Hey there. Yesterday's practice was just awful. The stuff we did wasn't what made the practice bad, it was the coach's attitude. If I could describe him in one word, it would be pessimistic. Nothing, literally NOTHING, we did made him happy. We were always doing something wrong. Now don't get me wrong, he did say that he thought we did well on somethings, but it seems like every practice or game, he found at least one thing wrong no matter how well we did and he has a way of making us feel bad for messing up.

           The coach does help us sometimes when he knows we could do better. Constructive criticism is welcomed, but constantly bashing us isn't. It gets tiresome. Ask any other athlete that quit their sport because their coach kept nagging at them. One of my teammates told me that at least 5 wrestlers didn't return to the team because of the coach's nagging. No one wants to put up with negativity. It's sad that some people don't even want to play the sport they love anymore because one person ruined it with their negativity.

            According to him, he's getting us ready for Varsity. The only time I know that the Varsity coaches will nag at you is if you make a simple mistake like not catching the ball, or throwing the ball around or to the wrong base. Their criticism is actually helpful. Even the punishments they give their players help them improve. What our coach does to us has me on the verge of not playing anymore.

                                                                                                                                    -Nia