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Post by jas1vans on Dec 14, 2005 11:57:13 GMT -5
I'm trying to coach a college club team and I'm running into a huge problem. These kids won't listen. (Running will handle listening problems) I offer advice, tell them what they need to do to improve. They hear what I say, let it rattle around in their head for a while and suddenly it escapes them; almost as if I'd never said a word. They think that being able to hit a four ball makes them a good volleyball player. I wouldn't be so concerned about it if they were set on their fundamentals. I have no idea who is coaching boys H.S. vball in WI, but most of them should be fired. These kids all have terrible habits and no clue about passing or defense. I've never seen a group of vball players so helpless but unaware of it. I have no idea how to combat these problems that were obviously ignored by their H.S. coaches. Where do I start?
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Post by IdahoBoy on Dec 17, 2005 14:06:12 GMT -5
Are you getting paid?
If not, leave. College club volleyball is notorious for big fish little pond personalities and you'll never make a dent in that without some outside life-altering event happening.
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Post by johnny on Dec 19, 2005 13:55:06 GMT -5
I hate to say it, but the above poster has a point. Club players are generally your "hot shots" who think they know everything. Not all of them ... but a good majority.
Maybe if you found a leader on the team and focused on making him a better player then others will follow suit. I don't know about these guys, but if I'm at practice and I see a guy hustling for every ball and playing his ass off ... I feel that I have to compete at that level as well. Just don't give up. I wouldn't be the player OR person I am today if my coach had thrown inthe towel on me.
Good luck.
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Post by bigfan on Dec 27, 2005 18:00:49 GMT -5
Are you getting paid? If not, leave. College club volleyball is notorious for big fish little pond personalities and you'll never make a dent in that without some outside life-altering event happening. some jobs are mirrors to this. Big fish small pond mentalities do not change; you have to leave.
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