I'll keep this one short. Tryouts went alright. The scrimmage looked awful, not like the ultimate we're used to. I suppose that's what we should expect from all these nubs. Still, I think we should have explained things a bit better. I hope tryouts go better tomorrow. Selections shouldn't be too hard, considering the fact that ALL the nubs (except for Cody and maybe a few others) know nothing about the sport. Athletic ability seems to be the big standout. That kid with the green shorts was SO fast. Dayum. Little Vereb had a nice score off of a huck. There are a few others who showed some promise. That first year Law guy looked, these two juniors (don't know their names and they wore nothing standout-ish), Connecticut Lacrosse/Syracuse shorts kid all looked dece.
I did nothing today, so I have nothing to add on self improvement... except maybe that I'm really good at explaining things to nubs in my opinion... thank you Niji.
Ruv, (I watched Team America like 30 minutes ago)
Tristan
You're welcome. If anything, you shoulda learned how to explain things that are simple that nubz don't understand for some reason, in a way that stupid nubz can understand. Am I right orrrr am I right? :D
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Niji
yea very true dude, for one I kinda feel like we taught the vert stack wrong this year lol, all we taught was force side in cuts so the real nubs don't cut deep in the scrimmages/keep their cuts really formulaic like in the drill where we cut, look one kid off then throw/ noone ever goes breakside haha. I explained the darkside to a couple of them, but i don't know that they saw that the field gets cut in 2 cause we're on shitty barksdale side field. honestly they should all just read wikipedia on ultimate tactics thats what I did last year and it was really helpful.
ReplyDeleteWell, see, I'm not sure if you remember me saying this, but everything you teach a n00b to do, is actually false. BUT, you have to teach them to do the simplest thing and just that first, or else all hell breaks loose. Chaos I tell you, chaos. For instance, pretty much everything I taught you guys within the first month of ultimate is not really true. Only a stepping stone.
ReplyDeleteSo the important thing to realize is: When teaching a n00b, if you try to teach them "everything" or the "ideal", it becomes information overload. This in turn, makes it hard for a nub to see the next step in the process of becoming a good player. Basically, you need to figure out the simplest processes in cutting/throwing/defense/etc and teach accordingly.
Teaching kids ultimate is not a one step process. It requires small adjustments and a million different explanations to fit the person you are helping learn. Become a teacher, and it forces you to clearly articulate in detail what you think of whatever (throwing/cutting/defense), furthering your understanding as well. My point? It's a win-win situation as long as you do it right. Do it wrong, you just frustrate both student and teacher.