it's #EvilCoach season. fwiw the provided reason is one but really you're gauging how they cope with doing something they feel to be pointless and insulting and being watched by figures of authority while they do it. how do they process, express or suppress embarrassment, confusion, shame, frustration? obviously a lot of hockey is having the ability to focus on a task before quitting but it's usually a task they believe in. what happens if they dont believe in the task. probably this specific test reveals nothing very much but it's fun for everyone involved to pretend it does, and the willingness to engage in the shared delusion that it's a meaningful activity is actually itself an important little bit of data.
