06-23-2015, 03:01 PM
(06-23-2015, 02:54 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:Gameplan shouldn't come into the equation. Nor emotions.
Effort is mandatory.
Ignoring the fact that players were not trying because of any factor other than the senior coach is sticking your head in the sand.
@Carrots, I think you'll find I get it, but am not understanding why, effort is conditional. I got taught to compartmentalise my feelings so when the pressure is on, you can deal.with it. Work at work. Family at home and never the twain shall impact each other, and that way performance in either department doesn't suffer.
Nick Graham showed effort. Cripps, Judd. Some of the others though just failed to even try.
It's a condition called Learned Helplessness. Its a condition that's well known, researched, documented and peer reviewed.
Look it up. Basically it's a condition where, when confronted with a task that can't be completed successfully, the effort a person will give gradually diminishes until they give up.
Cork Heads game plan made games unwinnable, particularly with his repeated statements that his list was no good.
Not sure if anyone has written about the phenomenon in soccer so you'll probably have trouble understanding it.
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................