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Post by stillkicking on Nov 8, 2021 18:52:13 GMT -5
Thanks, Ethan, congratulations to Jenna and Gabby, may they continue to accomplish the excellence of the past weekend moving forward, only good things will come of it.
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Post by ethankasales on Nov 8, 2021 21:00:54 GMT -5
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Post by traveler on Nov 8, 2021 22:58:14 GMT -5
I was going to mention that the commonality between the big nights that Rollins and Hord had on Friday and Saturday was Blossom. So happy for her recognition.
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Post by ethankasales on Nov 9, 2021 17:01:27 GMT -5
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Post by stillkicking on Nov 9, 2021 18:39:53 GMT -5
Congratulations to Kaitlyn and Jahan, I had the pleasure of seeing both their performances. Jahan set the record for most yards by a receiver with 242 on 11 catches for an average of 22 yards a catch. Seems to me we have a 1st round NFL selection next year. ( hope my Steelers get him ) And Kaitlyn picked a great time to set her personal best for kills. Keep up the good work and we will definitely miss both of you when you are gone. I wish to correct something Jahan set the PSU record for yardage by a receiver not the NCAA record.( And that honor belongs to Troy Edwards with 405 for Louisiana Tech on 8/29/98 who my Steelers drafted #13 in 1999.
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Post by ethankasales on Nov 9, 2021 20:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 9, 2021 23:19:28 GMT -5
Another interesting interview. Thanks for posting so swiftly.
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Post by treblejig on Nov 10, 2021 5:55:47 GMT -5
Don't hold back, Russ.  |
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Post by nyline on Nov 10, 2021 9:06:26 GMT -5
Gotta love Russ:
Q: Terry Pettit mentioned joyful play as a common denominator among championship teams. What are your thoughts on that notion?
Coach Rose: “Well, I would say that would be a nice goal. I think Terry is certainly right, and I would say, on some of our best teams here at Penn State, we had a certain level of joyful participation in things. But winning is stressful and competitive in nature. Sometimes, joy and competition maybe don’t really run parallel, but certainly if one were to say something as a talking head, that would be a good statement.”
So wait -- not all butterflies and rainbows? Je suis desole.
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Post by traveler on Nov 10, 2021 10:59:10 GMT -5
I'm not sure joy is a starting point, or ingredient, but rather an outcome. Petit's statement implies it is something you begin with instead of a place you arrive at. So I can see coaches across the nation reading this and posting it and teaching it...when it's the only through the other things that you need to teach and coach that will bring it.
In the sense that joy is common among championship teams, then, it's stating the obvious. I liked how Coach mentioned winning is stressful and competitive.
But I'll say about women's sports, maybe joyfulness is achieved more than in men's. The booth this past weekend made references to Hord 'stuffing the ball down their throats' or some such. It seemed so off-key, so full of machismo from the booth rather than appreciative of, reflective of, the women on the court.
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Post by nyline on Nov 10, 2021 14:25:33 GMT -5
I'm not sure joy is a starting point, or ingredient, but rather an outcome. Petit's statement implies it is something you begin with instead of a place you arrive at. So I can see coaches across the nation reading this and posting it and teaching it...when it's the only through the other things that you need to teach and coach that will bring it. In the sense that joy is common among championship teams, then, it's stating the obvious. I liked how Coach mentioned winning is stressful and competitive. But I'll say about women's sports, maybe joyfulness is achieved more than in men's. The booth this past weekend made references to Hord 'stuffing the ball down their throats' or some such. It seemed so off-key, so full of machismo from the booth rather than appreciative of, reflective of, the women on the court. I agree -- that comment jarred me too. |
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Post by elliotberton on Nov 10, 2021 17:12:00 GMT -5
I'm not sure joy is a starting point, or ingredient, but rather an outcome. Petit's statement implies it is something you begin with instead of a place you arrive at. So I can see coaches across the nation reading this and posting it and teaching it...when it's the only through the other things that you need to teach and coach that will bring it. In the sense that joy is common among championship teams, then, it's stating the obvious. I liked how Coach mentioned winning is stressful and competitive. But I'll say about women's sports, maybe joyfulness is achieved more than in men's. The booth this past weekend made references to Hord 'stuffing the ball down their throats' or some such. It seemed so off-key, so full of machismo from the booth rather than appreciative of, reflective of, the women on the court. Such interesting observations. As a male, I am not sure I have the proper perspective. But I am an official in youth competitive swimming. All of the kids put in lots of very hard, tiring work. The better the swimmer, the harder they work since the top competitors qualify for additional meets not open to less successful participants. Some of these young people, including successful young women being recruited for college scholarships, simply get tired of the grind, and stop at some point. In those circumstances, success did not generate joy. I do think there could be differences in joy depending on the sport. Volleyball is much more team oriented than swimming. Some folks may get more joy (or motivation?) from helping teammates achieve than those sports where the success is more individualized. All of that said, sports should be fun. Absent some level of enjoyment, why would anyone, male or female, continue to do it all the way into college? My assumption is that the enjoyment factor is built in-I would not think that joy must be taught, at least at this level. But perhaps the reason Russ likes to go on foreign trips every couple of years is that it is fun, and a reward for the hard work. |
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Post by jojonito on Nov 11, 2021 3:35:32 GMT -5
One thing that Cael Sanderson (wrestling coach for PSU) always says is, "You should have fun wrestling. It's such a hard sport that if you don't have fun it will be hard to keep doing it." One of the things the PSU wrestling team does is play dodge ball to develop good cardio fitness as opposed to running a lot. The team really enjoys it and it helps keep the morale up for the team.
Like you said elliot, if a sport isn't fun to some degree, a lot of kids will eventually drop out. I remember a setter who was recruited for PSU, maybe around 2010, that came to PSU for a few days, maybe a week, and then went home and never played volleyball again. She obviously wasn't having fun playing volleyball; whether that was due to stress from parents, coaches, fellow players or self-induced stress, who knows?
A joke about Iowa wrestling speaking of an Iowan recruit;
I'm confident the recruit will dislike wrestling, but I think with patience and time Tom (Brands-the coach) will be able to get him to HATE WRESTLING.
Tom Brands took over from Dan Gable who was from the old guard of wrestling. They wanted their wrestlers to cut a lot of weight and practice super hard. Well, if you're always trying to lose weight and be hungry, it's going to be difficult to enjoy the wrestling.
I think of Katie Ledecky, who trains super hard, but loves it. Some people can do that and others can't.
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Post by ethankasales on Nov 11, 2021 4:05:02 GMT -5
Highlights of Jenna Hampton and Gabby Blossom from last week begin at the 10:15 mark.
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Post by ethankasales on Nov 11, 2021 15:17:16 GMT -5
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