YoloinOhio Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 By making fun a central tenet of their locker room culture, Steve Kerr -- along with leading fun advocates like Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll -- believe they can unlock a competitive advantage that's tough to quantify, but still real. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/with-coaches-like-kerr-carroll-and-maddon-pro-sports-teams-remember-to-have-fun/ Carroll's critics weren't impressed. When the Jets went 6-10 in his first season, that also became his last, as the team fired him at season's end. When the New England Patriots went from 10-6 to 9-7 to 8-8 in Carroll's first three seasons in Foxboro, he was dismissed again. By the end of that three-year stretch, the team had roster problems and talent shortages that might not have been solvable by any coach. But the perception remained the same: Carroll's drive to create a fun atmosphere made him too soft to be an NFL coach -- doubly so in hard-edged East Coast markets, triply so when he took over for noted hard-ass Bill Parcells with the Pats. Talking to the San Francisco Chronicle in 2000, Carroll admitted that his approach was never going to resonate everywhere. "I think I fit better in other places." I think this kind of culture is important in pro sports (not so much in college). Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I have coached quite a few teams at the middle and high school levels with varying levels of success, winless teams to state champions. I preach to the kids, that I want them to have fun, and the I'd rather lose with a team that I love to coach than win with a bunch of (depending on age range) kids I can't stand, idiots, or jackasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I'm surprised they didn't include Doug Marrone on that list of fun-loving coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) I'm surprised they didn't include Doug Marrone on that list of fun-loving coaches. did you already forget about that time he cancelled OTAs and took them paintballing? Edited August 31, 2016 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 did you already forget about that time he cancelled OTAs and took them paintballing? Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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