Players moral

[1more_miner]

i have a question? - is it better to completely degrade a player to get him to do better like a coach i know is doing or is it better to encourage and congradulate a player to get him to want to do better.

[dc24]

It just depends on the player.  Some players will respond to being degraded and get better, and other will get offended and do worse.  Same goes for encouragement.  Some will respond positively to it and flourish off of encouragement, others will start to loaf because they think they've already done enough good and coach noticed it.  You just have to know your players.  Personally, I don't like degrading kids at the high school level and below and telling them they "suck" and things like that, but I have known a few players that have responded very well to that. 

[QPWFB]

Every player is different and you need to have the ability to
identify how each one reacts to coaching style's. That being said , I don't think it is ever necessary to degrade or
demoralize anyone! When someone makes a mistake or
gets lazy there are ways to "coach" or "motivate" them
without demoralizing them. If all else fails put em on the bench and let them think about it!! They will either shape
up or lose their spot!

[pantherfan9_27]

i think its better to congratulate a player when he does something good. i can understand constructive criticism,but i dont think they should degrade a player.