PiPress: Gophers’ Tracy Claeys was ‘terrible’ player, but no correlation to coaching

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Tracy Claeys won’t be sharing any stories from the glory days of his playing career. He doesn’t have any.

The Gophers coach is one of only nine Football Bowl Subdivision coaches to not play college football. On Wednesday, ESPN ranked all 129 coaches based on the level of football they played, with Claeys’ stint as an offensive lineman at Clay Center (Kan.) High School coming in at No. 128 on the arbitrary list.

“I wanted to play; I was terrible,” the Gophers’ coach said in a lighthearted way after Thursday’s spring practice at the U.

But playing at a high level doesn’t necessarily correlate to winning as a coach. Only one college coach had a substantial NFL career: Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh.

Meanwhile, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who was a walk-on safety for a couple of years at Cincinnati, has three national championship rings.

“If you look at the research on successful college coaches or high school coaches or even in the pro game, many of them were not good football players,” said Ron Stolski, executive director of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association. “It’s certainly not paramount.”

http://www.twincities.com/2016/03/1...rrible-player-but-no-correlation-to-coaching/

Go Gophers!!
 

It was an interview on the radio I heard, and I honestly can't recall at all who it was. But he made the point the best players usually aren't great coaches. They often have trouble relating to guys who aren't at their elite level and aren't as great at explaining the things they do in great detail.

The former players who typically are successful coaches are usually more "middle" type players. Someone like Steve Kerr for example in basketball. Someone who was good so they know and can execute proper technique and strategy, but not so good that it isn't relatable.

Like if Randy Moss tried to coach receivers, he may have a tough time since most receivers aren't 6'5 athletic freaks like he is. He may have a harder time relating and explaining to a kid that isn't at that level.
 

It's merely a coincidence.

Great NBA players have other options (ownership, front office or full retirement$$$$) by way of their success.

The other component, not get side tracked is race.


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Non-great players know what it is to struggle with their game, and studs have trouble relating, and often lack the patience.
That's a generalization, yes, and there are exceptions, but its more the norm.
 

Likewise there is no correlation between excelling at sports and being a good poster on sports message boards. There is evidence that there is actually an inverse relationship between them.
 


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scher215 said:
It was an interview on the radio I heard, and I honestly can't recall at all who it was. But he made the point the best players usually aren't great coaches. They often have trouble relating to guys who aren't at their elite level and aren't as great at explaining the things they do in great detail.

The former players who typically are successful coaches are usually more "middle" type players. Someone like Steve Kerr for example in basketball. Someone who was good so they know and can execute proper technique and strategy, but not so good that it isn't relatable.

Like if Randy Moss tried to coach receivers, he may have a tough time since most receivers aren't 6'5 athletic freaks like he is. He may have a harder time relating and explaining to a kid that isn't at that level.
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Reminds me of Norm Van Brocklin's days as Vikings coach. He could not at all relate to Fran Tarkenton. Van was a stand in the pocket immobile follow the book QB, and Tarkenton was a make things happen with your feet and improvise QB.

Van Brocklin would actually get MAD when the Vikings scored on an improvised play and he would bench Tarkenton for a play or series.
 

So being big, strong and fast doesn't somehow make you a better coach?
 

Sportsfan24 said:
It's merely a coincidence.

Great NBA players have other options (ownership, front office or full retirement$$$$) by way of their success.

The other component, not get side tracked is race.


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Have you done regression analysis or are just assigning causation?
 




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