tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post1525281620420152490..comments2023-11-05T03:31:19.545-08:00Comments on Sideline Views: It's a guy thingA.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-83971400078353505452007-10-02T22:50:00.000-07:002007-10-02T22:50:00.000-07:00Well, no-one can accuse Sigi of lacking bulge.Well, no-one can accuse Sigi of lacking bulge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-35561319061080330172007-10-02T18:38:00.000-07:002007-10-02T18:38:00.000-07:00I've heard that line from Mia before and I've neve...I've heard that line from Mia before and I've never liked it. For one thing, I think the way you coach players is connected to the way you treat them. It can't be divided out. Secondly, I dislike the pop psychology of "Women are from Venus" pap that acts like all females are the same, and then does the same for all males. <BR/>We are not. There are a bunch of different people in the world. Drama queens can be male or female. Of course, there are tendencies, but this gender classification bugs me as much as some of the "Latinos are like such-and-such" lines I hear - as if entire group of people is homogenous. It's equal-opportunity stereotying. It's not that simple.A.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03617669285297119500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-37077203326395302882007-10-02T12:38:00.000-07:002007-10-02T12:38:00.000-07:00It was Mia Hamm to gave the following advice to To...It was Mia Hamm to gave the following advice to Tony DiCicco:<BR/><BR/>"Coach us like men, but treat us like women."<BR/><BR/>Here's a great article about coaching men versus coaching women from the Boston Globe. It has some quotes from Kristine Lilly and Tony Dicicco:<BR/><BR/>http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2007/05/06/when_men_coach_women/?page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437561489188679737.post-36419137702050173432007-10-02T05:50:00.000-07:002007-10-02T05:50:00.000-07:00Andrea, this is a pet theory of mine! Years ago I ...Andrea, this is a pet theory of mine! Years ago I went to watch a youth basketball game (boys) and was shocked at how "harsh" the coach was with the players -- no cursing but still, he almost made ME cry. I asked my husband if coaches were allowed to talk to kids that way, he looked at me as if I were daft, and the boys didn't even flinch. I thought, no wonder so many men are less sensitive in the work environment, they've been lead in this tone since they were kids while girls got treated with kid gloves. With more girls playing school sports, many now get treated to the same tongue lashings from coaches -- it starts a little older than with boys, but by middle and certainly high school ...<BR/><BR/>There are still less girls playing than boys, and some coaches still apply the double standard, but I wonder if female athletes will grow a collective thicker skin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com