I do a bit of photography, mainly sports photography, mainly youth sports. And this time of year, I shoot a lot of pee-wee football. I have come to realize that youth sports are full of bad coaching, and it’s even more prevalent in football. Part of that, is that football coaches tend to get angry much easier (I‘m not sure why this is), and as a result they yell a lot more. Of course when people get angry they tend not to think as clearly or articulate themselves as well. The result is a bunch of coaches yelling incredibly obvious advice to their players, because they are too red-face-angry (over a kids football game) to think clearly enough to give the kids any useful information. So I’ve complied a list of some of the things yelled (often at the top of their lungs), that should be blatantly obvious to any football player or fan.
“Tackle that guy!”
“Offensive line! You have to block!”
“Don’t throw the ball to nobody!”
“No you can’t go to the bathroom!”
“Get up! You’re not hurt!” -- The kid could be on the ground screaming, and this would be the coach's first response.
“Go! Run!”
“Don’t fumble the football!”
“You have got to hold on to the ball!”
“Don’t fall down when you get the ball!”
“Play Football!!!”
-- Thanks Coach Obvious, for your insight and inspiration.
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