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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4420586, member: 12088"] This is what I’ve learned, too, from a lifetime of teaching kids in this same age group, 18-23. I have to set the standard. Geno emphasized the criticism part of the task, and that’s real. But he didn’t mention the other side , though I’m sure he does this, too — the kindness and generosity. Tough love isn’t just about being tough. As Geno says, some kids arrive already motivated. Those you only have to point them at the challenge and they go. They can take the full force of criticism and deserve the praise you eventually give too. But for the kids who don’t have that at the beginning, I don’t think you can instill it just by yelling at them, all criticism, ‘all tough no love.’ It’s not all ‘boot camp’ and anyone who thinks it can be hasn’t spent much time around kids this age. Sometimes, a kid can’t find that inner drive without a little finesse from their coaches and teachers. [/QUOTE]