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Imagine. You are an NFL player. You spent much of your life working to get where you are. You have experienced playing at the professional level.
Not only have you played under your team's head coach. You have followed the head coaching careers of those who your peers and future co-players at the college level play for.
Now, the head coach you played for has left. You are left wondering who his replacement will be? You consciously and subconsciously desire a head coach capable of leading your team as well as, or better than, the best teams that some of your peers play for. The wait heightens your anticipation.
Then the hire happens. The new head coach may not be one of the head coaches you have followed. The head coach takes over your team and his teaching and motivational methods do not click and/or inspire you as much as you hoped it would.
Sure. You are a paid professional athlete. You may even be one of the select few who has landed superstar contracts. Yet, your new head coach does not 'do it' for you enough to play your absolute best for four quarters, seventeen games and maybe even the postseason.
So. You do not take practice as seriously as you should. You might take a few plays off during a game. You may not rush your return from injured reserve after regaining clearance to play again. You do not focus on winning as much or more than your competitors.
The above hypothetical would vary from player to player but players make up a team. Teams made up of any players, who do not give 100%, falter when it matters most.
This scenario begins with a new head coach. Team culture could be polluted by a less than adequate hire. It can also prosper and excel with the right hire.
Not only have you played under your team's head coach. You have followed the head coaching careers of those who your peers and future co-players at the college level play for.
Now, the head coach you played for has left. You are left wondering who his replacement will be? You consciously and subconsciously desire a head coach capable of leading your team as well as, or better than, the best teams that some of your peers play for. The wait heightens your anticipation.
Then the hire happens. The new head coach may not be one of the head coaches you have followed. The head coach takes over your team and his teaching and motivational methods do not click and/or inspire you as much as you hoped it would.
Sure. You are a paid professional athlete. You may even be one of the select few who has landed superstar contracts. Yet, your new head coach does not 'do it' for you enough to play your absolute best for four quarters, seventeen games and maybe even the postseason.
So. You do not take practice as seriously as you should. You might take a few plays off during a game. You may not rush your return from injured reserve after regaining clearance to play again. You do not focus on winning as much or more than your competitors.
The above hypothetical would vary from player to player but players make up a team. Teams made up of any players, who do not give 100%, falter when it matters most.
This scenario begins with a new head coach. Team culture could be polluted by a less than adequate hire. It can also prosper and excel with the right hire.
