Smokey:
It was a good article . . . I didn't disagree with any of it. Coaching is a science and an art form at any level and I have been around a few coaches that needed to turn in their whistles. My heart tells me that the source of the problem comes from parents and not coaches. The guys in our club are some of the best people I have met . . . but I notice that the same athletes who stay out for football, stay out for wrestling and basketball. The same kids who practice hard in football, practice hard in the wrestling room . . . that tendency that crosses over sports has to be developed at home.
I will add this thought last. The toughest thing for me to handle in the wrestling room are kids who just don't want to be there, regardless of what we are working on. For those guys, it is okay to find a different outlet. I don't think that is quitting . . . I think it is trying new things.
Thanks,
