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mostly what's said above, but it (not Santana, but the music itself) is representative and symbolic of the coddling of, too much so, of the kids. With that approach comes less discipline, with less discipline in general comes a slightly more lackadaisical approach to the game, and with that comes more lack of discipline on the field in the form of stupid penalties, etc., all of which contributes to losses on the field.What's wrong with Carlos Santana?
He's sending the message of it's time to work, and work only. Though that may not be a conscious message as it may simply be just the way he does things, and has done things at past stops. But to the kids who had it before, who could wear hats indoors before, who didn't have to sit in the two first rows in class before, it's all part of the message, the overall message sent. Or "night and day" in the approach as said to me directly by one of our starting players, and not in a negative way.
The analogy I use is it's like bringing up a kid, previously we've had a child centered household approach here for a long while, now it's a Program centered/parent centered household approach with discipline and accountability more strongly emphasized. Emphasize that last point, I'm sure it was emphasized/addressed by Dino too but not necessarily carried out in the ways being done here to now (hopefully)actually have success with it.
These kids appear to be all in with it too, as in an amazingly short period of time the guy has successfully created a "culture" that's different, and the music thing is just part of it overall. Furthermore amazingly he's created it by balancing a fine line with most if not all who are buying into things and not being alienated by it or him, I think because they sense this guy truly has their back if they toe the line, his line, knowing by doing so it's going to be good for themselves, their team, their futures to buy in and do what need be done.
It's frankly amazing to watch. In my case to watch again. I literally lived it. The place I played we won 3 games total the first 3 years I was there, very similar situation. A new staff was brought in just like this about half way through my time there. The 55 kids in my class we started with was down to only 6 of us from a combination of chronic losing as well as by the time this new coach was done with us, doing almost the exact same type stuff. But the 6 of us bought in.
New talent, younger kids we're brought in too and it resulted in a championship type season my senior year beating one the top ranked team in the nation (#2) in the process with the first winning season there in 20 years. That success led to long term program success with a historically moribund losing program having many many winning seasons afterward from this culture change.
I fully expect the same to happen here with a similar trajectory. That's what keeping something simple, but still symbolic of an overall approach, in this case keeping music out of practice can do.
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