Hockey club forward “Torpedo » Igor Larionov in an interview with , he explained what his father learned from the legendary coach Scotty Bowman .
Now Torpedo, led by Igor Larionov Sr., is in second place in the KHL Western Conference standings with 23 points.
— What mentor did Scotty Bowman give your father? Have you developed a tendency in him to be a coach?
“When my dad talked to me about Scotty Bowman, he always said, ‘He’s a good coach, but he’s an even better psychologist.’ » He understands how to motivate each player and what approach to take to approach them. For example, you can yell at me. But it turns out that this will only make my performance worse. Or you’ll yell at someone else, and that hockey player will jump onto the ice charged and score a hat-trick. And you just have to tell someone that try to work, we believe in you. And that will inspire him more than any cry.
Scotty understood these things. Dad saw this in Bowman, playing for him for many years – and introduced the same methods into Torpedo. To some you have to say more harshly, to others it is enough to put your hand on their shoulder: “Don’t worry, we believe in you, everything is fine. »
Everything comes from the head. And such a different psychological approach from everyone works, in my opinion, ”Larionov Jr. told .
Bowman won nine Stanley Cups as a coach: five with Montreal, one with Pittsburgh and three with Detroit. During his playing career, Larionov Sr. played from 1995 to 2002 in Detroit, managed by Bowman. It was then that the Red Wings created the Russian Five (Fetisov – Konstantinov, Fedorov – Larionov – Kozlov), who left a big mark on world hockey with his play. Larionov won three Stanley Cups with Detroit.
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