Role of coach?

[StephLee]

Originally Posted by IndySam

The coach needs to help lift the spirits of the drive team after a loss and keep them grounded after a win.

I agree with your comments on what a coach does, but I quoted this section for extra emphasis. As a student coach for my team for the last four years, I noted frequently that having one member of a close drive team keep his or her head after a tough match goes a long way toward making sure the rest of the drive team does, as well. It doesn't have to be the coach, but since the coach is generally more removed from the immediate action (the "micro") it tended to be easier (for me at least) to be the cool-headed one in recent years.