Is funny because sports psychology has been a thing in professional sports for a while now. They make the players read philosophy books and try to coach them on how to get into the right mental state. Mental state is actually a big deal when it comes to peak physical performance. None of this is for altruistic reasons but about winning.
Also checking a players cognition and mood during games can probably help spot signs of injury. Entire reason coaches and owners started giving a fk about all the brain damage and stroking out is losing an investment. Everything from heat stroke to brain injury often comes with behavioral symptoms like confusion. Spot that shit immediately by doing basic neurological assessments, you can treat a player soon enough that you might not lose your investment.
In addition to spotting signs of internal physical injuries or degraded performance... mfkers, spotting signs that a player has deteriorating mental health and intervening also protects the investment. If they attempt suicide, successful or not, that's a problem. If they become emotionally unstable and commit an act of violence in their personal life (crime) or in-game (foul), that is a problem. Not just losing them to penalty, injury, prison, or death but the damage to the teams brand from the public relations fallout.
That’s what I really love about the fetishizing of antiquity and medieval masculinity, the guys they’re jerking themselves off over were on average a good half foot shorter than the average modern man.
Cigarettes are better for performance than checking if your QB is on top of his game and can actually throw ball good under pressure.
If anything this just shows the advancement of how competitive it is since you can't just smoke now, and before you would only sub a QB if he's already fucking up instead of checking to do it before he fucks up
Cigarettes are better for performance than checking if your QB is on top of his game and can actually throw ball good under pressure.
I mean, they are technically a stimulant. Idk if I'd trade the best coach in college football for a fatty at halftime, but there's definitely some kind of impact on your performance.
before you would only sub a QB if he's already fucking up instead of checking to do it before he fucks up
A big part of the coaching game is distinguishing between when your game plan failed and when your players did. Talking to the QB afterwards and figuring out what went wrong is kinda vital to that process.
Of course, you could always just jam a needle full of adrenaline into the guy's chest and send him back out there. Some people just coach different.
It's so stupid though. Look at the players today compared to the old days. They are bigger, faster, and more skilled. The games are MUCH harder and the small mistakes that can turn a game from a victory to a loss as so small, it's crazy. So OF COURSE teams are going to do absolutely everything to give their players an edge, which god forbid would include keeping them from panicking and fucking up a play by having a mental coach on staff
Literally tugging my very small penis to pictures of the actor from the bomb movie in black and white smoking a cig and telling me how worthless I am because I cook my chicken in the oven and don't hit my kids.
Real strong men get untreated head injuries and murder their families then commit suicide. Not this pussy “wahwah I’m hearing voices and need help” snowflake bullshit. What has this country gone to?
All sports should have a Paunch League where everyone playing has to be kind of unhealthy. I wanna see a player eating a hotdogs on the field. I wanna see a goalie grab a beer while his team is on offense. I wanna see someone dunk a basketball while smoking a Mr. Spacley sized cigar
That's all well and good, but I'm talking at a professional level. Televised, competitive league play, doctors ensuring a certain blood alcohol, cholesterol and lung damage level for all competitors. They should do back to back games where teams need to play another game hungover early the next morning. Really put these guys through it.
"the people known for getting Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from high contact sports are wimpy for getting mental health checks. They should RETVRN to lung and liver cancer. I am very intelligent"
Me when my therapist, a profession famous for low EQ, is oblivious to context and asks me how my recent break up has effected my ability to play the cello during the fourth quarter of a football game:
"can't you like... help me stay focused and live up to the moment or something?"
Like look how he's dressed, look at the arm positioning, the gaze, and the response he's getting. He's increasing the intensity, not taking away from it. He's a WC3 shaman casting bloodlust.