Chris, Scott,- Here's my take on this issue with violence in contact sports. Bottom line it's about weaknesses in coaching and technique. The abilities of players have improved over the years since the days of when sports became organized. Controlling your body and the behavior that is a part of that are things that a player must internally manage. And the athlete needs help by those that observe him - this must happen in coaching. The incident in the Super Bowl this year when James Harrison was caught on camera is a reflection of how the Steelers coaching staff tolerate this behavior - and it's a pattern with this sports club as it is with others. Take a look at the recent sports biography of Bob Lilly, and though not a sterling written effort, he succinctly points to how he developed athletically and through finesse, practice and continued training, mastered the position of tackle in football. Czabe, you being the golfer can appreciate the master, Ben Hogan. Ben's classic book on techniques, clearly illustartes how you can begin to master the sport by practicing and developing all of the minute components of the swing. In light of performance enhancing drugs, it's just a symptom of the laziness of athletes today that don't work to perfect their craft through practice and developing improvements in their technique. I'll end this with a reference to Thomas Edison who said something to the effect that invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Work hard, play hard and the rewards will come. Adios amigos, Jeff.
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Chris, Scott,-
ReplyDeleteHere's my take on this issue with violence in contact sports.
Bottom line it's about weaknesses in coaching and technique. The abilities of players have improved over the years since the days of when sports became organized. Controlling your body and the behavior that is a part of that are things that a player must internally manage. And the athlete needs help by those that observe him - this must happen in coaching. The incident in the Super Bowl this year when James Harrison was caught on camera is a reflection of how the Steelers coaching staff tolerate this behavior - and it's a pattern with this sports club as it is with others.
Take a look at the recent sports biography of Bob Lilly, and though not a sterling written effort, he succinctly points to how he developed athletically and through finesse, practice and continued training, mastered the position of tackle in football.
Czabe, you being the golfer can appreciate the master, Ben Hogan. Ben's classic book on techniques, clearly illustartes how you can begin to master the sport by practicing and developing all of the minute components of the swing.
In light of performance enhancing drugs, it's just a symptom of the laziness of athletes today that don't work to perfect their craft through practice and developing improvements in their technique.
I'll end this with a reference to Thomas Edison who said something to the effect that invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Work hard, play hard and the rewards will come.
Adios amigos,
Jeff.