I AM NOT YOUR BUDDY I AM YOUR COACH!
AGREE OR DISAGREE------------
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Agree, Coach first. Now if you are referring to Buddy as in Mentoring... well, i think every coach should be a mentor to his players. I want my players to let me know if they are having problems outside of baseball.
Exchanging e-mails, texting, phone call, take you to the movies, you can date my daughter buddy... HE'LL NO.
Exchanging e-mails, texting, phone call, take you to the movies, you can date my daughter buddy... HE'LL NO.
My players definitly know the difference, but.....
The kids on my team are like family. My own kids are 4 and 6, and they have had my hs players at every birthday party they have ever had. My kids also rodeo, and I had some players show up to support them over the weekend.
Most of my players come from broken homes and/or bad situations. I want them to see how a loving parent and father interacts with his family. In many cases it is the only one they get to see.
The kids on my team are like family. My own kids are 4 and 6, and they have had my hs players at every birthday party they have ever had. My kids also rodeo, and I had some players show up to support them over the weekend.
Most of my players come from broken homes and/or bad situations. I want them to see how a loving parent and father interacts with his family. In many cases it is the only one they get to see.
AGREE.
Kind of goes along with the idea that if you try to be your kid's best friend, you can't be his parent!
Having said that, it doesn't mean that a Coach or a Parent can't exhibit some features of a buddy, like listening, jawing, horsing around, but the key is that both coach and player need to know where to draw the line for the benefit of the player.
Kind of goes along with the idea that if you try to be your kid's best friend, you can't be his parent!
Having said that, it doesn't mean that a Coach or a Parent can't exhibit some features of a buddy, like listening, jawing, horsing around, but the key is that both coach and player need to know where to draw the line for the benefit of the player.
quote:Originally posted by RedSoxFan21:
...the key is that both coach and player need to know where to draw the line for the benefit of the player.
We make HS baseball fun in many ways and friendships are definitely built. But the above is the golden rule.
I believe that the coach must draw the line
TR, yes,
Certainly, the only way for both player and coach to know where to draw the line is for coach to establish those lines.
Certainly, the only way for both player and coach to know where to draw the line is for coach to establish those lines.
quote:I AM NOT YOUR BUDDY I AM YOUR COACH!
Is there a problem today? Seems like it would follow logic/
I agree with these guys. This doesn't seem like a hard question.
The key is you can't get down to their level and make them believe ya'll are equal.
Care about em, joke with them, even play pranks if u are that type of coach. But when all is said and done, they MUST know u are in complete control and the final authority.
There are still some "no nonsense, military general" type coaches out there today. But with the way kids are brought up at home and them realizing they dont' "need baseball", I'm afraid they are a dying breed.
The key is you can't get down to their level and make them believe ya'll are equal.
Care about em, joke with them, even play pranks if u are that type of coach. But when all is said and done, they MUST know u are in complete control and the final authority.
There are still some "no nonsense, military general" type coaches out there today. But with the way kids are brought up at home and them realizing they dont' "need baseball", I'm afraid they are a dying breed.
