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Post by boom9980 on Jun 25, 2007 17:52:54 GMT -6
As a avid football fan I would like to get into coaching youth football for fun as well as a way to give back to the community and most importantly spend time with my son who will probably start playing in the next year or 2. My question is two fold. The first is what is the best way to get into coaching and the second is what is the best resource to learn more about the game, not only in terms of Xs and Os but how to be a good teacher of the game.
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Post by los on Jun 26, 2007 6:39:40 GMT -6
A lot of guys, myself included, volunteer as an asst. coach or glorified equipment mgr., just hanging out, doing whatever they asked me to do, repairing equipment, etc.., running a few basic drills. Just trying to get a "feel" for what youth coaching was all about! Theres a lot of material out there on coaching youth football but the key things I learned over the years were= Keep it safe, keep it fun, keep it simple? The kids will remember the experience they had playing youth football as a good thing, whether they play at higher levels or not! For me personally, having a guy in his 20's and 30's, seeing me at the gas station or somewhere, smiling and talking about the fun times they remembered playing youth football, is more important than any x's and o's, wins and losses, coaching skills etc..
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Post by casec11 on Jun 26, 2007 8:51:30 GMT -6
Boom,
Go to your local youth football program and see if they need help... I know we would welcome anyone interested (Fort lauderdale, FL if anyone is, let me know). Try to asst. under an experienced head coach.
Go to the different web sites on the subject learn from coaches who are doing it now. saintrad has a site, dumcoach.com, there are some forums on delfi. Check out some books on the subject, coach Wades Impact was informative.
I was in the same situation earlier this year so I went to my local league and told them I would like to help...needless to say they needed it and since I knew more than most of the coaches they had they made me a Headcoach of one of the teams. Hopefully your league has more experince in it.
Hope this helps,
Case
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Post by jazzo on Jul 6, 2007 2:19:04 GMT -6
boom9980 check your private messages......
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Post by coachjim on Jul 8, 2007 15:25:34 GMT -6
If you go to all the games and practices with your kid, a good coach will notice how involved you are as a parent. That's how I got in. Sadly, parents that religiously sit on the sidelines all season long and watch their kids are rare, and believe me, we know who they are and who just drops off their kid and doesn't care.
Sooner or later, one of the assistants will most likely miss a practice. That's when you stand up and ask if you can help. Describe your previous experience, knowledge about football, or simply that your heart is in it and you'd be willing to put in 100% Sounds like it is, that's a big plus in my book.
Most youth team coaches tend to move up to the older kids' squads as their kids get older too. That means there are lots of openings each year, usually, to take advantage of.
Go to some local games this year with your kid. I'm not sure how old he is but the youngest squad in our town has six year olds on it. He might even be able to play already.
Good luck, have fun.
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Post by zippy on Jul 24, 2007 12:14:15 GMT -6
Boom9980
I just registered and saw your post. I was in a similar situation until last night when I found out I am to be an assistant coach this year. FWIW, here is what I did...
1) Helped coach Baseball and Basketball...gave me some familiarity with the other kids and some experience with youth coaching.
2) Offered to print playbooks for the entire team (last year only the backs got playbooks)
3) Came up with a way to video/scout upcoming opponents so that no coaches or parents had to miss any of their own players practice or game time.
4) Hung out with any of the coaches when opportunities to do so arose.
Good Luck!
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