Who has the angriest coaches? New study suggests .....

..... most athletes do better when pushed by angry, negative, coaches.

SC has the angriest trio in mUSChamp, Martin and Staley. But Saban can be angry. Coach K is an angry dude, he’ll go down one day on the court. Bob Knight May have been the angriest of all.

Who are some of the others? The Bear never struck me as angry once he got to Bama. He may have been angry at A&M?

Rupp could be a little bit angry I suppose. Pitrino maybe a little bit? Pat Summit .... she could get mighty angry from time to time. Loved that woman.

LINK: https://www.studyfinds.org/for-coaches-anger-more-effective-than-positivity-when-it-comes-to-halftime-speeches/

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A new study finds that anger is actually more effective during halftime speeches than inspiration.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business analyzed hundreds of halftime speeches and final scores from high school and college basketball games, and found that players seem to perform better after a harsh, more negative halftime speech from their coach. In fact, researchers discovered a significant relationship between the level of negativity a coach projects during a halftime speech and second-half scoring outcomes. The more negativity, the more the team outscored their opponents, that is at least up to a certain threshold point.

“That was even true if the team was already ahead at halftime,” lead researcher and Haas professor emeritus Barry Staw comments in a media release. “Rather than saying, ‘You’re doing great, keep it up,’ it’s better to say, ‘I don’t care if you’re up by 10 points, you can play better than this.’”

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