RememberTheRoar
“I’m not as worried about the 5-on-5 scoring.”
Did anyone see that Chelios interview by the way? Where he says Babcock screamed and yelled so much at Franzen that he had a nervous breakdown???
Awful to hear. I swear i'm not trying to be a meathead with the following comment but it sees weird that a guy who's 6'4", 220lbs is going to be intimidated by Babcock. I know that stuff doesn't always matter but it seems weird nonetheless and probably speaks to just how much mental intimidation coaches have over players sometimes
Like you alluded to above, it's all about the power dynamic.
Even though Franzen could've easily physically overpowered Babcock, Babcock held the power.
Also, like you said above, almost are these cases are of coaches abusing their power just because they know they can. They're just bullying people they know won't fight back to get their own rocks off, it's not motivating.
Shitty people take advantage of a power dynamic like this.
Here's an interesting and quick read on the psychology of obeying authority:
Obedience to Authority | Simply Psychology