AST VS. CURRENT: Coaching, Culture & The Evolution of PaintballThis week on The Coaches Show, we’re joined by Coach Kevin Bredthauer of Tampa Bay Damage for a conversation that goes way beyond X’s and O’s.Paintball has changed dramatically over the last 10–15 years. The players are different. The technology is different. The coaching is different.But have we actually gotten better?We’re putting Kevin in the hot seat to find out.⸻⚡ SEGMENT 1 — PAST VS. CURRENTRyan grills Kevin with questions about how the game — and coaching — has evolved.What do teams routinely underestimate?What did teams do 10–15 years ago that we wish they still did today?Are today’s players more skilled, or simply skilled in different ways?Has coaching become more important as the game has become more sophisticated?Has technology made players better thinkers — or more dependent on information?Is coaching harder than playing?How do you coach a player who doesn’t agree with you?And then we get personal:What’s your biggest weakness as a coach?What’s one coaching mistake that taught you something important?What’s something you used to believe about coaching that you no longer believe?And there’s just one catch…⚡ If Kevin gets it wrong, the shock collar might come out.The audience gets to decide.⸻🔥 SEGMENT 2 — AGREE vs. DISAGREETwo coaches. A statement. No sitting on the fence.We’ll tackle some of the biggest debates in coaching:“The best player should always be on the field.”“Practice should be harder than a tournament.”“Players need to earn playing time.”“A coach should never yell at his players.”“You can’t coach effort.”“Culture is more important than talent.”“A coach’s job is to make players uncomfortable.”“The best teams don’t need motivation.”“Players should understand why they’re doing a drill.”And perhaps the most controversial:“Sometimes you have to hurt a player’s feelings to make him better.”Agree or disagree?Let’s find out.⸻🍻 SEGMENT 3 — OPEN FORUM & STORY TIMEWe’re opening the floor to you.We’ll take questions from the live chat, talk coaching, answer your questions, and let Kevin tell some of the stories that have made him one of the most entertaining coaches to have on the show.And if you’ve watched Kevin on The Coaches Show before…You already know story time can get interesting. 😂👇 DROP YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE CHAT!What would you ask Coach Kevin Bredthauer?⸻🎓 LONESTAR COACHES CLINICWant to take your coaching to the next level?Sign up for the LoneStar Coaches Clinic:Major League Paintball — Coaches Clinic⸻🔥 THE COACHES SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BKI PaintballMaxt SportswearThunder Valley PaintballVIRTUE PaintballThank you to our sponsors for supporting The Coaches Show and the paintball coaching community!#TheCoachesShow #Paintball #PaintballCoaching #TampaBayDamage #KevinBredthauer #PaintballPodcast #ProPaintball #PaintballTraining #MajorLeaguePaintball #PaintballCommunity #LoneStarCoachesClinic