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| Styes
November 26, 2010
8:16:30 AM
Entry #: 3622680
| A Different Perspective.
I think everyone agrees that coaching styles, techniques, skill, and personalities vary. Some are good some are bad relative to your point of view. As a goalie coach, I have the luxury of being "within" the system, but off in my own little world of blue ice. This offers me the opportunity to observe the interaction between coaches and parents from a unique point of view. Here are a few of my personal observations over the years.
Skilled and knowledgeable parents are the quiet ones.
Parents who TRUELY care about their players development are always ready to help (even if they cannot skate)
Parents who graduated from the ESPN College of Hockey are the loudest and most difficult.
Parents that do not understand the minute details of plays and systems will profess more expertise than the coach.
50% of players goof off in practice. 100% of their parents think the coach is an idiot.
10% of the players on the team work very hard, and get rewarded with additional attention.
Every player will encounter a learning "plateau" during a season where they flat line in development and play. Coaches understand this. A child in this phase cannot learn new things. Its normal, it changes, and learning continues. It happens to everyone. Some parents unfortunately, do not understand this.
7 of 10 players lack the discipline to be quiet and listen when a coach is explaining/teaching/talking. Information is missed, development is reduced, and the coach is blamed.
60% of parents believe that winning is important. 10% believe that it is all that matters... EVER!
Only 20% of parents and 50% of coaches understand that success is measured in IMPROVEMENT, not win/loss record, Goals, or GAA. Improvement is NOT constant, and is more erratic with younger players.
50% of parents will yell SHOOT when their child gets the puck at the blue line and has 4 players and a goalie between him and the net. 80% of kids (under 10) will actually hear this and waste a shot.
80% of what happens on the bench during a game cannot be seen, or heard from the stands. Yet at least one parent will question each major decision without really knowing why it was made.
A bench is a BUSY place, there is a lot of thinking, lots of movement, lots of quick conversations. Mistakes happen in this environment at ALL levels of hockey. Miscues, half heard instructions, and down right "oopses" occur. Relax, we aren't perfect either.
In the history of the NHL, no Mite, Squirt, or Peewee has ever been offered a contract. Relax, maybe next year.
90% of coaches really care a lot about kids. The 10% that don't need to be removed.
75% of coaches that quit do so due to the constant barrage of conflicts with parents over absurd arguments. ALL coaches consider retiring at least once during each season.
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