Do you really know what the true meaning of losing self control? Well losing self control is the ability to control yourself, your emotions and desires or the expression of them in one’s behavior, especially in difficult situations. Self control is really very important, if it is lost it can cause some serious issues. Self control often involves resisting temptations and impulses, and habits often undermine self control. Most people really have trouble controlling their temper that is what causes them to get out of control.
Losing self control can sometimes be taken too far. One time in North Carolina a football player wasn’t transported back with the team following an away game due to the following night’s loss 34-6 loss at New Hanover. The football player had to walk a couple of miles until he got to a gas station and called his girlfriend to come pick him up. Student athletes must ride the bus from games with the team, unless a parent gives the coach notification, written or verbally. What usually makes coaches lose control? Well a player on the football team Mohamed Jaffer stated “He usually loses control when we make make dumb mistakes. Tim Smedley a football coach here at Unis Middle school answered “We usually lose control when they continue to make the same mistakes.”
What happens or changes after a coach loses his temper with the team? “He will calm down and tell us what to do better”, Mohamed Jaffer replied.” When they lose a game I try to point out the positive and negative things did” Coach Smedley replied. Self control is very important, some of the benefits of self control are an increase in decision making, increases chances of success, improves focus , promotes congruence, and you are more likely to get rich. Not many people can control their temper that’s when things get out of control.
Self-control is to delay short term gratification in favour of long-term outcomes. According to reflectd.co people with self control are happier. Zahra Harajli a volleyball player told me”our coach gets so mad at us when we lose to another school, she will get so mad but then she will make us work harder and expect us to do better at the next game. Studies show that sports coaches are usually the ones who lose their temper faster. Does going off make the team stronger or weaker? I makes us stronger because we are tempted to work harder Mohamed Jaffer replied. Zahra said it makes us stronger because we get scared of her and want to prove ourselves to her. Researchers who study self control often describe it as being like a muscle that gets fatigued with heavy use.
In conclusion everybody needs to learn how to control their temper. Self control is one of the most important things in life. If you lose control you will fall and if you learn self control you can master anything. So learn how to control yourself and you will have a better life. There are many people that lose self control and do something bad like that football coach at NC. So don’t get yourself in trouble.
Ranin Alachkar a young journalist
Coach Smedley Mohamad Jaffer