Baseball Coach or Life Coach

[CajunRage]

I don't give a darn how he acts.....fix it.

Kind of my feeling, but with the recent trend, I’d like some kind of indication that he is attempting to do that.

[MountainDew]

I had this same thought process. I’ve always hated when coaches say, “I’m here to make these boys men.” No sir. You’re there to win baseball games. It is not the coach’s job to teach life lessons. Now don’t get this twisted, I believe sports are the best way for a young kid/adult to learn some things about life. But I’ve never bought in to the whole thing of coaches being there to turn the players into men. That’s not your job. That is the job of the player’s parents. Your job is to win baseball games. And if you can’t do that, then you shouldn’t be a baseball coach.

[Rougarou]

I had this same thought process. I’ve always hated when coaches say, “I’m here to make these boys men.” No sir. You’re there to win baseball games. It is not the coach’s job to teach life lessons. Now don’t get this twisted, I believe sports are the best way for a young kid/adult to learn some things about life. But I’ve never bought in to the whole thing of coaches being there to turn the players into men. That’s not your job. That is the job of the player’s parents. Your job is to win baseball games. And if you can’t do that, then you shouldn’t be a baseball coach.

But see, it is the philosophy to take a bunch of kids and turn them into men precisely because it will make them a better baseball team and win more games. And a college coaches job is not only to win games but to run a clean program, and develope young men to transition to the next phase of their lives. You are thinking of professional sports.

As a parent I would hope my son's coaches at every level help develope him into a man. A mature adult who is disciplined, selfless, responsible, and accountable. Because that will make him better at whatever he does, including baseball. It's my job to do that too, but I would hope every authority figure in his life would contribute to that process. I would rather my son play for that guy than the guy who doesn't care about him, only winning. Robe's approach is better for recruiting too if parents and their kids think the same as me. It all goes hand in hand with running a successful program.

With your preferred approach you have a bunch of immature individuals who don't end up caring much about winning ultimately. They are selfish and don't play as a team, which leads to losing. For a reference, go look at most minor league teams.

[basinbear]

Kind of my feeling, but with the recent trend, I’d like some kind of indication that he is attempting to do that.

I've know Robe a long time ....I expect he'll get it done....

[Cajun90]

But see, it is the philosophy to take a bunch of kids and turn them into men precisely because it will make them a better baseball team and win more games. And a college coaches job is not only to win games but to run a clean program, and develope young men to transition to the next phase of their lives. You are thinking of professional sports.

As a parent I would hope my son's coaches at every level help develope him into a man. A mature adult who is disciplined, selfless, responsible, and accountable. Because that will make him better at whatever he does, including baseball. It's my job to do that too, but I would hope every authority figure in his life would contribute to that process. I would rather my son play for that guy than the guy who doesn't care about him, only winning. Robe's approach is better for recruiting too if parents and their kids think the same as me. It all goes hand in hand with running a successful program.

With your preferred approach you have a bunch of immature individuals who don't end up caring much about winning ultimately. They are selfish and don't play as a team, which leads to losing. For a reference, go look at most minor league teams.

Good reply to an absolutely moronic thread.

[CajunRage]

Good reply to an absolutely moronic thread.

Glad you can keep it civil. Plenty of people have shared this opinion with me. If you don’t like it, don’t read.

This team has gotten progressively worse over the last few years coming off the 2014 season. That season should have catapulted us to that next level. We didn’t build a $16M stadium and put together one of the top non-conference schedules to miss post season.

[cajun_lannister]

Good reply to an absolutely moronic thread.

Its a vaild concern people are fearful nothing changes going into next season and we end up with the same result as the last 2 season. Going on a 3 year postseason drought woukd kill all momentum we gained in stickball

[CajunPride]

How do I ignore this thread?

[cajun_lannister]

How do I ignore this thread?

Another problem with the fanbase people turn a blind eye to certain coaching staffs.

[GeauxLouisiana]

How do I ignore this thread?

Don’t click on it.

But back to the OP, he’s not wrong in his opinion.