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Winning Teams, Character Building
Tuesday, June 18, 1963
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EDITORS NOTE: Gordon Krhmld,
no rerrntly received tali Matter'!
degree In educational piycholog?.
prepared the followlnr article from
hli maatera thesia. Schmid attempta
to anawer three queationa concern
fait the hlrh achool coachea and his
relationship to hla playere and hia
Job. Schmld Is from Overton. Nebr.
and la presently nervine In the Air
Force.
By Gordon Schmid '
What role does the coach
play in a winning high
school football team?
How does this man' moti
vate his players?
How does a "winning"
coach see himself in rela
tionship to his job?
An attempt was made to
answer these questions in
a graduate research study
done this past semester.
The study was conducted
with Nebraska high school
coaches having ten years
or more head coaching ex
perience in either football
or basketball. Of approxi
mately sixty coaches in
this category, career win
loss records were discov
ered for forty-seven of
these men.
The ten coaches with the
highest win-loss percentage
were then personally inter
viewed over three areas of
coaching, namely: coach
ing methods and tech
niques, personal character
istics and training, and pub
lic relations.
These coaches all had
over a 75 win-loss record
over a ten year period.
Three were Class A coach
es, three were Class B,
three were Class C, and
the remaining coach was
in Class D.
Quality of Material
When the subject of "a
winning coach" comes up
the conversation always
concerns the quality of ma
iterial. "Why does Swash "
Hi' have; a winning team
year after year?" The con
versation goes, "Well, if
you have the material and
play an easy schedule, you
are bound to win a few
games." In this study, the
only attempt made to con
trol these two variables
was to limit the coaches
selected to ten years of
head coaching experience.
This seemed a fair length
of time for a complete turn
over in quality of material,
as well as the quality of
opponents. '
Several limitations were
placed on this study. No
attempt was made to prove
that certain coaching char
acteristics are the "secrets
of winning" nor were the
terms "winning coach" and
"successful coach" used
synonymously. The main
purposatfof the study was
to find what ten highly
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apparent at the Nebraska
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Two conferences, one for
Nebraska District Judges,
and the other for young attor
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will be held concurrently at
the Center.
More than 20 of the District
Court Judges are expected to
attend the seminars.
John Cronland, Center co
ordinator, said the "Bridge
the Gap" institute for young
attorneys is being held to help
familiarize them with the
mechanics of practicing law.
Both conferences will be in
session for three days.
Science lectures
Dr. Glen Driscoll, professor
of history at South Dakota
University, will -be deliver
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the history of science in con
Junction with the National
Science Foundation Summer
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in 114 Burnett Hall from
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winning coaches have ' in
common.
. ' Partial Findings
' All coaches except one
have a set length of time
for their , practice . sessions
and these practices extend
from ninety minutes to two
hours. It was the opinion of
nine coaches that team
"staleness" is a very real
thing and this can- be pre
vented by shorter practices
and more variety in the
practice session.
Fundamental skills of any
sport must be mastered be
fore attempting to play the
game. Nine coaches report-
. ed there is no substitute for
these skills on the high
school level and that they
continue to stress them right
up until the last day of prac
tice. In connection with fun
damentals, the coaches
stressed that an offense'
should be made as simple
as possible for high school
boys. No football coach in
terviewed includes over
thirty plays in his reper
toire, j
Eight of the ten coaches
reported there was a defi
nite difference in getting
their team mentally ready
to play a weak team than a
strong one. The big danger
in preparing for a weak
team is over-confidence.
. In coming up to a strong
team, the coaches reported
that the boys will get Ihem-
selves up for this team and
at times must be kept
calmed down to a certain ex
tent. Four of the ten never
use a "pep talk" to any
great extent and five of the
group said that it depends on
the situation. The general
feeling here was that a team
needs "picking up" prior to
playing a weak team much
more than before a tough
team.
Reaction of the team in
the dressing room after a
loss seemed to be very im
portant for these coaches.
The feeling was that no
team should ever feel good
about a loss and the dress
ing room is going to be a
pretty quiet place. There
Twelve Scholarships Given
To NU Business Students
Twelve scholarships total
ing $2,550 have been awarded
to University of Nebraska
students majoring in the Col
lege of Business Administra
tion for the coming school
year, Dean Charles S. Miller
announced. ; "r :" " " '
The scholarships and recipi
ents are: ...
0. N. Magee Memorial
Scholarship, $100, to Lettie J.
Clark of Ains worth, a sopho
more who ranks second in
her class.. She Jieid a Fresh
man Regents scholarship last
year.
Edward R. Wells Memo-1
rial Scholarships, $125 each,
to John S. Jones of Scotts-
bluff and to George R. Vrba
of Schuyler. Both are sopho
mores.
W. G. Langworthy ,Tay
lor Scholarship, $250, to Kar
en Ann Hanks of Onawa, la.,
a junior who held the Taylor
and Regents scholarships last
year.
J. K. Cozier Scholarships,
$250 each, to Gary K. Oye of
Blue Hill, a junior who is a
member of Phi Eta Sigma
honorary, and a Gold Key
winner in the College and for
mer recipient of the Regents
and Strain scholarship; and
to Robert H. Pohlman of
Stanton, a junior who is a
Gold Key winner and former
recipient of Maytag and Re
gents scholarships. They rank
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should never be any sing
ing or laughing. The con
census of the coaches was
that no team, or boy in
particular, should be criti
cized for a loss and any
criticism the coach had
should never be made
known until the next prac
tice session.
Six of the coaches said
they did not have set train
ing rules as such. They did
not say that they condoned
breaking training, but sim
ply that they did not lay
out several hard and fast
rules to be followed. These,
they said, will only cause
a coach more trouble be
cause he must enforce all
"rules" that he lays down.
Team Captains
Nine coaches say they do
not have the same boy or
boys captain for the entire
season. They indicated that
this practice would show too
much partiality.
The method usually used
consists of rotating all sen
iors. It was the general
feeling of the ten coaches
that if a coach can get all
of his senior squad mem
bers to hustle and show
leadership, they provide tre
mendous morale builder.
"Nine of the coaches
thought it was real impor
tant to know each boy in
regard to his personality
and home background. One
coach mentioned that any
one can draw up plays, but
this was the real secret of
coaching.
With the exception of two
replies, a positive "almost
always" was received in
response to the question,
"Do you replay a ball
game after you get home?"
Most of the coaches re
ported that they do not
lose as much sleep now as
they used to when they first
started coaching but they
still replay each game to
see what mistakes were
made and how they might
be corrected.
In regard to educational
background, four coaches
have majors in physical ed
ucation, but only one is now
teaching in that field.
Three coaches majored in
second and third respectively
in their class.
Phi Delta Theta scholar
ship, $300, to Dennis J. Bee
son of Sutherland, a junior
who ranks first in the class,
is a Gold Key winner, and
past recipient of Regents,
Magee, -.-and Phi. Delta Theta
scholarships.
: Haskins and Sells Foun
dation "Accounting Awards,
$500, to . Richard L. Weill of
Lincoln, a senior who ranks
second in his class, has the
highest grade average in ac
counting .courses;- and past
recipient of the Regents
scholarship.
Peak, , Marwick, Mitchell
& "'Company Accounting
Award, $250 to Roger E.
Smith of Omaha, a senior
who is a past recipient of
Stoler, Magee, and Regents
scholarships; and $125 to. Eu
gene E. Lenz of Ord, a sen
ior who is a Gold Key win
ner. Nebraska Society of Cer
tified Public Accountants
Scholarship, $150 to James R.
Osborn of Red Cloud, a sen
ior who is past recipient of
Sharp Trust Fund and Upper
class Educational Grant.;
Lincoln chapter of Na
tional Office Management As
sociation Scholarship, $125 to
Charles Burling of Kenesaw,
a junior who is a Gold Key
winner and past recipient of
Wells and Regents scholar
ships. oo
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social studies but only one
is now teaching in that
field. All coaches showed a
definite positive attitude to
ward teaching, with five
coaches being very enthu
siastic about their teaching
duties.
Duo-Responsibilities
Six coaches have their
Master's degree and five of
these are in school admin
istration. Five of the
coaches have either been an
administrator at one time or
are now filling both roles.
These five reported that
the combination is certain
ly undesirable, if not impos
sible. The impression w a s
that a man should be eith
er a coach or an adminis
trator, but not both at the
same time.
Eight of the coaches re
ported that their community
did not put arty undue pres
sure on them to win. Three
of these went on to say that
if the game is taught cor
rectly to the players and if
the coach conducts himself
p r o p e r 1 y, the wins are
bound to follow. If not, the
coach better take along,
hard look at himself and
not blame inability to win
on a lack of material.
What would be the great
est thrill in coaching for
these ten coaches? Seven of
them said that just seeing a
boy develop and progress
and play to the best of his
ability keeps them in tills
business year after year.
It would seem then, that
winning is not the only goal
for these coaches; these
men do look at character
building also.
Four Chosen
To Receive
Scholarships
Three undergraduates and a
graduate student at the Uni
versity of Nebraska have been
selected as the first recipients
of the-newly created $500 Ulys
ses S. Harkson Scholarships.
Given through the Univer
sity of Nebraska Foundation,
the scholarships will be
awarded annually to honor
four students of high academic
qualificatory who show prom
ise in their particular field and
are interested frf ' becoming
teachers of engineering or sci
ence. The recipients are William
Dressehlaus and Jerri Ann 01
son, both of Lincoln, Richard
P. Smith of Ogallala, and
Ralph L. Sulerud of Halstad,
Minn.
Dresselhaus is a major in
chemical engineering in the
College of Engineering and
Architecture. He is a sopho
more, with a 8.938 average
and ranks first in his class
of 470.
Miss Olson is majoring in
mathematics and chemistry
in Teachers College. She is
a junior with a grade aver
age of 8.167, ranking 16th in
her class of 379.
Smith is majoring in phys
ics and mathematics in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
He is a junior and has an
8.442 grade average, ranking
ninth in a class of 401 stu
dents. Sulerud, a graduate stu
dent, is working toward a
Ph.d. in zoology. He earned
his Bachelor of Arts degree
in 1954 from Concordia Col
lege, Moorhead, Minn., and
his master of Science degree
from the University in 1957.
The donor of the scholar
ships totaling $2,000 each year
is a native Nebraskan, and
earned his engineering degree-
from the University in
1916. Now a resident of San
Mateo, Calif., he manages
oriental importation.
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Conference finds a place at the Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. Over thirty
conferences and events are planned for the months of June or July. Programs are es
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main lounge, all examples of the gracious convenience found at the Nebraska Center for.
Continuing Education.
For Supplementary Reading
Library Prepares Summer Book List
Staff members of Love
Memorial Libary have pre
pared a list of books for
supplementary summer
reading. The list is divided
into three parts: human--ities,
social studies and sci
ence and technology.
Reviews of the books will
be included in each edition
of the summer Nebraskan.
HUMANITIES READING
ROOM
" Eca de Queiroz, (1845
1900), The Sin of Father
Amaro. Eca de Queiroz is
considered to have been
Portugal's greatest novel
ist. His major work, The
Sin (or crime) of Father
Amaro, has been newly
translated by Nan Flana
gan and presents an im
portant phase of nineteenth
century European; rjlter-:
ature. The novel is con
cerned mainly with the ef
fects of seminary 'instruc
tion upon the weak-willed
student and the disturbing
influences of provincial life
upon members of the
clergy.
Flexner, James Thomas,
That Wilder Image. This
handsome book describes
the painting of America's
native artists from Thomas
Cole to Winslow Homer. The
title is derived from a poem
by William Cullen Bryant
and well names the roman
tic style which was used to
depict the new nation of
America. Artists represent
ed in the text and in the
illustrations include: Karl
Bodmer, George Caleb
Bingham, Albert Bierstadt,
George Innes, Alfred Jacob
Miller and many other
painters who are perhaps
not as well known but whose
art was representative of
their age. European influ
ences are described, as well
as domestic matters such
as the Civil War, which in
fluenced the art of Ameri
ca. Gibson, H. N., The
Shakespeare Claim
ants. One of the greatest
mysteries in literature is
explored in The Shakes
speare Claimants. Four of
the major theories concern
ing the authorship of the
Shakespearean plays are
surveyed; including the ca
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The Nebraska Center
ses for Francis Bacon,
Christopher Marlow, Lord
Derby and Edward de Vere,
Earl of Oxford. A number
of issues and puzzles are
presented, and the author
discusses them thoroughly.
The mystery is not solved,
of course, nor does the au
thor attempt to do so, but
the book is fascinating read
ing for those who would like
to speculate on the various
possibilities in the case.
Plumfher, Gail, The Busi
ness of Show Business.
Many books are available
on the various aspects
which involve play produc
tion. The Business of Show
Business, however, is con
cerned with the business
management of live enter
tainment. This book is di
vided into three parts. The
:first, before the ."show, 'de
scribes budgeting, advertis
ing, tickets and preparing
the program. The second,
during the show, is involved
with ushering, reviews, law
suits, and an excellent bib
liography of helpful books
and periodicals. Part three,
after the show, is mainly
devoted to matters of book
keeping and record. There
is a good index which
makes the book usable for
quick-checking. Anyone who
is interested in theater, and
anyone concerned with play
productions on the high
school, college levels, sum
mer stock and community
theater groups should be in
terested in this book.
SOCIAL STUDIES
READING ROOM
Alan Barth, The Price of
Liberty. "It is the thesis
of this book that liberty is
being imperiled today for
the sake of order." The au
thor confines his case large
ly to police "shortcuts" and
circumvention of legal
rights in crime investiga
tion. Fairbield Osborn, ed., Our
Crowded Planet. The editor
is convinced that the in
crease in population is the
most essential problem fac
ing everybody everywhere.
The book contains 21 arti
cles by well-known scholars
setting forth the problems
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in
their fields of interest.
D. H. Radler, El Gringo.
The author discusses the
importance of Latin Amer
, ica to the United States.
That we are not well liked
is obvious and well-known;
Radler discusses some of
the reasons for their dis
tract and shows that what
we must do to gain the re
spect and amity of our
neighbors.
Andrew Truley, CIA; The
Inside Story. America's
world - wide intelligence
agency has done some re
markable things both
good and bad. Mr. Tully
recounts some of the more
exciting and important, re
cent adventures ending with
the Cuban invasion.
George B. Cressey, So
viet Potentials. This is a
geographic appraisal of the
potentials of that one-seventh
of the earth known as
Russia to become the
world's greatest state. The
three principal themes con
sidered are: the size and
isolation, the climatic handi
caps, and the rich mineral
resources.
SCIENCE READING ROOM
Ogilvy, C. Stanley, To
morrow's Match; Unsolved
Problems for the Amateur.
A collection covering the
gamut of geometrical, arith
metical, topological, proba
bility and combinatorial,
and variational problems,
as well as problems of an
alysis, infinite sets, and
problems covering games.
Germi , Laura, . GaUeo -and
the Scientific Revolution.
Excerpts of Galileo's works
and correspondence and oth
er documentary material
throw light on the factors
that shaped this great sixteenth-century
scientist and
on the influence that Gali
leo has had on the scientif
ic attitude and methods of
experimental and theoreti
cal research through the
centuries.
De Leeuw, Hendrik, From
Flying Horse to Man in the
Moon. A .lively and enter
taining history of flight from
its earliest beginnings to
the conquest of space.
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