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Winter Olympics Lesson: Teaching The Miracle on Ice
COACHING SELECTION PROCESS: Who is on the committee? What are the characteristics of a great coach?
1. What interview questions would you ask if you were selected as a student-athlete to sit on a coaching selection committee? Come up with FIVE!
Evaluation Sheets: What to look for in a player.
The coach had team picked. 26 names.
Transition from a player to coach. Middle Man
“I am not looking for the best players. I am looking for the right players.”
“Ever see him when his game is on?” Outside influences on a player / team’s performance
The accouncement:
There the ones getting off easy. 20 rosters so 6 more of you will be going home. I will be your coach, I won’t be your friend. “Before you celebrate.
TRYOUTS – Choose the either a select team (AAU, HNIB, Club soccer, OPD) or high school team to answer the following question
- If you have tried out for a select team (AAU, HNIB, Club soccer, OPD) that has a selection process (cuts), answer the following questions.
- How many players were competing for spots to make the team?
- What were your emotions during the tryout period and the time waiting for the final team selection? How did the result affect you?
- Do you feel the selection process was fair?
- Look at the other side of the selection process, the one that didn’t affect you (either being cut or making the team).
INJURIES are a part of sport. They can happen at the most inconvenient times.
- Describe a sports injury that you experienced.
- What was it?
- How old were you?
- How did it affect you emotionally and psychologically?
COMEBACK WINS are one of the most exciting and emotionally of all athletic contests. The Red Sox came from 3 games down to win the World Series. It lifted the entire RED SOX NATION!
- Describe a comeback win that you were personally involved with.
- Explain the scenario.
- Describe the range of emotions you experienced DURING the contest.
- Describe the emotions you felt at the CONCLUSION!
THE ANTICIPATION AND THE SPEECH
- Describe an important athletic contest that you were waiting to compete in.
- What was the competition? Why was it such a big deal?
- What did you do the day of the event? How did you pass the time? What were your emotions?
- What were your emotions IMMEDIATELY BEFORE the actual contest?
- Describe the most motivational speech that you have heard before a sports contest.
- What team did it involve?
- Who gave the speech and what was the message?
- How did you and team respond?
THE BLOWOUT
- Describe a time when you or your team felt completely overmatched OR a time you’re your team overmatched the opponent.
- What level of competition was it?
- How soon were you aware of the overmatch?
- Describe your thoughts, emotions, and attitude during the contest.
PARENT – “It is hard to say no to someone who drove you to practice everyday.” – Jim Craig
- Explain the role of your family in your athletics
- How does your family participate in your sports career? Is it positive? Negative?
- How do your parents react to your athletic successes and failures? Give specific examples.
LEAVE IT ALL ON THE TABLE – “The important thing is that 20 years from now they know they did not leave anything on the table.”
Timeline – introduction with history of the cold war
meeting with Hockey Association – pretty lofty goal
SKIP
Tryouts
Selection of team – all of us together
Common Men speech
1st game – Sweeden – candy-ass (will that get them going?)
“beat those commi bastards”
That they play there hearts out
Sports
Naysayers – Eurozione – he will never make it
Final roster on the 1st day – the Right players vs. Best players
“All-star teams fail.”
Craig over Janses (his own player)
Brooks – let them go
Not take the test
Craig’s motivation to play – Mom wanted it
Pro ($$$$) vs. Olympics (no longer an issue)
20
Beat the Russians – That is a lofty goal.
Coach’s Family
Cut
Coach not a friend
Character test
Fighting vs. team
Team chemistry
Being cut
Wife’s / Family role
Describe the emotions of the wife – “we talked about it argument.”Name period