Post by wh on Feb 13, 2011 23:17:33 GMT -5
Re: values.com Reply
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I agree with all you said, OT (except the "Hamlet moment" line - the coach called the time out to set up their inbound play, not to have a Hamlet moment, but the kid told the coach that the ball was tipped out off him).
But this isn't a coaches training film. It's about having character. The basketball example may be a little goofy. But it's really about a young man doing the right thing, even to his own detriment, and his coach demonstrating character to the rest of the team by acknowledging the kid and telling him, "Good call."
I agree, this almost certainly wouldn't happen in real life. I always look at a ref missing an out of bounds call in our favor as a break! Back in the days when Valpo was in the conference there was a story floating around that Homer Drew had done this very thing - admonished an official to reverse his call after the ball had last touched a Valpo player but Valpo was awarded the ball out of bounds. I always wondered if that ever really happened or if it was a story fabricated to further Homer's squeaky-clean reputation. In this instance, it's about showing character when it costs you - that's all. That's why I like it. That's a value that's increasingly rare in our world.
This post was edited on 2/7 10:47 AM by tmh8286
Does anyone recall this?
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I agree with all you said, OT (except the "Hamlet moment" line - the coach called the time out to set up their inbound play, not to have a Hamlet moment, but the kid told the coach that the ball was tipped out off him).
But this isn't a coaches training film. It's about having character. The basketball example may be a little goofy. But it's really about a young man doing the right thing, even to his own detriment, and his coach demonstrating character to the rest of the team by acknowledging the kid and telling him, "Good call."
I agree, this almost certainly wouldn't happen in real life. I always look at a ref missing an out of bounds call in our favor as a break! Back in the days when Valpo was in the conference there was a story floating around that Homer Drew had done this very thing - admonished an official to reverse his call after the ball had last touched a Valpo player but Valpo was awarded the ball out of bounds. I always wondered if that ever really happened or if it was a story fabricated to further Homer's squeaky-clean reputation. In this instance, it's about showing character when it costs you - that's all. That's why I like it. That's a value that's increasingly rare in our world.
This post was edited on 2/7 10:47 AM by tmh8286
Does anyone recall this?
