The Three Things to Keep in Mind When Dealing with Triple Option Haters

December 4, 2015

People don’t like the fact that you’re running the Triple Option with your football program?  Keep the following in perspective:

1. Remember—It’s About Them

This is a bit of a cliche but it’s true. Behind every Anger is a Fear.

Whoever hates, is also afraid of something. This doesn’t mean you say, “poor baby, he’s just afraid.” But it’s just worth noting.

Often people say, “oh, don’t worry, they are just jealous.” Maybe they are. Maybe they aren’t. We can never read their minds.

Something is going on in their lives that is bringing up a fear. And they indulge the fear by having an anger towards you. By projecting their own fear onto you. For a brief moment, you become the monster that has been hiding onside of them.

Anger is just fear that is indulged.

2. Possess Extreme Conviction to Your Core

When someone pushes a button, you might get angry and maybe even defensive. But it’s NOT because they said something horrible. It’s because under the fleshy armor of rage, you’re afraid they might be right.  Thus, you better have conviction to the choices and decisions you make within your program.

3. The 24-Hour Rule

The 24-Hour Rule works in almost every case. If you never respond to the initial attack, it goes away in 24 hours. If you respond EVEN ONCE, then reset the clock. It’s another 24 hours as it spreads through the spider web of human interaction.