Re: Northern Blues 2015: An Appraisal
Reply #6 –
@Crash
Agree, footy is an emotion-charged game (or should be IMO) and players need to get fired up at the critical times for a team to achieve ultimate success. I don't believe it can always be played in cold blood - the adrenaline has to flow freely when the circumstances call for it.
A good coach needs then to be capable of connecting strongly at the emotional level as well as at the cerebral.
The key is to have the emotional adrenaline when its required.
You don't want blokes playing on emotion as they will effectively give you a rollercoaster, but they need to be consistently able to perform their task, and call or channel upon that emotion when they need to use it, i.e. critical contests.
I think if you try and play on emotion every week you will have players struggle to back up, and it will eb and flow, whilst if they play a little bit controlled, then they can unlock the emotion for when they need it.