This is how it is supposed to be done.

Kids make decisions on the field. Coach can address when they are subbed out, at half time and end of game talk.  [b]Practice is for learning and game is where what they learn is implemented.

[/b]The best coaches we have had, coach this style.

They may give very limited direction----such as push up, etc.  But, they will not make player's decisions for them.

The worst is when the parents start doing that.  By the time somebody screams---the kid has already had to commit in his brain so what you are screaming is worthless.

I saw my U15 yesterday have a million different people on and off the field screaming at him to pass in one direction,,,,calm, cool and collected he tuned them out---cut the other way and put in a deadly through ball that our striker merely had to tap for the goal.  People ate crow after that.  Ironically---HIS COACH WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS SILENT.  Smart guy that played professionally in Europe.[/quote]

I think games are for learning as well and games provide TONS of situations that aren't produced in practices.  I think coaches should use these opportunities to provide guidance and coaching points while the kids are on the field.  It's not joysticking, it's teaching. I don't want my kid on a team where the coach says nothing.  But that's just me.[/quote]

Well, I hope you keep this opinion to yourself on the field, and don't try to micromanage how the coach is doing his/her job.[/quote]

I'm not even sure what you mean by your comments.  You hope I keep my opinion to myself?  How does a parent even go about micromanaging the coach? But I anyway...I guess I don't have to do these things.  I don't let my kid play for coaches that don't teach while they are on the field.  To me, a game is a practice.  I expect the coach to coach during practice and at games.  Letting the game be the teacher is BS because kids don't know what they don't know. My son's coach isn't a screamer nor a joysticker, but he is certainly vocal during games.  Our coach does talk to the kids when they are subbed out, and at half, and at the end, etc.  He also says...Jimmy, where should you be?  He uses guided discovery, but he also says...Franky, you need to be wider. You need to give better angles. Johnny, you need to check in there.  Remember next time.  Stevie, I need to see better effort from you.  I know you can work harder. etc.  That's what I look for.

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That isn't joy sticking. You can stand down with your outrage.

Joy sticking is when the coach is directing your kid where they should be, who they should pass to and when they should pass. [/quote]

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