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Coach Flip Naumburg's Journal
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
I am very much looking forward to working with a few particular individuals this year. These are players that already have loads of talent, yet they burn to get better and to get more from themselves
all the time. These two attributes together can make for an awesome combination. I am motivated, too because these players want to work with me. I can’t wait to watch them play and develop.
There is no better time than fall for working in small groups or with just one.
As a coach, I can say nothing better about a player than that I love to watch him play, or that when he has the ball I feel calm; things like that.
There is a good "air" about this team that is about to blow my way. I get a good feeling in whatever sized group of CSU lacrosse players that I have found myself with lately. It is
as if they are thinking about the right things, and there is no need to say every single thing out loud. I hope this strong "sensing" of one another becomes a trademark for this team.
I want for this unit to somehow have a singular aura, or charisma, and that it is not simply a collection of different personalities fighting the fight together.
There will always be "brother struggles" within, and approval/disapproval of one another, but that is just part of family life. They do need to lighten up on judging other players’
girl friends. I’m not sure what’s up with all that. I know some of it is that they just want to "protect" one another. Personally, I have coached so many Neanderthals in
the past that if a player is civilized enough to just have a girl friend, then that is a good sign for me.
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I am busy these days ordering CSU apparel, like game shorts, fall uniforms (not to be confused with the spring ones), sweats, tees, the works. I am actually quite amazed at how many people from
outside the program want this stuff. I have reordered CSU hooded sweatshirts 3 times in less than a year.
I am totally redoing the web sites of both csulacrosse.com, and rock-itpocket.com. These have both been lengthy projects, and for the first time, each .com is being "mastered" by a
different person, each a good fit in his and her way. I am trying to get things in place before the lacrosse season really fires up. I am grateful to have those who are getting to know the two
separate web sites in place, and "Fred" is coming tomorrow to hopefully rescue my Mac, which I might have screwed up the other day while trying to "upgrade". It really is
a shame that can I use only about 5% of my computer’s capabilities. God knows what the other 95% could do. I’m sure the same is true of my brain.
The computer has helped me as a coach in many ways. Just having almost every practice I’ve ever run as a document filed by date in a desktop folder on my computer or whatever is invaluable
to me. I used the computer as a coaching tool way before I watched much video. Now, I use e-mail as a coaching aid for "talking" to players, and it also allows me to work within the
university without having to always connect to somebody on the phone. Sending an e-mail gets me farther than a phone call almost every time. Besides, 12 different people at CSU must give the
official okay before we can even use our own field on a certain date. I wonder sometimes what all these people really do over there. It is a wonder, and I suppose a testament to Alex’s
persistence, that we ever got through all the red tape that allowed us to play at the football stadium last March. Anyway, they (CSU) are all about "group" e-mails, too.
I watch more lacrosse videos these days than I used to. I usually ride the stationary bike while "studying". I now have plenty of video on us and many of the teams that we play, too.
However, I always end up logging many more miles watching videos on "how to do things right" or instructional videos than I ever do looking to scout trends in future opponents from
past games with them, or even to evaluate us.
As I was driving through campus the other day, I could not help but notice, and was amused by how many people are actually connected to their cell phones at all times. It was just weird to see
hundreds of kids walking on campus, completely oblivious to one another while straining to tune in to someone somewhere else. It presents an almost anti-social illustration of modern life. "Can
you hear me now?"
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