THE MICUTGAN DATLI FRIDAY, AYRM 45, 1966' THE MICHIGAN DAILI FRIDAY. APRIL15. 19S6 F JORGENSEN, SKALA TALK ON COACHING If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out if1 0 . . By RICK STERN (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of a two-part series looking at the coaching profession through the eyes of Tom Jorgensen and reporter Rick Stern.) "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." Jim Skala was talking about the hazards of his trade and he was( quite serious. Coaching is a profession with plenty of "heat." If you don't think so, ask Sharm Scheuerman or Murray Warmath's wife, or even Dave Strack. Skala and fellow Michigan as- sistant coach Tom Jorgensen haven't been subjected to much pressure during their careers, but eventually, both will probably run into it. It goes hand in hand with suc- cess. A winning team, a champion- ship, the public eye, the fans want more of the same and the coach part of the family unit, will often is the scapegoat. run into problems. Jorgensen's Jorgensen explained the nature wife Freddie recognizes this, but of the problem. "In sports every- merely regards it as an "occupa- body is an expert. The guy on the tional hazard." street thinks he knows everything. Says she, "You just have to try "If people would realize that and condition yourself. Still, when coaching is an occupation, it would you read or hear something nasty help. Just like insurance or any or critical about your husband, it's other field you are making per- going to hurt no matter what. centage decisions which may or "Here at M i c h i g a n, Dave may not work out. But in the other (Strack) has borne the brunt of fields nobody gets too upset about it, and its hurt his wife too, at a wrong decision. In coaching you times. But I do think the majority may get hung. Nobody seems to of the people are understanding realize that if two teams play, one and realize that you can't win a will lose. championship every year." "In my ten years of coaching Criticism'Pointless' I've been lucky not to run into too Another significant p r o b 1 e m much malcontent. But I have seen concerns the relationship of, the it, and I've seen the harm it, can fans and the coaches to the play- do." ers themselves. Skala feels that A coach may not be the only one nobody has any business criticizing involved. Children and wives, as a player who is giving everything he's got-"there's no point in cri- ticism for its own sake, and cri- ticizing a boy who's doing his best is not going to help anybody. "I would defy anyone to find one statement of criticism by Dave Strack of any one of his players since he has been here. It takes a strong man to refrain from pass- ing the buck. It's very easy for coach to 'blame it on the players,' but this isn't Dave's way." The Other 'Press' What about a coach's relation- ship with the press? Skala feels that there are two ways of re- sponding diametrically opposed. "You can feed a lot of balony to the reporters and probably keep everybody happy. Or you can deal honestly and with an interest as Strack does, "Another Big Ten coach this season continually made the point that he was so pleased that a team with as little talent as his own, could do so well. This praises only one person - the coach himself. "You can build an image by your interviews. And if you build a false one, the people who are working with you will know it." The press, the TV cameras, and the games themselves make the coach a veritable celerity. What about the effect of this on raising a family? Perspective on Publicity "Obviously, it's especially nice for the kids, when we have sea- sons like we have had the last three years," says Skala. "But it's important to keep things in their proper perspective." "Sure, I hope my sons play bas- ketball. I suppose growing up, in 4 TOM JORGENSEN r 3 £44".'- E DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMPUS WEAR M BLANKETS j MI~wt J. the environment that they have, they can't help but be interested. My oldest, Tommy, a third grader, plays two hours a day in the basement, and is awfully good for his age. But sports will never in- terfere with him from an academic standpoint. Right now he reads at a sixth grade level, and both my wife (a special education teacher) and I recognize that there is more to a life than sports. "Basketball is the greatest sport in the world. Without it, I would never have had a chance to go to college because I couldn't have afforded it. But even if you're not a Big Ten player, or a big star, there is still an awful lot to get from the sport." 1 19 1 995 5 95 2595 * *HAROo!L t SS. TRICK r 'r 1- Major League Standings I ( 11 711 N. UNIVERSITY i-mm- - ~1 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet. 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