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Originally Posted by MBates
I do not question the players need to have responsibility for their actual performances and pre game preparation. They could play Tetris on their phone in the hotel instead of having a nap or not drink water on game day. They could spend all day thinking about what movie they are going to watch with their girlfriends after the game instead of thinking about line match ups.
But to suggest that a coach has 0% of a role in finding ways to make that kind of stuff not happen? Where do you get that idea?
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From the fact that the coach’s job is to give them the tools, not play the game for them.
You really think it’s the job of the coach to make sure players at the highest level are drinking water? Sorry, I don’t think so. These players know how to get up for a game of hockey. The job of the coach is to give them all the tools they might need and show them how to use it, not spoon feed them. A player not being able to get up for an NHL game is 100% on them.