The emphasis here has to be on first, the coach learning the right things to teach,
and then, insisting that the kids do it correctly. Consequently, the focus has to be
on what you can control.Surprisingly, my 5 and 6 year old basketball team that I
coach had the answers. It became very liberating for them to realize that they didn't
need to do everything perfect to be a good basketball player.The more we talked, the
better the kids started to feel about themselves. Focus -
Every kid can think and have their head in the game.
Sportsmanship - There is never any reason to not be a good sport. In
addition to coaching football, basketball and baseball, Ken serves on the local Little League board
of directors and a park advisory committee. While my older teams that I coach focused
on the "results" of actions, it was again the 5 and 6 year old kids
who did a great job in helping me understand what elements of a game can
be controlled:1. First, each of them is afraid of different things playing sports. Bradley has
not always been a shining example of good sportsmanship and is currently undergoing anger management
counseling as a result. I've lost almost 300 games. To a person, each of the
four Dodgers representatives, while acknowledging that there had been problems, defended Milton Bradley as a
great guy who is often misunderstood; as a member of the Dodgers family, he deserves
a second chance and that everybody really does like him as a person.The Concept of
PerfectionTo me the most interesting comments came from Jim Tracy. I was there to listen
to the new owner, Frank McCourt, the general manager, tn Paul DePodesta, Hall of Famer, Tommy
Lasorda, and the Dodgers' manager, Jim Tracy. In essence, you can't control the actions of
anybody else or the results; only yourself. Even the kid who can't make a basket
can be in the right place all the time.3. Some didn't want to miss a
shot, get a rebound off their head, make a bad pass or lose the game.
Not only did the Dodgers' manager say that Bradley is somebody he loves working with,
he said he is an ever better player to manage because he is a "perfectionist".
Realizing that you don't have to be perfect is a good thing, but does that
conflict with what Jim Tracy said was so great about Milton Bradley: expecting to get
a hit every time at bat and to catch every fly ball? Not necessarily if
the focus shifts from being perfect to doing what you can control. They told a
good story about the Dodgers and what their plans are, but the most interesting aspect
to me was something that was said and its application to teaching kids about sports
and ultimately, life.After the presentation was finished, people from the crowd were allowed to ask
questions. Everybody swings and misses. If the coach can teach a kid to perform with
proper fundamentals the results will follow. After the meeting, I talked to Jim Tracy about
this idea of "perfect" as it applies to kids.What we talked about was perfection: how
is it good for a ballplayer, especially a child, to expect to be perfect? More
so in baseball, where failure is the expected norm; failing 7 out of 10 times
makes you a star. The Dodgers had a breakfast a couple of weeks ago to
tell their story nike tn about off-season moves and the team they'll put on the field for
2005. He expects and demands that he will be "perfect" every pitch, every out, every
inning, of every game. Don't spend time on performance measurement, but on the non scorebook
things that the kids can control. The best players in the world regularly walk in
runs, and errors are made almost every game. 26 times, I've been trusted to take
the game winning shot and missed. Hustle - Do your
best and put out the most effort that you can on every play.
Teamwork - This plays into focus as well, but working with your
teammates is something that every player can do, control, and excel at.5. Nobody is perfect!If
you can't be perfect, what is the right goal? In his fantastic book, The Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey talks about being "response-able" for your actions. This
year, I've seen far too many kids saying "bad game" instead of congratulating the other
team on their effort. Be a good sport - always!Measuring Your ResultsAt the end of
each game, ask the kids to evaluate their individual and team performance. In sports and
in life there are so many things that are completely out of our control, but
we individually have the ability to choose our responses to each situation - positive and
negative. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. Ken and his
wife Sheri have been married for since 1991. One guy asked about Milton Bradley and
the Dodgers' thoughts on the negative example that he sets as a role model for
high school and younger ballplayers. We can't control the results of our actions, but if
we work on everything we can control, we won't be perfect, but we will be
the best we can be.Ken Kaiserman is the President of http://SportsKids.com - a leading sports
Internet site for kids and their families. Every coach should be working on kids to
hustle, play hard and put out effort - not on results.4.
Fundamentals - there is no reason that every kid can't learn to do things
the right way. Remember: Practice makes Permanent!2. Why is perfect the right goal? Jim Tracy
had to leave before we had a chance to finish the conversation, but it did
get me thinking about the goals and attitude we should teach our SportsKids.The Right Attitude
- It's about ControlWhy would anybody ever tell there kids to be perfect? Michael Jordan
once said: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. So we talked about
Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Kobe Bryant and others and how they made mistakes too. You'd
be surprised at their own understanding of how they did. You may remember, Mr. I'm
paraphrasing, but Tracy basically said that he loves Milton's attitude because he never thinks he
should make an out when he's at the plate and he doesn't feel like there
is ever a ball he can't catch in the outfield. And that is why I
succeed." Babe Ruth had the record for strike outs in a career until his record
was broken by another Hall of Fame member of the 500 HR club, Reggie Jackson.
Since I was thinking about Milton Bradley and perfection, I decided to ask some of
the kids their thoughts on the subject. They have three children: Benji, Bobby and Rebecca
(aka Rocky) who all love their sports!.
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