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Message: [QUOTE="Brooky03, post: 1640065"] My whole thing has always been that the coach should speak to the player specifically. When a coach gets that demonstrative, he's no longer just speaking to that player, he's speaking to everybody watching. I agree that players at this level need to have the confidence and mental toughness to get through it and learn from it, but I've seen treatment like that wear on even the most mentally tough players. On the flip side, I've seen it boost players too. Yanking the player from the game and benching him is enough to send a message to the team. Getting in the player's ear and scolding him is enough to send him the message. Use all the colorful language you want to get the point across, but don't bring everybody else into the player's shaming. I also might be projecting a little bit here because I didn't respond well to coaches who would make a big show out of player mistakes, so I empathize with Howard looking like he wanted to deck Jim. [/QUOTE]