So... Here's the situation...
Im the capt on a pool team, I have the city tournament coming up in less than a month...
Team is 8 people. 3 high skill level (SL6+) 3 medium level (SL4's) 2 low (SL2-3)...
In this situation as many of you know the medium skill level players are key...
I need to be confident about 2 high level, 2 medium level and 1 low per match...
my problem is in the medium SL area, I have 1 player who is a longtime team member and prior to the last several sessions had been a reliable player...
Over the last several sessions he has been well under 50% and is currently at a 30% clip...
this player has a decent shot/eye... He can make balls no doubt, but he makes horrible choices... and the real problem that compounds it is that he takes offers of "a coach" as a insult or something... Never wants to be coached.
So i've sat back and watched (and others on the team have watched and without prompting asked me "what is he doing (thinking)"? and watched him make terrible choices at the table... Rather than deal with him being indignant about getting a coach... or worse missing after a coach and being convinced he would have made his version of the shot.
I have to rely on this guy, he will play there is no way around it... But I am at my wits end as far as what to do to with him so far as coaching, or practicing for the next couple weeks leading up to regionals...
WHat would you do here? Im going to have a sit-down with him about this and hope he understands cause I am going to lay this down on the table... exactly as I explained it above and hope he is compliant and open to understanding that I am trying a make a constructive suggestrion on behalf of the team and this is in no way personal... Any gems of wisdom or anyone else dealt with this type of situation/personailty and have some suggestions?
Im the capt on a pool team, I have the city tournament coming up in less than a month...
Team is 8 people. 3 high skill level (SL6+) 3 medium level (SL4's) 2 low (SL2-3)...
In this situation as many of you know the medium skill level players are key...
I need to be confident about 2 high level, 2 medium level and 1 low per match...
my problem is in the medium SL area, I have 1 player who is a longtime team member and prior to the last several sessions had been a reliable player...
Over the last several sessions he has been well under 50% and is currently at a 30% clip...
this player has a decent shot/eye... He can make balls no doubt, but he makes horrible choices... and the real problem that compounds it is that he takes offers of "a coach" as a insult or something... Never wants to be coached.
So i've sat back and watched (and others on the team have watched and without prompting asked me "what is he doing (thinking)"? and watched him make terrible choices at the table... Rather than deal with him being indignant about getting a coach... or worse missing after a coach and being convinced he would have made his version of the shot.
I have to rely on this guy, he will play there is no way around it... But I am at my wits end as far as what to do to with him so far as coaching, or practicing for the next couple weeks leading up to regionals...
WHat would you do here? Im going to have a sit-down with him about this and hope he understands cause I am going to lay this down on the table... exactly as I explained it above and hope he is compliant and open to understanding that I am trying a make a constructive suggestrion on behalf of the team and this is in no way personal... Any gems of wisdom or anyone else dealt with this type of situation/personailty and have some suggestions?
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