[Husker] Blackshirts

[Scott Stewart]

10-4.

If you begin to reinforce behavior without the behavior being
demonstrated...the reinforcer loses its value.

In other words...If you give out a Blackshirt, but the defense has not
earned the Blackshirt, then you have diminished the reinforcement value of
the Blackshirt. The individuals associate the Blackshirt with mediocre
performance.

Or in other words...if I give a child who is an average student a Corvette
to encourage them to be a great student, then I have now upped the
reinforcer to a Porsche, because a Corvette is associated with mediocre
performance.

So, I suggest a Snickers bar for their performance.

Scott

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Theodore Heise <theo at heise.nu> wrote:

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>  I know in the past years the way Bo has handed out the Blackshirts is when
>>> he felt they deserved them. And I agree, however this years team needs a
>>> spark, a confidence boost. I think they need to be hanging in the lockers of
>>> the starters before Saturday's game. Dr. Tom was amazing at getting his
>>> players mental edges. I think this would let Bo's players know he believes
>>> in them. Just Do It Bo!!  Back in Black!!  They can't play like Blackshirts
>>> waring Red jerseys. All the Blackshirts before said it is a mind set. Give
>>> them the confidence!!! GBR.
>>>
>>
>  We can also give them participation trophies. ;-)
>>
>> They need to earn the blackshirt by their play. IMO
>>
>
> Agree they should earn the blackshirts.  Otherwise they lose their meaning.
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> Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA
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