Mike Rice was recently fired from his coaching position at Rutgers University for abusive behavior towards his players. A former assistant coach captured the actions of Rice on video which ended up leading to Rice getting fired.\u00a0 This is yet another example of a coach getting fired because of his actions that were considered to be\u00a0abusive towards his players. There have been many debates over the boundary line a coach cannot cross when addressing their players.<\/p>\n
Some feel like a coach should never be aggressive when talking with a player. They feel like coaches that get a point across using physical contact hurt the player mentally more than they help.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI think that a coach should never get physical or hit a player he is coaching,\u201d junior Trevor Hulbert said. \u201cIn my opinion, that hurts the player\u2019s mentality and will make him not perform well since they\u2019re going to be scared.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many coaches have been fired or punished for behaviors towards players.\u00a0 This is a great thing for sports because coaches should never touch a player out of anger.\u00a0 This is and should be considered unacceptable behavior.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s definitely a fine line between being encouraging and being threatening towards players, so some people should definitely monitor coaches to make sure they are treating their players well,\u201d junior Kevin Scott said.<\/p>\n
However, the governing bodies of sports: administrators of universities and people who oversee sports have to be very careful when deciding what to punish and what to let go.\u00a0 With too strict of rules towards coaches, coaching will not be as good.\u00a0 All coaches, from the lowliest assistant to the head coach will feel as if they can\u2019t do their job to the best of their abilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny coach, not just the head coach, can be abusive towards players,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n
The strict rules could cause coaches to hold themselves back, and therefore not push their players to the best of their abilities.\u00a0 Athletes will agree that coaches need to bring intensity and attention to their jobs, and with coaches worried about how they are allowed to act towards players, they will not bring the intensity and focus that is so important to the success of the team.\u00a0 A coach\u2019s sole job is to be there for his players, and most importantly encourage and support success for athletes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are definitely times where a coach has to yell and be loud towards players, but there is a fine line between verbal and physical action,\u201d Hulbert said, \u201cI think sometimes the U.S is too uptight about coaches.\u00a0 Everyone who plays sports need motivation sometimes so coaches have to get loud.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott agrees that coaches need to be able to do their job, and the strict rules of society can sometimes restrict coaches.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn College Basketball and other sports, the NCAA is way too strict about rules for coaches and players,\u201d Scott said, \u201cI think the strict rules of coaches may sometimes decrease the ability of a coach to make his team better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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