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February 19, 2007

QotD: Coaching in Professional Sports

A complex stew of cultural trends has made coaching more precarious than ever. A sports-mad population hooked on instant gratification, in which Donald Trump has transformed firing people into mass entertainment for the sensitivity-impaired, has turned up the heat on an already sizzling seat. Coaching has become a model of social Darwinism, in which only the strongest endure — and even they probably will hear the words "You're fired" at some point in their careers.

Rachel Blount, "Coaches: Caught in crosshairs", Star Tribune, 2007-02-12

Posted by Nicholas at February 19, 2007 12:09 AM
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