The Coach’s Power to Motivate Mostly a Myth

Thursday, 19 December 2013 | by Pat's Picks

You see it all the time in the movies. A team is losing badly, before a rousing halftime speech from the coach seems to propel them to victory. That’s mostly bull. San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Scott Ostler says the coach’s power to motivate is vastly overrated. He says most pro athletes don’t need any reminders to play at their maximum intensity.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle