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[av_toggle_container faq_markup=” initial=’0′ mode=’accordion’ sort=” styling=” colors=” font_color=” background_color=” border_color=” toggle_icon_color=” colors_current=” font_color_current=” toggle_icon_color_current=” background_current=” background_color_current=” background_gradient_current_direction=’vertical’ background_gradient_current_color1=” background_gradient_current_color2=” background_gradient_current_color3=” hover_colors=” hover_font_color=” hover_background_color=” hover_toggle_icon_color=” size-toggle=” av-desktop-font-size-toggle=” av-medium-font-size-toggle=” av-small-font-size-toggle=” av-mini-font-size-toggle=” size-content=” av-desktop-font-size-content=” av-medium-font-size-content=” av-small-font-size-content=” av-mini-font-size-content=” heading_tag=” heading_class=” alb_description=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_uid=’av-l9ikt3t4′ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”] [av_toggle title=’Show Transcript:’ tags=” custom_id=” av_uid=’av-l9ikt0v5′ sc_version=’1.0′] Natty Bumpercar 0:04 Let’s talk about coaching. Let’s talk about being a coach and the expectations of being a coach. Hi, everybody, it’s me Natty Bumpercar. The bumper podcast. And I have been honored to I was the coach of my kids basketball team. And I had never played basketball. So that one was a little bit challenging. But I know enough about basketball that I could kind of, you know, wing it a little bit. But then the opportunity came up to coach his soccer team. And I played soccer, most of my life from growing up up until I think, junior year of high school or so. And loved it, loved it to pieces. And so when I found out they were looking for soccer coaches, I was like, Yeah, sign me up, you know. And it’s funny, because, you know, the organization, I wasn’t given any information, it was just like, sure your coach, show up. And I was like, okay, I can do that. And so I show I showed up the first day, and I got my team. There, the great team, great ghosts, was what is when I call them, I made a little I was like, You guys are the great ghosts. And they were like, okay, and then one kid was like, I want to be a great goose. And I was like, fine, I don’t, whatever, that’s great. And I had to learn all of their names, I made him stand in a line. And I because I think it’s important, right? That these are these are you want them to feel, you know, like, they’re part of the team, like they belong, like they have their own identity. And so they went through their names. And and whenever anyone would say their name, I would say, All right, everybody say hello to Tom, there’s no tom, but I’m not gonna give you the kids names, because that would be untoward. But you know, and so then they would all introduce themselves. And then we kind of found out, you know, who was in third grade? Who’s in fourth grade? And do you go to this school? Do you go to that school, just to kind of, you know, establish who everyone was, and try to build a tiny report. And the time that I had. Now, the first week was was was bananas, because we had two practices and three games within the span of seven days. So it was like, Hey, you’re not playing soccer. And then all of a sudden, it was like, hey, guess what, you’re doing soccer every single day of your life. And it was hard because the kids were getting very frustrated and tired. You know, because they’re running around, they’re playing hard. And, and when it’s almost every day, there’s just no break. So they don’t get a chance to, to kind of come up, come back, relax, whatever. But the thing is, is we’ve, it’s great. It’s great fun. And I the reason I don’t know if you can hear it in my voice, but it’s a little bit raspy is because I basically scream, and from the time the game has started, maybe even a little bit before until the game has ended. And it’s not because I’m angry. It’s I am out there. And I, I really take a lot on like, I feel a real responsibility to, to get these kids to learn and to motivate them and to try to get them into spots where they can best, you know, have the chance for success. And it’s difficult. I’m not I’m not gonna lie, like, it’s I last night, I was like, Oh, this is like herding kittens, because it’s always a fun phrase. I’ve always enjoyed that phrase, herding kittens. And I always like when someone’s like, Why are you hurting kittens? And I’m like, no, no one’s hurting kittens. I’m hurting them hurting hurting them. What do you mean by that? You know, like, trying to get big herd of kittens through the Valley into the into the pasture, the gated pasture. So they can they can I don’t know play with butterflies or whatever. Ah, so are the kittens being hurt then? Oh, no. We’re gonna play with butterflies relax. But, you know, because I’ll be on the sideline. And I’m like, you know, I have to give them all their position positions. Oh, I have a weird thing that just happened. I give them all their positions. You know, you’re gonna be my striker, you’re gonna be my, my stopper which is what I call the, the the middle defense person. You’re my left fullback, you’re my rightful way which which which way is which way is left coach, this is well this is this is your left and and so you’re just gonna go back there to the where I’m pointing where I go coach, again, I want you to go back to that corner right where I’m pointing. Why aren’t you going? Hey, could you please just go? Yes, no you Why are you coming off the field? Why why failed, I need you to go back to your spot coats my shoes untied get over here, let’s tie your shoe real quick like this is it’s a real constant flow of, of me trying to get them to stay focused on the game, get into their spots and and do what they’re supposed to do, but also to try to learn and have fun. So it’s a real, real balancing act that I’m going through. And it’s also difficult because, you know, there’s there’s some kids that are more advanced, and they kind of want to take over the game. But this is a recreation league. And so this is a developmental league. And so I’m constantly, I’m like, hey, you know, let that kid take the kick, or let that kid take the throw in? Because, you know, you’re Yes, you are really good at it. But I need other I need everybody to learn how to be good at it because we’re a team. And, you know, a lot. So a couple of games ago, we were playing it was actually on a on a on a baseball field. And so you know, part of it is, is dirt like that baseball field, dirt, whatever that stuff is. And then grass. And I’m looking down at one end of the field, we’re we’re our we have our offense as the ball, and they’re getting it, they’re gonna go oh, wait, no, the ball is coming back our way. So I have to turn. And I have to get my defense ready. And so I was like Dave, and then I stopped because one of the kids was grabbing scoops of sand in his hand and dumping it into the making like a little funnel with his other hand, and then trying to catch it. The dirt as it was coming through the funnel on the bottom. And he was doing this back and forth. And I was like, like podcasts stand up. And then I looked at the other side of the field and there was a kid picking grass off in us. And so there’s there’s a lot of me of me yelling. And the fun thing is, is when I’m yelling, what are you doing, please stand up. Here comes the ball. It usually doesn’t register until I’ve I’ve yelled the person’s name four or 567 times. And the difficult thing with that is that there are kids who are very competitive and who take the games very seriously a lot more seriously. Than, you know, the the grass pickers or there’s we have kids who dance on the field, which is wonderful. But you know, maybe not the exact right time. And the kids who are taking a lot more seriously. You know, they’ll start yelling at their teammates. And I’m like, no, no, no, no. So then I have to pull them off. And I’m like, Listen, I’m the coach. That’s my job. I’ll do the yelling. You I need you to focus on playing the game. It’s it’s really it’s it’s a lot I we had a game recently. And we didn’t have enough for substitutions, we only had eight people. And so we have a we have our striker, and then our three mids and then our three, defense and then our goalie right so everybody that I had was on the field playing and the ball was again, the offense had the ball there, they’re making a move on the other side of the field. They’re going to oh wait, here comes the ball is coming back quick defense. And so this time, it wasn’t people picking grass and scooping dirt. My goalie was just sitting in the goal. Like he was just and so I yelled his name. I was like saying what a stand up state. And I kept yelling his name. And for like 15 seconds I’m screaming his name and um, and he finally looks over he goes my shoes untied. And I was like, ah carried by you’re, like I told I said you’re my goalie. The ball is right, come on. And I’m just like screaming like this child, too. You know, because when I listen, I’m a coach. These are kids. They’re learning. They’re far away from me. So I have to yell. But I think it’s what’s important is the context and how I’m yelling. I’m not saying like, you’re a bad person, because you’re not doing what I’m asking. I’m just saying like, hey, I need you to lie side. Right. And, you know, I’ve really noticed as the season has gone on that, it seems to motivate them. Now this John, I was like I said, I don’t care about your shows. You’re my goalie. I care about my goal, right? I because I really wanted to impress upon him how much I was worried about the ball going in the in the goal. And so then I had to run around after the ball was back down the other side of the field. And I went, I was like, Hey, Are your shoes, okay? Everything, okay? He’s like, Yeah, and I was like, Hey, I wasn’t yelling at you. I just wanted you to stand up. Because you’re my, you’re my goalie. You’re my goalie, you know? And he was like, Yeah, I know, Coach. I know. I was like, you’re good, right? He’s like, Yeah, I’m good. I’m good. I was like, okay, cool. Cool. Cool. And then, later in the game, we had a different goalie. And he made a nice save, he stopped the ball from going into the net. Phenomenal. i Yeah, good save. And I say I’m clapping, you know. And then he’s got the ball in his hand. And then he just starts throwing it up in the air. Like, he was so happy that he ended, he was like, I’m gonna just throw this ball up in the air. And I was like, Stop throwing shot, there was a ball. Like, you can’t just he’s like just tossing with himself, like, Hey, I’m, I’m throwing the ball here. And after the game was when I finally got a chance to talk to him, I was like, Hey, you did a great job and go, but please don’t ever, like throw the ball up in the air like that again. And he was like, why? And I was like, well, think of it this way. It’s raining out. It’s wet. Just imagine I said, and who knows, it might never happen. But maybe if it does, just imagine that you’re throwing the ball, and it bounces off your hand, it slips, whatever happens. And it rolls into the goal, what would happen? He’s like, Oh, they would they would get a goal. And I was like, yeah, and how would that make you feel? And he’s like, terrible. And I was like, yes. I’m trying to avoid you feeling terrible, because I want everyone to be happy all the time. Because that’s, you know, we’re always gonna have fun. Sometimes we win. Sometimes we lose. But I feel like it’s my job as a as a coach, to make it as enjoyable as possible so that if these kids want to move on with this, that they’ll do it. Outro 12:42 The bumper podcast is an oftentimes hilarious weekly romp with Natty Bumpercar and some of his pals. It is family friendly, clean and ridiculous. Thanks a bundle for listening. If you love our show, and you’d like to help support the podcast, check out our Patreon page at https colon forward slash forward slash www.patreon.com forward slash Natty Bumpercar also pretty please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, share it with everyone everywhere. post about it on all of the social medias or leave a rating and review. The bumper podcast is produced at headquarters in coffee Ken alley. It’s recorded mixed and produced by producer. The bumper podcast features contributions from Aloysius jpg Rufus T Rufus doodle poodle, robot trunks and a gaggle of other silly rascals. Our head talker is probably Natty Bumpercar. 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In this energetic episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar and Aloysious J. Pig deliver an impressive freestyle rap session that becomes "the jam of the summer." After their musical performance, Natty transitions into a thoughtful monologue about the end-of-summer blues, societal structures, and how people don't always fit neatly into predetermined boxes or "buckets." He reflects on the anxiety of returning to school, the challenges of navigating structures that don't make sense to everyone, and the importance of embracing individuality. Rufus T. Rufus makes a brief appearance to joke about domain names, while Aloysious dubs their creation a "hip hip jam."
“I'm a little man who sings a lot about you because I love you… who doesn't rhyme because I don't know how.”
— Aloysious J. Pig
“The people who make structure, for the most part, are making structure that makes sense to them. And a lot of the times that structure makes sense for a lot of other people. But then there's a lot of other other people that it doesn't make sense for.”
— Natty Bumpercar
“There he is, Natty Bumpercar having the jam of the summer, the biggest song of the year. And then he turns that and he goes into some medical metaphysical talk about buckets.”
— Aloysious J. Pig
Topics: #music #freestylerap #summer #individuality #structureandsociety #anxiety #bucketsmetaphor #backtoschool
Featuring: Natty Bumpercar, Aloysious J. Pig, Rufus T. Rufus, Robot, Producer
Natty reflects on his experiences coaching his child’s soccer team, sharing amusing anecdotes about the challenges of managing young players who get distracted by grass, dirt, and untied shoelaces during games.
“I was like oh this is like herding kittens because it’s always a fun phrase I’ve always enjoyed that phrase herding kittens”
— Natty Bumpercar“I don’t care about your shoe. Like, I don’t, I said, you’re my goalie, the ball is right, come on.”
— Natty Bumpercar“we have kids who dance on the field which is wonderful but maybe not the exact right time”
— Natty Bumpercar
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Natty Bumpercar: we haven't had a beat like this in a while Aloysius get over here check this out all right
Aloysious J. Pig: here we go well they call me Aloysius and I am a piggy I move from the farm to the big city people call my name but it ain't no pity they call me I say hey pretty piggy do you sleep on
Natty Bumpercar: the stage do you sleep on the train I know I sound silly I know I sound lame but I worry worry worry the point where I'm stressed why I worry worry worry to the point where I'm a mess
Aloysious J. Pig: bro don't worry just know that I got this I'm a little man who sings a lot about you because I love you I'm a little man who sings a lot about you because you know I'm a little man who sings a lot who doesn't rhyme because I don't know how. I'm a little frog who produces stuff because I love to make the things. Everybody, everybody, who's with me now? Everybody, everybody, who's with me now? Now raise your hands up to the sky and dance, dance, dance. Okay, my God. See, out on the streets, people call me your highness. Don't get it twisted, bro. I'm your slyness. Are you worried about attention? Well, I'm allergic to shyness, which is a priceless, priceless. Everybody knows she's priceless. Egg-sa-ta-ma-da. So when I open the car because I can't take the heat, I'm addicted to sugar. That's why I'm so sweet. I love fruits and veggies. I never eat meat. No bikes on the sidewalks. The bikes go on streets. There's that tiny snow. They call that stuff sleet. And when I'm rocking the mic, you know I rock beach. Actually, impressed. I'm very impressed, very impressed, very impressed with you and all the rhymes and the music stuff you do. You ever given enough? I can't take no more. But they better stick around for what we have in store. Ha-ha-ho-ho. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ho. Ha-ha-ho-ho. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ho.
Natty Bumpercar: One, two, three, four. Holy, that was such a great way to kick the summer doldrums out. Thank you. Ah, normally every year that I've been doing this, which is over a decade now, August into September is brutal. And we only record like a half an episode, if even that. And, and, and this year, you know, I think we did miss a couple of weeks because we were at the beach, whatever. Um, but like, it's, I think, you know, we made up for it with this amazing song. I don't, I don't know if that's like just the podcast or just everything, you know, like you grow up and you have your seasons and you have your, your summer, which comes around and it's ingrained, uh, on us as kids that summer is this magical time and you're not in school, and you get to go and have all these adventures and you're going on vacation and you're hanging out with your friends and you're in the pool and then the summer comes to a close, the summer comes to an end and you get sad and things start to slow down and you kind of start to get a little nostalgic and you start to look back on, on the things you did this summer and maybe the things you missed out on and, The things you used to do during the summer and, you know, the things that you you miss from from from the past. And then maybe you get a little bubble of nerves that you're going to be going back to school and and you don't know who's going to be in your class and who's who's who's going to be your teacher. And what room are you going to be in and what are you going to wear and what are you going to learn and what if you can't learn it? And then it becomes like this big well of anxiety and and nerves. And it's so different from the summer where everything is is easy and fun and light. And it's you're going back to structure and some people deal pretty well with structure. I sometimes do, but a lot of the times I don't. My brain just doesn't seem to be able to make sense of structure. Mostly because it's a structure that someone else has invented for their minds. Does that make sense? The people who make structure, for the most part, are making structure that makes sense to them. And a lot of the times that structure makes sense for a lot of other people. But then there's a lot of other other people that it doesn't make sense for. And so. If you're on the. Outside of the structure that's been created, then you're going to be confused and maybe even bemused. And several other used uses probably. And, you know, for those other other people. Then you have to find your way. And sometimes society isn't super awesome at making roads or paths. Or ways for the other other people to pick up or figure out how to interact or to deal or to live within or just to be. In in the structure. And unless you have. Understanding helpful stewards to help you through all of that, then it becomes very difficult. And you spend a lot of time. Seemingly fighting against the structure. That's what people sometimes think they go, oh, why is this person fighting against the structure? Why can't they just be normal? Oh, why can't they just be part of the of what everyone else is doing? Get in step, get in line. Because they don't understand that. To that person. That line doesn't make sense to that person. What you have written up there on the board doesn't make sense. I mean, that person is looking at it, that person is trying to make sense of it, but it just doesn't work. It's not seeming to make any sense to to to to their brain. And by they I'm I am. I mean, me. But a lot of other people, too, and that's OK. In my opinion, everyone is everyone. Everyone's individual, right? Everyone comes from things from different directions. Everyone has different experiences in their life. Everyone has different perspectives. And that's what makes the world awesome. If everyone saw things in the exact same way and everyone did things in the exact same way. Well, then where would the fun in that be? Got to mix it up a little bit every every so often. But here's the thing. Sometimes when you mix it up. The people who are used to the structure who like the structure get upset. They're like, hey, stop rocking the boat. Hey, stop doing what you're doing, because what you're doing is antithetical to what I'm doing. And you're like, I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to be antithetical. I was just doing what I thought was the right thing. What I thought was what I was supposed to do. Well, it's not. Do you ever get that? Do you ever feel like you're doing what you think is supposed to be done? What you think is supposed to be right? And then out of nowhere, you get. Walloped. Ballyhooed. Knocked about. Hey, what are you doing? And then you're like, oh, no. And then you kind of stop and you're like, well, maybe I don't know what I'm doing. Maybe I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. What do I do? What do I do? And then you hear the phrase you like a deer caught in the headlights. All of the other days I heard somebody say, oh, it's like a squirrel caught in the headlights. And I was like, two squirrels also get caught in the headlights. And I was like, why did we settle on deer? Like, are there a lot of animals that get stuck in headlights? If I'm to be honest, I've seen people, humans that are on the road that get stuck in the headlights. I really think a lot of animals, if there's a vehicle coming towards them and there's headlights that are very bright and that are flashing at them. I think that the people are going to get caught in those headlights is all I'm saying. It's all I'm saying. I don't know why we had to put it all in the deer. They didn't. I mean, you know, I'm not going to. And maybe there's some deer who are fine with lights. You know, I'm not I'm not going to just put all deer into one bucket. That's always been a funny thing. Going back to the conversation we were having before. Buckets. Pigeonhole. People love to put people in buckets because buckets make sense. Oh, you're this type of person. Oh, you're that kind of person. Oh, you go over there. That's what you fit into that bucket. But sometimes and most times, I would say people are made up of several buckets, you know, and otherwise life wouldn't be very fulfilling. I wouldn't think. I don't know. And sometimes the people with the buckets go, whoa, you're I said you're in that bucket. Why? What are you doing over here in these other buckets? And you're like, I don't know. I like to be in several buckets at once. And they go, oh, no, my friend. No, go get in your bucket. You know, and then sometimes depending, you'll go and you'll get in that bucket for a while and you realize, ah, this bucket isn't as fulfilling as I want it to be. This bucket is it's just not what I want. And then you, you know, as you grow and you have more experiences, then you start finding your ways into other buckets and exploring different buckets. And and and then, you know, you kind of get to do do you, I guess, as people say, I don't know.
Aloysious J. Pig: There he is, Natty Bumpercar having the jam of the summer, the biggest song of the year. And then he turns that and he goes into some medical metaphysical talk about buckets. They should call you Natty Bucketcar.
Natty Bumpercar: No, I mean, it's funny, but I don't think I like it. I like Natty Bucketcar, but I don't know. You know, we're having fun with the song. And then I was just I just started thinking like I do. Sometimes my brain starts. Sometimes my brain starts thinking not all the time, but sometimes.
Rufus T. Rufus: Now, I just checked the URL for Natty Bucketcar and someone has already purchased that and actually are selling wonderful little buckets here. So I think we can just move along from the bucket idea. I think that's not going to stand. I think, you know, it was a good idea, Pig, but I don't think we're going to fly with that one.
Aloysious J. Pig: Oh, well, well, at least, you know, we're not going to have Natty Bucketcar, but at least we got that that hip hip jam from early on.
Natty Bumpercar: Did you just say hip jam?
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