I've played for Coach Matthias (the coach of the team in this article) as well as for the Tam team, which is a more strict environment, and I noticed a huge difference between the two. The more laid-back atmosphere works for me, but may not work for others - it just depends what each player responds to best. I think there is too much of an emphasis in high school varsity sports placed on the so-called team bonding that takes place through the intensity that only a "strict" coach can bring. This seems to be a distinct experience that is accepted by most everyone as something kids have to be put through in order to become more disciplined athletes. It looks, at least from this article, like this assumption should be re-evaluated, as success in team sports does not necessitate some of the more intimidating coaching techniques that I think can be seen in many sports at Tam.
I think that a chill coach can sometimes be better but also if they are chill its hard to grow and develop more skills. I agree with Emma in that the coaching style and which is better really depends on the player and how they like to play. I play soccer for Tam and just from experience Redwood has a lot of talented players that play with stricter coaches in the off season. Though they did win the Mcal title I don't think this was because of the chill coaching style. A lot of it had todo with the technique that the players already had.
started by Krissy Powers on 04 Jun 13
Do you think having a strict team dynamic is more effective than a chill one?