I don't run the kids as punishment, but once around the field is not a bad idea. They get the point quickly.
Good because I am not looking for approval from a coach that was known to heckle the other team's players. Since yo brought it up though Wooden was dealing with college level athletes they had the desire and the drive to make it that far. The girl that opts out of exercises is not the type of kids he had. Again, he had kids that were worked best with his coaching style. I am sure throughout the years he had kids he couldn't reach and those stories you will never hear about. College level is different and I doubt you find many good college coaches that have to use running as a form to realign the mental focus, attitude, or effort of their kids. They are college athletes and so the problems are somewhat different. Would a college player opt out of doing drills? Would a college player put her head through her legs and watch the ball roll off? You are not comparing apples to apples here.
I've known of cases where one girl on a team may think a certain coach is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and another girl on the same team can't stand that coach. QUOTE]
This was last year for my DD's previous organization. Most of the girls and parents preferred me over the manager even though both of our DD's were on the team and we are friends. I was fair and assigned accountability to the girl who it fell on while he was more of the my DD was right the other girl made the mistake.
This year in the beginning of the season I began coaching with the new Organization and none of the girls liked me because I was the new guy and they were there to play for the managers. Once they realized I was there for them to help and make them better it's gotten better. But some of the girls would probably not play solely for me.
This is when practice becomes no balls, no gloves, no bats. Line it up for killers.