Indie wrote:
MC, you haven't caught up with the latest trends. Apparently, dealing with the Gen Y'ers means you have to do things differently.
You can't say to a player, stick to their gaol-kicking small in D50 like glue. That doesn't wash anymore. Because they know better than the oldies. The Gen-Y defender knows that he's far more effective if he can find space when the ball gets into D50. That way, he can mark wayward kicks or receive a handball and race away down-field.
So players like Bower know they can outsmart opponents like Davis by sneaking off by themselves.
To persuade them to do what you want, apparently you have to spend a few hours workshopping ideas with them as if you're a counsellor. And you have to let them go off and do their own thing until they realise on their own that their U/18 style might not be suited to the seniors.
With Fev, you can't just tell him that arguing with the umpire while the ball is being contested within 10 metres of him is bad. You have to work out some complex strategies to make him own that feeling. Maybe a season or two will help him find his own way.
No, Wes Lofts just wouldn't have the sensitivity required. Better to get a social worker in and let the boys find themselves.
Indie mate,thats as good as anything i have ever read on TC.
Hilarious mate.............the scary part is you have hit the nail on the head.We have got too many softies.