Friday, December 26, 2008

Another take on responsibility

So who is ultimately responsible when a fumble/interception/error occurs? Or can 'blame' be solely placed on any individual? Conventional wisdom says it's with the coach or coaching staff. We're not so sure about that but here's another article about this subject.

If mistakes are made, the teaching process is the only answer
Eric Musselman
December 24, 2008


Chuck Knox was an NFL head coach for more than 20 years with the Rams, Bills, and Seahawks, leading his teams to seven division titles.

In the book "The Game-Makers," he outlined his "principles of coaching," which I've listed here:

Inspire learning: "Create within the player a desire to do what is demanded, regardless of what technique is being taught. Enthusiasm is a must."

Concentration: "Learning [a sport] is not a matter of intelligence. It's a question of concentration. Any... player can learn if a coach gets him to concentrate and when a coach finds the secret of how that's done, he'll be a great coach..."

Go here for the remainder.

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