[NU Sports] Questions

[Roy Lamberton]

Over the years I've learned that when a team isn't winning there are almost
always problems with the coaches and coordinators when you talk to the kids who
aren't starting or playing regularly.

I've had parents question my choices, and last night I heard an earful about
player choices made by coaches at the lower levels of our HS program. [Which I
didn't agree with, but kept my silence] 

What I always tell my kids who raise the playing issue is that they need to stop
asking to play, and start stepping it up in practice. If they can step it up
against the starters, it makes them all better players.

I think Walker approached "problems" differently than Fitz does - he'd have to
because he's a different guy, but I think RW was approachable when a kid had a
problem. [altho Webb and Walker apparently never "bonded."]

Anyway, parents are the first to hear the griping from their kids and will tend
to share it with others who are in the same boat. I've always said that on a
football team there are between 15-25 sets of parents who think the head coach
is a genius. The rest think he's an idiot for not playing their kid!

rsl

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Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate
Computer Applications & Support Associates
and Publisher of Purple Reign, 
The Scout.com Northwestern University Site
(http://www.purplewildcats.com)
AIM Handle: CoachRoy74
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:18 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] Questions
> 
> 
>  
> Just a little gossip to add to the mix.
> 
> I've heard through a third party close to a football parent 
> that at least one of the kids on the team describes serious 
> "problems" with the new OC and DC. 
>