In a thread discussing constructive (or not) criticism your two replies to me have knocked it out of the park. Well done
Maybe if someone being an idiot sorted themselves out, then they wouldn't need someone else to tell them that they're being an idiot. The world's gone soft and opinions matter.
If you really think that a) the players were unaware that they'd made a mistake, and b) shouting at them to sort themselves out helps them to avoid repeating their mistake, I can only hope that you are not and never will be involved with coaching children.
You'll be glad to hear that I will indeed never be involved with coaching children. Sod that
The comment about the coach telling them to sort themselves out was tongue in cheek, followed up by my comment that oldfart could have possibly worded it better.
But... if the boys are being rubbish, they need to be told. Who knows if they worked it out for themselves, mollycoddling them to avoid hurting their feelings isn't going to improve them, they'll just carry on being complacent - that's the point of the coach, Shirley
Stop being so rubbish!
