Comments on: Tim Vom Steeg Criticism and College Soccer Playing Time http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/06/tim-von-steeg-criticism-and-college-soccer-playing-time/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:20:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gary Kleiban http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/06/tim-von-steeg-criticism-and-college-soccer-playing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3888 Gary Kleiban Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:45 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=862#comment-3888 Poison ... Yeah I left out a whole bunch of excuses, and that is certainly one of them. Poison …
Yeah I left out a whole bunch of excuses, and that is certainly one of them.

]]> By: PoisonousPen http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/06/tim-von-steeg-criticism-and-college-soccer-playing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3886 PoisonousPen Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:07:09 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=862#comment-3886 As for excuses....you forgot one. I am not (read: the coach isn't giving me) getting enough "respect". The lamest excuse of them all! As for excuses….you forgot one.

I am not (read: the coach isn’t giving me) getting enough “respect”.

The lamest excuse of them all!

]]> By: Gary Kleiban http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/06/tim-von-steeg-criticism-and-college-soccer-playing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3874 Gary Kleiban Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:30:59 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=862#comment-3874 Haha, I've seen those stickers Rafael. You're right about doing as much homework on the coach as possible! Sometimes it could be tough though. There may be conflicting stories coming from different sources who all have their agendas. Who to believe? The athlete's parent? If their son plays, they talk the coach up. If not, then the coach is probably evil. The coach himself? They will usually say and do whatever it takes to get your kid in their school. Not to say they are deliberately dishonest, but they have their "salesman hat" on during the recruiting process. In addition, they may really like your kid and think he can make an impact on the team. BUT, their judgement of player quality can be off. They think they are getting a great player, only to discover great weaknesses upon closer inspection - hence relegation to the bench. The press? They have their biases as well. Really, the best "risk mitigation" is to be as objective as possible about how good you truly are. And this is very difficult! Haha, I’ve seen those stickers Rafael.

You’re right about doing as much homework on the coach as possible! Sometimes it could be tough though. There may be conflicting stories coming from different sources who all have their agendas.

Who to believe?

The athlete’s parent? If their son plays, they talk the coach up. If not, then the coach is probably evil.

The coach himself? They will usually say and do whatever it takes to get your kid in their school. Not to say they are deliberately dishonest, but they have their “salesman hat” on during the recruiting process. In addition, they may really like your kid and think he can make an impact on the team. BUT, their judgement of player quality can be off. They think they are getting a great player, only to discover great weaknesses upon closer inspection – hence relegation to the bench.

The press? They have their biases as well.

Really, the best “risk mitigation” is to be as objective as possible about how good you truly are. And this is very difficult!

]]> By: Rafael http://blog.3four3.com/2009/12/06/tim-von-steeg-criticism-and-college-soccer-playing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 Rafael Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:50:32 +0000 http://blog.3four3.com/?p=862#comment-3871 This reminds me of a windshield sticker I used to have that said, "No crybabies in soccer." If you didn't know what the coach was about before you signed on, then shame on you. You gotta do your homework before signing up at the school. After you sign up, if you don't like it, then go somewhere else to prove yourself. No one is forcing a "demoralized" player to stay at that school. No crybabies in soccer, especially at that level. And, by the way, coaches will ALWAYS have their favorites based on their preferences and biases due to their experiences and what they're trying to accomplish with their team. To say coaches play favorites is just stating the obvious. This reminds me of a windshield sticker I used to have that said, “No crybabies in soccer.”

If you didn’t know what the coach was about before you signed on, then shame on you. You gotta do your homework before signing up at the school. After you sign up, if you don’t like it, then go somewhere else to prove yourself. No one is forcing a “demoralized” player to stay at that school. No crybabies in soccer, especially at that level.

And, by the way, coaches will ALWAYS have their favorites based on their preferences and biases due to their experiences and what they’re trying to accomplish with their team. To say coaches play favorites is just stating the obvious.

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