{"id":11081,"date":"2020-03-01T04:30:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=11081"},"modified":"2020-03-24T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:42:16","slug":"whos-to-blame-for-athletes-bad-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/whos-to-blame-for-athletes-bad-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s To Blame For Athletes’ Bad Behavior?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coaches at all levels\u00a0should be held accountable\u00a0for their athletes’ behavior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Athletes with bad tempers waste everybody’s time, emotions and enjoyment.<\/p>\n

And those incapable of\u00a0controlling their hot side create more disharmony than they could ever gain from letting off steam.<\/p>\n

Losing it is not pretty, but it has become commonplace. At National Scouting Report, we see young athletes go off on other athletes or officials during almost every game. It has to stop.<\/p>\n

How did we get to the place where bad tempers are tolerated? I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of three groups — parents, coaches and professional athletes.<\/p>\n

Parents have an obligation to establish a model of good sportsmanship for their children at impressionable ages. \u00a0That said, it is a hard cycle to break when exposing one’s temper is a hereditary trait passed on from generation to generation.<\/p>\n

In some cases, interventions are sorely needed because parents can damage their athlete’s chances of being recruited. College coaches will not recruit athletes whose parents exhibit unruly tempers that can distract the team and often predict the reactions of their children when things don’t go their way.<\/p>\n

Youth, high school and club coaches have a double responsibility. It is widely acknowledged that teams usually reflect the attitude of their coaches. So when coaches have trouble keeping their emotions under control, there is a danger their players will follow. They often display similar behavior which can result in ejections or penalties that can put their team at a distinct disadvantage.<\/p>\n

Professional athletes may be the biggest sinners. When was the last time you watched a pro game\u00a0 when some athlete didn’t lose control?<\/p>\n

Young athletes watch these tantrums and take cues from the people who should be setting the best examples. \u00a0I think it is because they feel privileged and know that the consequences will be minimal, especially when\u00a0the fines levied against them are tantamount to pocket change.<\/p>\n

What do you think? What can be done?<\/p>\n

We look forward to your opinions, suggestions or comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Athletes with bad tempers waste everybody’s time, emotions and enjoyment. And those incapable of\u00a0controlling their hot side create more disharmony than they could ever gain from letting off steam. Losing it is not pretty, but it has become commonplace. At National Scouting Report, we see young athletes go off on other athletes or officials during … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[758,202,31,759,222,751],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11081"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11081"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11170,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11081\/revisions\/11170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}