I posted this on the 1A Board:
i post this topic after seeing that someone posted that Bland County had some players quit because they didn't like being yelled at. I believe yelling can be appropriate when done by a coach who has the respect of his players. There was one program that struggled year-in-and-year-out and they had an assistant who's only coaching technique during game night was yelling at the kids who were giving their all but were simply not as talented as their opponents. Not sure if it was a coincidence or not, but the program began to turn the coaching not long after the yelling assistant was no longer on staff.
Here's advice from a coach about yelling at players:
It only serves a purpose if it's backed up with a consequence. Yelling isn't a consequence; it's just white noise unless there's discipline behind it. You can get your point across and be stern without hollering and yelling. Yelling elicits an emotional response that gets the kid's attention in the short term. In the long term, they either tune it out or they start to shut down.
i post this topic after seeing that someone posted that Bland County had some players quit because they didn't like being yelled at. I believe yelling can be appropriate when done by a coach who has the respect of his players. There was one program that struggled year-in-and-year-out and they had an assistant who's only coaching technique during game night was yelling at the kids who were giving their all but were simply not as talented as their opponents. Not sure if it was a coincidence or not, but the program began to turn the coaching not long after the yelling assistant was no longer on staff.
Here's advice from a coach about yelling at players:
It only serves a purpose if it's backed up with a consequence. Yelling isn't a consequence; it's just white noise unless there's discipline behind it. You can get your point across and be stern without hollering and yelling. Yelling elicits an emotional response that gets the kid's attention in the short term. In the long term, they either tune it out or they start to shut down.