Like it or not, the days of the iron-fisted coach have more or less run their course.

No one wants to be yelled at. They certainly don’t want to be punched, kicked or choked. What worked in the past simply does not work anymore.

The Sutters and Babcocks of the coaching world are now as antiquated as sticks with aluminum shafts.

-Michael Traikos of the National Post where you can read more on the changes coming.