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JP
Starting Member
5 Posts |
 Posted - 02/03/2003 : 1:16:01 PM
Just curious, who are some of the better coaches in town, both high school and club? And why?
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VBCoach
Starting Member
16 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 2:18:56 PM
What are you looking for? Better with... a 10 year old girl teaching basic skills? Better with 18 year old boy with 7 years of club, Better with team building and bringing players together, Better with helping girls meet their individual goals...There are a lot of good coaches in the area, many with different strenghts (and weaknesses). 
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Barre
New Member
29 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 3:38:43 PM
Well, just look at which coaches have put out consistently high-quality teams in WNY, both in club and high school AND who have trained some of the more successful kids playing in college, particularly in D-I and D-II. By the way, a truly gifted coach can work effectively with any age group. He or she may have preferences, but if he/she really knows the game, and how to teach it, he/she can do it at just about any junior level. And by the way, their are many around here who really know the game but do not necessarily know how to efficiently comminicate it. VB101, in an earlier thread, classified many area coaches into what I thought were incorrect and unnecessary catagories. For instance, Sally Kus may always have been a great motivator/nurturer, but she is also one of the most proficiently technical coaches around. her ability to truly teach the game is what inevitably sets her apart. there are presently other very technically skilled coaches in this area, but the most successful coaches seem to be able to combined that teaching knowledge with the uncanny ability to make their players want to go through walls for them. The players of these coaches would rather almost die before disappointing their coach. I don't mean fear. That only last so long. I mean that these coaches inspire their kids--they create a clear and consistent vision of who that kid (and that team) can be (with just maybe a few more tough hours in the gym) in the head of every player they work with. Having said ALL that, there are a few coaches who come to mind--but I think all would object and be very embarrassed if I mentioned them here.
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Q
Senior Member
238 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 4:47:16 PM
I can think of several off the top of my head....but I fear I would forget someone and then, upset them by accidental omission.....but they know who they are.....But youare correct....Pride and vision are instilled qualities.....rarely are these inate in a player...those who can develop them on their own set themselves apart.....the rest of us must bow and thank the many, if only one, person who help the HARVEST these characteristics....
I thank all who helped me....
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vb101
Junior Member
84 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2003 : 8:27:08 PM
Barre, maybe I wrote it poorly. Can't really remember how precise I was in that past thread. I still believe that I listed many of the qualities that a coach can possess to create success in a team, but I by no means stated that Sally Kus can't teach, or that any of the others I noted, do what they do with only the mentioned attribute. I agree with you, if I claimed that I was incorrect and further, ridiculous and ludicrous. What I attempted to do was note what I consider to be one of the strengths of her coaching & of the mentioned coaches, in an attempt to praise that attribute. No coach creates success with just a single coaching skill & moreover I agree with you, the ability to teach the skills and motivate athletes have powerful influences on the game. 2 skills that Sally has in abundance, but just the tip of the iceberg when you begin to think about all of her coaching talents.
JP - truly a tough question. As Q mentioned, feelings can be easily hurt by omissions, or opinions that can be construed as foolish. Your best bet for answers, is to ask the players you find who have skill, who they believe taught and inspired them. From a list of those people, you've got a start.
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