First, the coach is pointing out at to put yourself first and to only worry about yourself, as opposed to the team, makes you an "a-hole." I've found this to be true. I had a teammate in high school who only cared about his stats. We could win homecoming, and he'd be mad because he only had 12 carries. The rest of us would be overjoyed because we had actually won.
Now, on the other extreme is a varsity back up quarterback who knew during his senior year that if he got any playing time, it'd just take away from the third string junior qb getting time. And that would only hurt his development when he'd become the starter his senior year. So this second string quarterback told the coach he'd like to focus just on playing tight end and let the third string qb get all of his reps during practice and games. Amazing.
Second, the coach should well remember that sometimes the biggest "a-hole" on the team is the coach. I'm reminded of a high school coach who wouldn't bend one little rule over summer practice so one of our best players could also hold down a part-time job. Guess what? He quit, and it severely affected the team.
Now, the other extreme: I know a coach who had a parent jump him after a homecoming about their son not getting playing time. He told the parent that now was not the time for this conversation but that he would look into the matter. Sure enough, the senior hadn't gotten in during his final homecoming game. And this coach said something I had never heard from a coach's mouth before: "It was our fault. I was wrong." Now that is amazing.
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