Motivation

[Iroh2]

Motivation question. Can a coach truly motivate a team?

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

Yes, but the team has to want to be motivated already. If you dont want to " buy in", then absolutely not.

 

[IUHusker]

Yes - I think someone can make you want to be/do better.

you can watch a movie/listen to a song and suddenly get the urge to go do push-ups, go for a run, eat better, be better. (Although I think you need to have a little bit of “want-to” in you in order to be motivated/inspired)

 

[CatColumbia]

Yes but at the end of the day, everyone is built different and some just want it more than others. We happen to have a lot of guys who want it, just not as bad as the Purdue’s and Indiana’s of the world.

 

[yunginsNU2]

Motivation ive always believed to be temporary...

To be inspired can last a lifetime

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

C) Not if the person attempting to do the motivating is Scott Frost and the person being motivated is a Nebraska football player.






:Cool:

 

[BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood]

The huskers have motivated me to find new hobbies

 

[Huskerz99]

I don’t think young people these days are really motivated In the first place. What I like about Frost is he seems like the most competitive person and doesn’t relate to you if you aren’t. He just needs to do a better job vetting these recruits and find guys who hate losing.

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

Motivation question. Can a coach truly motivate a team?

I guess you just have to row the boat.

 

[dinglefritz]

Motivation question. Can a coach truly motivate a team?

A coach may be able to motivate individuals but making that work for an entire team is questionable at best. IF a team doesn't like their coach, the only motivation in play is self motivation. IMO, self motivation and peer influence is far superior to a coach trying to motivate players. Positive reinforcement and relevant successful experiences help.

 

[dand84]

There was an interview of Chris Dishman a few years ago. In it, he talked about coming up through the ranks and how practices were. The thing that really struck me was that he spent his first year sitting on his helmet watching the starters practice. He only got to practice when one of them needed a water break.

No coaches in his ear "motivating" him. No one taking him to the side to teach him technique and "coach him up". He learned by the example set by the leaders on his team. The motivation came from inside of him watching other successful players.

 

[dand84]

In a similar vein, but to show how coaches CAN inspire, Damon Benning talks about a practice where he ran out of bounds when he should have put his shoulder down and gotten a few more yards. He said coach T.O. played that play over and over again in a team meeting. Then said something to the effect that DB wasn't in the pros making lots of money, here at NU you need to stay in bounds and get a few more yards. Or something to that effect.

 

[iowan4huskers]

If you are playing D1 football and you need help getting motivated, it is time to retire.

 

[BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood]

If you are playing D1 football and you need help getting motivated, it is time to retire.

Have you not seen the movie the water boy? Bobby Boucher single handedly inspired the entire team include the coaching staff leading to a victory in the prestigious Bourbon Bowl. A feat that Nebraska has never achieved.