Got caught up in a documentary about the Spartans on television tonight. Inspirational stuff for any ambitious coach of 10 year old boys. Those guys brought their kids up the hard way so they’d be better able to fight hard in battle. What chance have I got with a squad who get driven everywhere by their mothers and never go an hour without being handed a juice box or a banana? Not exactly being groomed to fend for themselves in the wild, are they?
By contrast, the Spartans made their kids run a gauntlet of whipping guards as part of their military training. Brilliant idea. Turn off the television and spend an hour adapting that routine, finally sketching a similar drill in which players must sprint from one cone to the next as their team-mates simultaneously batter them with properly-inflated size 5 soccer balls. The perfect way to work on speed and agility while allowing personality conflicts within the squad to come to the surface.
Leave a message on the club president’s phone asking him to get back to me about whether this will be covered by our liability insurance.
Leave a message on the club president’s phone asking him to get back to me about whether this will be covered by our liability insurance.
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