Jose Morinho manager of Inter Milan said the following: "When after a third of the Italian championship
nine coaches have lost their jobs, who is the coach that wants to
innovate?" he said.
"The Serie A coach does not want to innovate, he
wants to survive.
"In England coaches go way beyond their first contract,
even beyond the second and the third one and continue developing their
work."
"When after a third of the Italian championship
nine coaches have lost their jobs, who is the coach that wants to
innovate?" he said.
"The Serie A coach does not want to innovate, he
wants to survive.
I think Morinho nails it. Perhaps the biggest barrier to innovation and change in sport is the job preservation attitude. I have found this to be especially true in the strength and conditioning arena. I am not very tolerant of the job preservation attitude. I strongly believe that the best way to keep you job is to do your job, innovate and change to make the athlete better. Leave no doubt. If that is not good enough then I do not deserve the job.
WillWayland
This really struck a chord with me, at least in the UK strength coaches cling almost aggressivly to their jobs and it makes it hard for us young’uns to get a foot on the ladder
Mark Day
Vern,
I am assuming you will be spending some time this week with a coach that does have some job security, Jim Steen. I am wondering if the reverse can not be said though too for the college ranks? How much security does a school have when they hire a good coach as the good ones are often looking to move further up the ladder.