[Hulk01]

Shaw put it, just as Bill Walsh did years before:  I am not the man in charge of enthusiasm around here.

Passionate coaches have no more effect on player's motivation than quiet ones.  If anything, a player wants to see the stoic coach crack a tiny smile or give him a little pat.  It screams "I am very proud of you."

Ask any former player.  This "coach needs to amp it up a little more" theme does not resonate with a player--at all. 

But you will find plenty of players you can name coaches they wanted to muzzle, coaches for whom they played well in spite of the rageaholic on the sideline. 

And those guys--Brian Kelly comes to mind--screw shit up away from the cameras, too.  It's not enthusiasm in many cases; it's a pathology.

[Hulk01]

Shaw put it, just as Bill Walsh did years before:  I am not the man in charge of enthusiasm around here.

Passionate coaches have no more effect on player's motivation than quiet ones.  If anything, a player wants to see the stoic coach crack a tiny smile or give him a little pat.  It screams "I am very proud of you."

Ask any former player.  This "coach needs to amp it up a little more" theme does not resonate with a player--at all. 

But you will find plenty of players you can name coaches they wanted to muzzle, coaches for whom they played well in spite of the rageaholic on the sideline. 

And those guys--Brian Kelly comes to mind--screw shit up away from the cameras, too.  It's not enthusiasm in many cases; it's a pathology.