tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15060864.post5221984988840109763..comments2023-11-03T09:09:45.070-04:00Comments on PlayUltimate - High school ultimate news and commentary: Tips for being a captain / Dealing with authority - Part 1 (of many)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15060864.post-60941056046353709352007-02-16T10:03:00.000-05:002007-02-16T10:03:00.000-05:00One of the most frustrating things about being a y...One of the most frustrating things about being a young person is the fact that adults mistrust you. I'm about to turn 27 (yikes!), but I remember well how mad it made me when an authority figure made me feel like I couldn't make a good choice.<BR/><BR/>If you want to motivate young people, chastise them less and empower them more. If coaches and other adults create conditions that foster good choices, young people will probably make good choices.<BR/><BR/>jJulianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337749094233996938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15060864.post-85784736944574015932007-02-07T19:10:00.000-05:002007-02-07T19:10:00.000-05:00Those last few sentences sound like stereotyping t...Those last few sentences sound like stereotyping to me... which is kind of ironic, as the author points to "sexism, racism, homophobia and the like" as what makes high school kids immature, when stereotyping itself is generally the cause of these "not cool" mentalities.<br /><br />Many adults who play ultimate, or maybe even some coaches, crack these kind of jokes, too (ever been to Potlatch?). I don't think the best example of why coaches are important to a high-school team is that they teach their kids better life skills.<br /><br />Coaches engender in their players a certain form of motivation that only authoritative figures wield. It's hard for high school teams to have legitimacy when they're lacking this motivation, and they need extra internal motivation to be competetive. This can happen, look at South Eugene's open and girls teams who got 5t and 3t or something at Westerns last year with no coach and are totally nice, respectful players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15060864.post-18801944211060018772007-02-06T10:54:00.000-05:002007-02-06T10:54:00.000-05:00For the most part, i agree with "anonymous". The ...For the most part, i agree with "anonymous". The kids are generally mature and can be treated as equals, but the reason they have a coach is to make sure the kids do not act like children. Just last night i needed to stop practice to admonish the team for letting someone make a joke about "playing like a girl" and "getting handblocked by a girl". Adults see this situation as nothing less than sexism. Kids (as a whole) constantly need to be reminded that the world is bigger than them, that sexism, racism, homophobia and the like is not cool, shouldn't have an accepted place in our society, and is not to be encouraged or laughed at. <br /><br />This is just one reason we can't treat the kids as equals. simply because they ARE kids. Albeit very responsible, usually respectable kids, but kids nonetheless.<br /><br />JakeJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360068882489639031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15060864.post-56841339504681638932007-02-03T21:52:00.000-05:002007-02-03T21:52:00.000-05:00one thing i have experienced is when an adult coac...one thing i have experienced is when an adult coach shows a lack of respect toward a player coach or captain.just because they are younger than you doesn't mean they know less or are more immature.it is usually the opposite.don't get me wrong,most adult coaches are not this way but it only takes a couple to ruin the spirit of the game.treat them team you play as equals,not as children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com