You see it A LOT in basketball where a team might not have the size, but they can run and run all game long.

 

When watching Mason just in warmups, I was tired. Maybe it's more common and I need to go out to more games. But some of the Royals players are sucking wind just in warm ups at times.

 

When you get down to 2 or 3 minutes to go in the game, everyone is tired, you thank the coach or coaching staff for pushing you cause those last few minutes are what seperates good from great.

 

Course I wasn't really a player, nor am I any kind of expert. Just my opinion. : )

 

I guess to answer the question in 2000 words or less, I don't see anything wrong with it at all.

I dont know too many high school athletes that run for enjoyment besides cross country runners and the track team. Most kids hate to run, I know I did and still do. Dont get me wrong, jogging a couple miles every now and then is great for your health, but running sprints untill you cant walk is horrible. I consider running a team a very acceptable punishment, kids hate to do it and when they are forced to, it gets the point that a coach is trying to make across very quickly.

I think it is a very effective means of discipline and getting your point across. It can be excessive, but rarely does it go to this point. A good scenario is the one mentioned above about shooting foul shots. If a team has a bad night from the line then let them each shoot and if it is a make you don't have to run, a miss and you do. The players are tired and don't want to run anymore so they are trying their hardest to make the shot, which creates a game like situation.

This is a joke of a question. You can't handle it...sit in the stands and watch...

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Not acceptable. There needs to be some stairs involved as well!

 

WE AGREE, WE AGREE, WE AGREE.

 

It worked well for Gene Hackman.

Run em all day long....

So everybody that says running is acceptable in all cases, you believe that there is never a time when a coach might legitimately ask too much of the athlete?

Nobody?

 

To me, it's easy to play tough and say "run 'em," but there HAS to be a point where it's too much.

Running never hurt me just my pride. It makes the good better, but as anything to much is to much. From experience some kids can make themselfs throw up. I don't know how you tell the difference but a team needs to run.

ACCEPTABLE... no questions asked!

Nobody?

 

To me, it's easy to play tough and say "run 'em," but there HAS to be a point where it's too much.

 

Im with you on this. Too much can be harmful. And some coaches dont know when too much is.

Nobody?

 

To me, it's easy to play tough and say "run 'em," but there HAS to be a point where it's too much.

Well I think that is obvious. To much of anything is bad for you.

Im with you on this. Too much can be harmful. And some coaches dont know when too much is.

 

One of the charactaristics of an outstanding coach is the ability to push a kid far beyond where the kid would go on his own. It's the coach who has to know how far to push because the kids will quit WAY before they really have to.

I'd probaby make my team run if I was the academic team coach.

"From that point on, whenever I had to be somewhere...I was running."

I'd probaby make my team run if I was the academic team coach.

 

Think how many questions they would get right if all those endorphins were popping.........