Recently on a thread I have come realize that some people think running during practice is not for girls and is actually a sign of poor coaching if done as discipline.
It seems that attitudes about conditioning female athletes vary greatly and some see it as cruel or mistreatment.
I've never heard anyone say that conditioning female athletes was cruel or mistreatment, or that running during practice was not for girls. I have heard it said that running girls as punishment was poor coaching.
... if minds, attitudes, or efforts aren't where they should be, I have no problem working on conditioning.
Substitute the word bunting for conditioning.
if minds, attitudes, or efforts aren't where they should be, I have no problem working on bunting.
Wouldn't that sound silly?
Conditioning should be something that players enjoy, IMO, just like running, throwing, hitting, catching, fielding and bunting. Why use something that they should enjoy as discipline? If you need to discipline players, why not restrict things that they enjoy - like running, throwing, hitting, catching. In other words, playing time. IMO, your players aren't signing up to be punished. They are signing up to compete. Those that compete the best will be rewarded. The consequence of poor attitude is restriction of rewards, ie, playing time, their spot in the batting order, their place on the field.
That is the argument that has been made. Don't remember anyone saying that conditioning girls is cruel.
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