Roar, violence, Psycho-games – hockey in front of a tear sample

Where to begin? In the hockey cosmos circulating accusations and revelations about verbal, mental and psychological Assault or ill-treatment by the head coaches to throw more questions in one breath answers could be. Central to this is sure: Where to draw a line?

Racist and homophobic Remarks in the last week resigned, Calgary-Coaches Bill Peters to a dark-skinned players are a No-Go, since it does not need to be discussed. Peters is gone, and should be obliged by any head of sports, ever again, if this is the case of consolation. There also was not the "Earlier-in-the-holding-so"-card to be drawn.

Mike Babcock, the Übertrainer, the paint flakes off with every emerging Story of the previous players, falls into a similar category. The public has become with the mind games, the young star Mitch Marner operation (he called for the then Teenager in the trust, players on work ethic, sort, and presented these in the table), also has nothing to do with ice hockey to do.

Every worker, no matter in which industry has experienced such a "game" on your own body, know what to think of Babcock to. Also, with him, Stanley-Cup-Ring is for,, Olympic victories with Canada: Babcock unlikely to be required of any (North American) Club.

What's up? What is not?

But aggressive Yelling on the bench during an emotionally stirring game already to be as a Coach under a General suspicion put? In the modern world of social media, anyone can create an anonymous Account and any pictures you can post with any allegations to do this without the need to stand up straight?

just Because: Where do we draw the line? We will drag you to deep, we fast once a professional trainer who does not fear for his Job. At some point, everyone was loud. So it was at least since the "Sooner-the-holding-so"card? He must even? There are finally players who openly say that it Delivers tough tone, the (image) in the butt will need to be able to their full power.

it is Important to know for a head coach is that he can't handle every player the same, what makes this already difficult Job even more difficult. What is good for one, may harm another. This line, you is likely to be of each individually drawn, but basically, around a roaring Coach with the new Generation, no Chance.

"Lead by fear"

"Management by fear" is the name of what used to be just a commonplace in dressing rooms and, in part, to the gang. This is confirmed by many players that have experienced, or, depending on your home country, still experience. A culture question and the is also. Those who experienced as a young athlete in the West, for example, a coach from the East of Europe, could learn this "Lead by fear" in its more extreme facets.

And all those people who moved prior to the nineties, from the East to the West, knew in their old home, the usual morals in sports clubs or schools already. There was not questioned, but parried. Just for top athletes, the went the latter way, the today denounced the methods of the time as nothing Special. You say to yourself.

for This aspect, to think outside of the hockey universe, is important. Because even if a hockey wardrobe may be in many ways a world of its own with its own rules and it will always be, it is at the end of this, too: a job. Many of the issues now, according to Peters, Babcock and co., perhaps is better to answer, if we can imagine similar situations in a normal office.

For example, this right now is often heard: Why are these players only now, some ten years later, some of the career with the allegations? Why did you do that on the spot? Anyone who has experienced in office and a Manager who just came on this Post, because the Boss is a higher level of its best buddy, you can answer this question well.

In hockey and in any other team sport-scene is the Yes similar. And often twice. Or three times. No player can be sure to get years later, even in a completely different place, back to the same Coach, sports Manager or President.

It is a matter for every player who is not outspoken Superstar world-class, tricky, if not impossible, to rebel. Off-the-record talk about? No Problem. For example a player who won the whole Motivation for a while from it, to stay longer in the Business than him gnawing of the Coach.

Or a physically imposing mass had players who refused his Coach claims, with Fights and unclean methods to intimidate opponents, or even from the game – and therefore, his place lost.

The are two typical stories, told mostly in secret.

to be quoted In the media? Many still do not want. In some cases not even after the career. Because you could then be labeled as a "wimp". Or as a "sister" (and much more), as before not too long even for us players within the Hockey universe have known if they showed signs of weakness. Also this is something "normal", not questioned.

The Thinking is Not deep asks rooted

behind, especially in North America, much is also because the majority of sport - in-chief and General-Manager-Posts former players of the old Generation are active. You know from your active time is nothing other than the harsh dealing of the Old-School Coaches. And because for years in hockey (and probably all other major team sports also) in this respect, little to nothing was called into question, has been into the scene now emerging discussions themselves. It's a vicious circle.

This today, about 60-year-old General Manager, and former player in the NHL: just imagine how extreme the good for you must have been in the seventies or eighties, as the tone was harsh, says another, for a long time retired player who asks to be in this Text is not referred to by name.

He also says this: How happy he is when he is thinking of his days as a young player in North America and its Fears of various Coaches, that this avalanche has finally been unleashed. It would now, more and more names of Coaches and General managers in dubious relationships, he was sure. The volleyball standing in front of a tear sample.

Also in European countries could follow this avalanche, also in Switzerland. Chris Rivera, during 12 years as a professional at Geneva-Servette and now the chat is still in the 3. League, announced a few days ago via Twitter like this: All the stories are now about Badcock (sic) to the public, reminded him of the time with Chris McSorley, his longtime Trainer and current head of sports in Geneva. These have formed him as a player but also as a human being destroyed.

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Created: 04.12.2019, 20:23 PM