There Is No I In Team (but there is an M and an E)

and other lessons student-athletes can learn

When I was in college my coach talked me into taking his "Sports Psychology" class. There wasn't a person in the class who wasn't on a varsity sport. It was a joke and I regret the waste of time and money, even ten years later. I can't remember a damn thing from the class except for when Coach got on the class for "not taking my class serious." And also when he also told us easily over 50 times that "ya'll need to learn how to write proper."

Sure thing Coach, what will our first lesson be, verb-adverb agreement? This is the same guy who I talked with a year later about how too many guys on the cross country team were showing up late to practice and not following through with all the work. I told him I was sick of getting on everyone's case, so he said he'd take care of it. The next day he did his best his to chew everyone out. He ended his sermon with this gem:

"If ya'll want to be on this team there's three simples to follow: don't be late, do all the work, [and then he shouted] AND BE ON TIME!!!"

So much for a motivating sermon to whip everyone into shape. Everyone was either confused or just trying not to laugh. I wanted to raise my hand and say, "Uh, Coach, that's still just two points," but thought the better of it.

Anyway, I now actually am feeling pretty good about the edumacation I got from the Sports Psychology (and an Athletics Administration class I also took). And this is because I just read a multiple-choice test Georgia basketball players took in one of their classes. It's pretty funny stuff.

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