If eschewing punitive measures is not unique for current or ex-AFL coaches, Chris Scott does differ from the coaching herd on several fronts.
at a Geelong nightclub and rushed to hospital at 2.30am on the morning of July 28, the response of Chris Scott to the incident offered a telling case study of how the coach handles his players, in sickness and in health.
If eschewing punitive measures is not unique for current or ex-AFL coaches – Mick Malthouse once quipped that he would play an axe murderer if it helped him win – Scott does differ from the coaching herd on several fronts. Brian Cook, the Carlton chief executive who ran Geelong for 23 years and was one of the panel that hired Scott in 2010, was asked to sum up the traits that differentiated the coach from most peers.
But the difference, in the view of Jenkins and others, isn’t that Scott doesn’t connect. It’s that connection is organic. Scott doesn’tconnection, a club concept that has been in vogue since Richmond’s sharing-and-caring storyline of 2017. Whereas some coaches – and Alastair Clarkson would appear to be a prime example – have been heavily involved in players’ lives , Scott does not, as a rule, seek to intrude into players’ personal lives.
Many clubs profess to be focused on the players. Scott, according to former players/officials, takes the stance that everything that happens in his domain ultimately is about making an environment in which players flourish.
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