Tirade by Indiana softball coach forces university to investigate line between motiva

One more time, for clarity: We are talking about a college coach talking to girls paid to play softball. We are not talking about rec ball, HS or TB. Some of the girls are being paid the equivalent of $45,000 a year to play.

They are bullies plain and simple, and the jobs they have (being in charge, typically in middle ranks) stink.

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I was talking about executives at the top of large or middle size corporations. Those people will tell you, clearly, succinctly and often loudly, what they did not like.

As an FYI, if you want to stay and have regular communication with the top, you don't cover your head and run off to HR to complain. You either explain why they are wrong or you admit it. The top people want to be around other people who they can have frank, open and honest discussions and disagreements, without worrying about whether someone's feelings got hurt.

If a person can't take that kind of feedback, s/he should not try to move up the food chain and be happy to be insulated from real competition.

It gives them a chance for input into the coaches "circle speech"

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One of the biggest time wasters in softball at any level...

This team was thought to have received a gift, when Brooke Boetjer P SO 6-0 Fillmore, Ind./South Putnam, withdrew her commitment from ASU, to stay home. Although, she has a different delivery, she was Ms. Softball coming out of HS. What has happened at this school?

I think a lot has to do with the relationship that you have with your players. If a coach has really worked at building a caring, loving relationship with a player the coach can push harder and, yes, even yell on occasion. If all the coach does is yell and he or she hasn't worked on the relationship part of coaching (the part that I believe is the most important) the player will likely not respond to such criticism. The coach also can't treat every player the same. Some girls will respond to yelling. Other girls won't. It's the coach's job to know the difference.

Pat Summitt's most recent book goes into depth, on how she got each player to respond, individually. She mentions the ones that walked away, for good. She praises the ones that worked with her and she lauded the ones that work harder and harder, under 100% pressure. A funny story was one star stormed off the court and as she went out the door, she said "I am calling Geno. He won't treat me this way." (Summitt sent an assistant after her to calm her down.) Then there was the upper classman that got to where she just couldn't function, under the pressure. She confronted Pat and told her that. They came to an understanding. It is a good look into a program, that graduates their players. I wonder if IU, does?

Just a chuckle. I noticed Ralph Weekly on a post. Better not attend one of his locker room speaches without ear plugs! Karen and Ralph are like good cop bad cop!