• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    In the football coach’s game this is called “poor mouthing”. You talk down your team, can’t possibly handle their backs, etc, and then on game day you unleash the monsters of the midway.

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      2 months ago

      Back in reality, this is called emotional abuse and even if it works for the one game significantly deteriorates confidence on the long term.