Everybody else can do your job, only better
Although I’m not a group member, I’ve certainly heard the expression “couch coach” used. After all, I live in a community where certain sports teams (and their exploits) are a part of the daily cultural noise. And, win or lose, there are a multitude that believe they could offer an improved version of the direction that all sports teams require.
We’ve had quite a hockey season this year (I am not a part of the solution, nor the problem). The fetish team went from favoured to win the cup, to losing their coach, to losing the series, to losing the owners and (eventually) the core players in the lineup. The flags flown from cars proved insufficient. This evening, the former coach made a second, public, appearance since his removal. Twice now, he’s been cheered as a conquering hero.
It must be a curious profession. In terms of media coverage, the man has been second in importance locally, just behind the president of the United States (and by extension, just ahead of our miniature mayor). Imagine that every time you open a newspaper, or tune through the news channel, someone is talking about you. Worse, they are second-guessing your performance, publically. Not something that would up my own level of self-confidence.
The best question asked this evening (on Tout Le Monde En Parle) came down to this: if all the other “players” in this game (owners, athletes, etc) were to be removed from the game board, would the (former) coach be interested in having his old job back. In fact, yes he would. It might be an interesting summer, after all.
