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Originally Posted by Stanley
Yes...hard-ass ain't the same as a**hole playing mind games with players
...although I'll always like him for instigating that Canucks/Torts debacle lol
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I'm of the opinion that many coaches of a certain vintage came up through a culture where hazing was accepted, where players were routinely humiliated and demeaned. Salaries were beyond regular wages but not the huge sums that really started with Lemieux. Those tactics just don't work.
Coaches need to be able to be able to extract performance by cultivating an environment that is demanding but not abusive.
Anyone watch
Free Solo (National Geographic on Disney +)? Alex Honnold free climbed El Capitan and he talks about his mindset of performance vs comfort. He was raised in a performance mindset compared to others who want friends and happiness (coziness) for fulfillment. He says nobody achieved anything great by wanting to be cozy. Good movie!
That's the challenge for modern coaches: get players to embody a high performance mentality. These are already committed athletes but now be high performance athletes.
Ward and his staff are really good it seems. Just listen to Huska.