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Posted January 25, 2023 00:35 · last edited January 25, 2023 01:34

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Doloras
https://impetusfootball.org/2023/01/24/a-guide-to-how-to-be-a-fan-when-your-team-isnt-winning/

"These are not people who are not getting paid much money. These A-League women are making on average about 16k. The men are making approximately 9.4 times this. Female athletes don’t have teams of people protecting their brand and sanity. They are not rolling in the dough either. Be a decent human being and keep perspective on this.
" Calling for anyone’s job mid-season is not the way to go. Coaches and GM’s are professionals. They work their tails off. Unless they are abusive to the players, back off and let them do their job. They have already created immense pressure for themselves."

I dunno, the sentiment of that article is nice enough but it really seems to boil down to treating pro athletes like children rather than pro athletes. Regardless of pay no one is immune from criticism, if I do poorly at my job I'll cop it, and if you want to do a job like being a footballer you have to expect it. With that said all criticism should be fair and measured.

Also the part about not calling for the coaches head because they're professionals is just weird, the fact that they are professionals should mean more scrutiny.

Criticism is part of sports, without it you can't have any expectations or want better.

if you hadn't noticed that this is a trend globally in all sports! Professional athletes are speaking about mental health and how constant focus on high performance is burning them out. 10 year ago noone focussed on this, and it was all about winning and athletes quietly disappeared or did something stupid which we all piled onto them because WTF? Turns out these people could well have been struggling with mental health issues, the pressue is massive and to have it constantly on you is tougher than most fans could ever conceive.

Whist its a massive change I think going back to what sport is all about (fun) is key, yes we want our team to be competitive, yes we want them to be passionate about the team/club, but do we want that at the cost of someone's own personal wellbeing? hell no! Coaches/managers being aware of their players well being is crucial, I love seeing teams enjoying themselves at training - you can guarantee that this "fun" which gets filmed isnt the only thing they are doing. I say let the players enjoy themselves, let them find the love of the game and enjoyment that brought them to the sport, because without that we as fans have nothing to support.

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Unknown editor edited January 25, 2023 01:34
Monto
Doloras
https://impetusfootball.org/2023/01/24/a-guide-to-how-to-be-a-fan-when-your-team-isnt-winning/

"These are not people who are not getting paid much money. These A-League women are making on average about 16k. The men are making approximately 9.4 times this. Female athletes don’t have teams of people protecting their brand and sanity. They are not rolling in the dough either. Be a decent human being and keep perspective on this.
" Calling for anyone’s job mid-season is not the way to go. Coaches and GM’s are professionals. They work their tails off. Unless they are abusive to the players, back off and let them do their job. They have already created immense pressure for themselves."

I dunno, the sentiment of that article is nice enough but it really seems to boil down to treating pro athletes like children rather than pro athletes. Regardless of pay no one is immune from criticism, if I do poorly at my job I'll cop it, and if you want to do a job like being a footballer you have to expect it. With that said all criticism should be fair and measured.

Also the part about not calling for the coaches head because they're professionals is just weird, the fact that they are professionals should mean more scrutiny.

Criticism is part of sports, without it you can't have any expectations or want better.

if you hadn't noticed that this is a trend globally in all sports! Professional athletes are speaking about mental health and how constant focus on high performance is burning them out. 10 year ago noone focussed on this, and it was all about winning and athletes quietly disappeared or did something stupid which we all piled onto them because WTF? Turns out these people could well have been struggling with mental health issues, the pressue is massive and to have it constantly on you is tougher than most fans could ever conceive.

Whist its a massive change I think going back to what sport is all about (fun) is key, yes we want our team to be competitive, yes we want them to be passionate about the team/club, but do we want that at the cost of someone's own personal wellbeing? hell no! Coaches/managers being aware of their players well being is crucial, I love seeing teams enjoying themselves at training - you cna guarantess that this "fun" which gets filmed isnt the only thing they are doing. I say let the players enjoy themselves, let them find the love of the game and enjoyment that brought them to the sport, because without that we as fans have nothing to support.
Unknown editor edited January 25, 2023 01:33
Monto
Doloras
https://impetusfootball.org/2023/01/24/a-guide-to-how-to-be-a-fan-when-your-team-isnt-winning/

"These are not people who are not getting paid much money. These A-League women are making on average about 16k. The men are making approximately 9.4 times this. Female athletes don’t have teams of people protecting their brand and sanity. They are not rolling in the dough either. Be a decent human being and keep perspective on this.
" Calling for anyone’s job mid-season is not the way to go. Coaches and GM’s are professionals. They work their tails off. Unless they are abusive to the players, back off and let them do their job. They have already created immense pressure for themselves."

I dunno, the sentiment of that article is nice enough but it really seems to boil down to treating pro athletes like children rather than pro athletes. Regardless of pay no one is immune from criticism, if I do poorly at my job I'll cop it, and if you want to do a job like being a footballer you have to expect it. With that said all criticism should be fair and measured.

Also the part about not calling for the coaches head because they're professionals is just weird, the fact that they are professionals should mean more scrutiny.

Criticism is part of sports, without it you can't have any expectations or want better.

if you hadn't noticed that this is a trend globally in all sports! Professional athletes are speaking about mental health and how constant focus on high performance is burning them out. 10 year ago noone focussed on this, and it was all about winning and athletes quietly disappeared or did something stupid which we all piled onto them because WTF? Turns out these people could well have beens truggling with mental health issues, the pressue is massive and to have it constantly on you is tougher than most fans could ever conceive.

Whist its a massive change I think going back to what sport is all about (fun) is key, yes we want our team to be competitive, yes we want them to be passionate about the team/club, but do we want that at the cost of someone's own personal wellbeing? hell no! Coaches/managers being aware of their players well being is crucial, I love seeing teams enjoying themselves at training - you cna guarantess that this "fun" which gets filmed isnt the only thing they are doing. I say let the players enjoy themselves, let them find the love of the game and enjoyment that brought them to the sport, because without that we as fans have nothing to support.
Unknown editor edited January 25, 2023 01:33
Monto
Doloras
https://impetusfootball.org/2023/01/24/a-guide-to-how-to-be-a-fan-when-your-team-isnt-winning/

"These are not people who are not getting paid much money. These A-League women are making on average about 16k. The men are making approximately 9.4 times this. Female athletes don’t have teams of people protecting their brand and sanity. They are not rolling in the dough either. Be a decent human being and keep perspective on this.
" Calling for anyone’s job mid-season is not the way to go. Coaches and GM’s are professionals. They work their tails off. Unless they are abusive to the players, back off and let them do their job. They have already created immense pressure for themselves."

I dunno, the sentiment of that article is nice enough but it really seems to boil down to treating pro athletes like children rather than pro athletes. Regardless of pay no one is immune from criticism, if I do poorly at my job I'll cop it, and if you want to do a job like being a footballer you have to expect it. With that said all criticism should be fair and measured.

Also the part about not calling for the coaches head because they're professionals is just weird, the fact that they are professionals should mean more scrutiny.

Criticism is part of sports, without it you can't have any expectations or want better.

if you hadn't noticed that this is a trend globally in all sports! Professional athletes are speaking about mental health and how constant focus on hnigh performance is buring them out. 10 year ago noone focussed on thisw, and it was all about winning and athletes quietly disappeared or did something stupid which we all piled onto them because WTF? Turns out these people could well have beens truggling with mental health issues, the pressue is massive and to have it constantly on you is tougher than most fans could ever conceive.

Whist its a massive change I think going back to what sport is all about (fun) is key, yes we want our team to be competitive, yes we want them to be passionate about the team/club, but do we want that at the cost of someone's own personal wellbeing? hell no! Coaches/managers being aware of their players well being is crucial, I love seeing teams enjoying themselves at training - you cna guarantess that this "fun" which gets filmed isnt the only thing they are doing. I say let the players enjoy themselves, let them find the love of the game and enjoyment that brought them to the sport, because without that we as fans have nothing to support.
Unknown editor edited January 25, 2023 01:32
Monto
Doloras
https://impetusfootball.org/2023/01/24/a-guide-to-how-to-be-a-fan-when-your-team-isnt-winning/

"These are not people who are not getting paid much money. These A-League women are making on average about 16k. The men are making approximately 9.4 times this. Female athletes don’t have teams of people protecting their brand and sanity. They are not rolling in the dough either. Be a decent human being and keep perspective on this.
" Calling for anyone’s job mid-season is not the way to go. Coaches and GM’s are professionals. They work their tails off. Unless they are abusive to the players, back off and let them do their job. They have already created immense pressure for themselves."

I dunno, the sentiment of that article is nice enough but it really seems to boil down to treating pro athletes like children rather than pro athletes. Regardless of pay no one is immune from criticism, if I do poorly at my job I'll cop it, and if you want to do a job like being a footballer you have to expect it. With that said all criticism should be fair and measured.

Also the part about not calling for the coaches head because they're professionals is just weird, the fact that they are professionals should mean more scrutiny.

Criticism is part of sports, without it you can't have any expectations or want better.

if you hadn't noticed that this is a trend globally in all sports! Professional athletes are speaking about mental health and how constant focus on hnigh performance is buring them out. 10 year ago noone focussed on thisw, and it was all about winning and athletes quietly disappeared or did something stupid which we all piled onto them because WTF? Turns out these people could well have beens truggling with mental health issues, the pressue is massive and to have it constantly on you is tougher than most fans could ever conceive.

Whist its a massive change I think going back to what sport is all about (fun) is key, yes we want our team to be competitive, yes we want them to be passionate about the team/club, nut do we want that at the cost of someone's own personal wellbeing? hell no! Coaches/managers being aware of their players well being is crucial, I love seeing teams enjoying themselves at training - you cna guarantess that this "fun" which gets filmed isnt the only thing they are doing. I say let the players enjoy themselves, let them find the love of the game and enjoyment that brought them to the sport, because without that we as fans have nothing to support.