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Old 06-18-2008, 09:57 AM
EricT EricT is offline
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Kids are kids. They are not all going to respond well to pressure tactics. You can't expect to treat them like adults and have them respond the way you like. Sounds like a lot of complaining about the kids when it is a coaches job to know how to motivate kids in general. They are not emotionally mature...they are not adults. And kids need to play and have fun. There are ways to get results when working with kids but the methods are not the same. If you can't do it...then shut up and don't train kids. Whining is whining.

It's true that kids these days are not active enough. That is for sure. But it's not about lifting weights. It's about getting off your ass and going out and participating in a wide variety of activities and play. If a kid wants to compete then fine...but don't expect a boot camp attitude to work all the time nor be safe or appropriate.

If all there was to being a trainer or coach was to rant and rave and bark out orders...there would be a lot more good coaches and trainers.

I started working and supporting myself at a young age as well. If fact when I was 14...way illegal. And if I could do it again...Id rather be off hanging with my friends rather than telling them I can't go cuz I have to work. I worked cuz I had too not cuz I was some "motivated" person. If I was training children I woudn't expect them to be a carbon copy of me as a child. It's not about me. It's about them. Most of that article really sounded like it was more about Evan-Esh than about those he trains.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

Last edited by EricT; 06-18-2008 at 10:33 AM.
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