When I was growing up there was ONE coach and the TEAM.
Check out this photo of the Florida State Seminoles at McCamish Pavilion vs. Georgia Tech. How many coaches and trainers do you need? Besides all the suits standing, the real coach is kneeling on the floor in the huddle.
It's not just this way with the Seminoles. Tech and all the teams are this way.
What is the coach-to-player ratio? 1-to-1?
Don't get me wrong, I love sports and my son and I enjoyed a great time together at the Tech game vs. the Seminoles. But, as I sat there and looked at the bench, half-filled with grown men in suits, it was truly laughable.
My opinion...sports are often taken way too seriously today. My vote, let's go back to ONE coach and the TEAM.
I completely understand where you are coming from and understand it is necessary today to have more coaches. I guess I just wonder how we got to THIS point, where it seems excessive. Truly, to look at a bench and see 4-6 guys in suits, dotting in between the players? To me it is ... I don't know a better word: excessive! Thanks for the comment Tom! Creston
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When I was in little league we sat on wooden benches along the baselines. We didn't have shaded dugouts with a pennant for every kid and a cubby hole for every kid. Heck we would borrow each other's bats and helmets....I know, old school, right? But at least it was fun and everyone wasn't so bent on having their kids play in the major leagues.