I had the occasion to watch a High School JV football game yesterday.
The level of entitlement was nauseating, and the coaches allowed it. Both teams. All game.
No hustle to and from the sideline, kids taking their hats off and walking around like they're the next 4 star (they aren't...). Shit, even the water people sauntered over during a time out.
I just don't get it: if you're not excited to be playing football, wtf are you doing on the field? And why aren't the coaches molding young men instead of spoiled babies? Most of these kids will never sniff a college field, and a fraction of a percentage of them will make the NFL - these are your best days.
It seems like the coaches are too busy patting themselves on the back with complex schemes to pay attention to what matters at this level - hard work and hustle. One team has a reverse sweep (I think they're trying for a Chip Kelly thing) as a regular play - not a trick play - a regular play. You're asking kids who show no effort or enthusiasm on the field during a game to execute two hand offs at full speed 1 yard behind the OL. They fumbled once and got 12 yards once. That juice isn't worth the squeeze, but hey - LOOK HOW FREAKING SMART THE JV COACH IS!
Why? They're kids. KISS. Maximize their biggest attribute - youth and endless energy. And for Christ's sake, instill at least a little bit of discipline.
The level of entitlement was nauseating, and the coaches allowed it. Both teams. All game.
No hustle to and from the sideline, kids taking their hats off and walking around like they're the next 4 star (they aren't...). Shit, even the water people sauntered over during a time out.
I just don't get it: if you're not excited to be playing football, wtf are you doing on the field? And why aren't the coaches molding young men instead of spoiled babies? Most of these kids will never sniff a college field, and a fraction of a percentage of them will make the NFL - these are your best days.
It seems like the coaches are too busy patting themselves on the back with complex schemes to pay attention to what matters at this level - hard work and hustle. One team has a reverse sweep (I think they're trying for a Chip Kelly thing) as a regular play - not a trick play - a regular play. You're asking kids who show no effort or enthusiasm on the field during a game to execute two hand offs at full speed 1 yard behind the OL. They fumbled once and got 12 yards once. That juice isn't worth the squeeze, but hey - LOOK HOW FREAKING SMART THE JV COACH IS!
Why? They're kids. KISS. Maximize their biggest attribute - youth and endless energy. And for Christ's sake, instill at least a little bit of discipline.