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JC2015 -> Which coach would you rather play for? (10/24/2016 12:55:47 PM)
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First, with 3:26 left in overtime, Arizona kicker Chandler Catanzaro missed a 24-yarder. (He had already made two field goals over 40 yards, including a 45-yarder just a few minutes earlier.)
Then, Seattle kicker Stephen Hauschka had his chance to be the hero--but his 28-yard attempt didn't go in either. (Hauschka was also successful in his two previous kicks in the game, despite the fact that both were longer attempts.)
It’s likely that both kickers’ mistakes made their respective coaches sick to their stomachs. But the real lesson came later, in the post-game news conference.
When a reporter asked Cardinals coach Bruce Arians if he had any words for his (downtrodden) kicker, here’s how he responded:
Make it. This is professional, this ain't high school, baby. You get paid to make it.
Wow. Arians has a point. But was this the best way (and best time) to express it?
In the meantime, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll addressed the media with these comments:
[Hauschka] made his kicks to give us a chance and unfortunately he didn't make the last one. He's been making kicks for years around here...but he's gonna hit a lot of winners as we go down the road here.
I love him and he's our guy.
Way to encourage, coach. I love it.
Why do I love Carroll’s reaction? Because it reinforces a lesson I strongly believe in--namely, that we can inspire confidence in others at pivotal moments by taking their emotions into consideration.
In reality, both coaches try to do this. But whereas Arians tries to inspire the typically negative emotion of fear, Carroll reinforces the belief that he’s got his players backs--through thick and thin.
Based on this interaction, which “boss” would you rather work for?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-real-leaders-respond-mistakes-courtesy-nfl-coach-pete-bariso?trk=hp-feed-article-title-like
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