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<blockquote data-quote="Hoppy2105" data-source="post: 1409152" data-attributes="member: 9835"><p>Players are good at shaking off boos from other fans, in fact I’m sure they are used to it and expect it.</p><p></p><p>But booing your own players seems wrong. Even if you’re booing the coaches, the players will have some sort of an emotional/mental response to it.</p><p></p><p>For those that don’t think so, what happens when a crowd goes nuts on a great play and gets super loud on a 3rd down? Does it not amp up the players? A person would have to be a robot to not get a few shots of adrenaline when 10s of thousands of people are screaming your support from all around.</p><p></p><p>So why is it not the case when thousands of people boo? Being booed by your own fans, the ones who are there to see you win, has to be a little disheartening. At least on a subconscious level.</p><p></p><p>I feel like a good boo is better aimed at the other team or a ref. </p><p></p><p>If you feel strongly enough to put down these players or the coaches who have put in thousands of hours of work, I feel like speaking with your pay check is more effective and strategic than the tactical insult of booing.</p><p></p><p>Josh Whitman will listen to empty seats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hoppy2105, post: 1409152, member: 9835"] Players are good at shaking off boos from other fans, in fact I’m sure they are used to it and expect it. But booing your own players seems wrong. Even if you’re booing the coaches, the players will have some sort of an emotional/mental response to it. For those that don’t think so, what happens when a crowd goes nuts on a great play and gets super loud on a 3rd down? Does it not amp up the players? A person would have to be a robot to not get a few shots of adrenaline when 10s of thousands of people are screaming your support from all around. So why is it not the case when thousands of people boo? Being booed by your own fans, the ones who are there to see you win, has to be a little disheartening. At least on a subconscious level. I feel like a good boo is better aimed at the other team or a ref. If you feel strongly enough to put down these players or the coaches who have put in thousands of hours of work, I feel like speaking with your pay check is more effective and strategic than the tactical insult of booing. Josh Whitman will listen to empty seats. [/QUOTE]
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