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Post by coachlock on Sept 13, 2009 14:10:30 GMT -6
How many of you guys on here are excoaches like me who are not coaching now? How are you coping without being on the sidelines? I coached for 14 years, and am now the AD.
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Post by rgrmaverick on Sept 13, 2009 16:35:21 GMT -6
There is always next year
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Post by coachd5085 on Sept 13, 2009 16:40:12 GMT -6
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Post by fatkicker on Sept 14, 2009 9:53:04 GMT -6
i'm sitting out a year of coaching to finish my masters in admin.........tried to be a grad student and assistant coach last season........didn't work out very well.....i'm currently just teaching....
i got the jitters about 5:00 for the first and second fridays of the season........been good after that......
and now that our bell rings at 3:00 and i can be in my recliner watching p.t.i. or rome is burning by 3:15..........and i can pick up my 4 year old from pre school..........
i sometimes actually say.....what the hell was i thinking?
it's not that i don't love the game.....heck....i'll probably coach again...........but i asked my family to sacrifice tooooooo much for me to coach........changed jobs too often........spent too many hours away from home scouting teams and studying film.......
it's been the most peaceful august in 12 years for me......
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Post by slvcoach on Sept 14, 2009 12:15:18 GMT -6
After being involved with playing and coaching football the past 50 years (played youth, high school, college, and semi-pro over a 30-year span) and coaching over 35 years I have taken the year off from every-day coaching this football season.
I honestly have found it hard at times and also have found it refreshing to recharge my "batteries" to get ready for whatever comes my way in then near future. Coached in an All-Star game in the early summer and now have been going to semi-pro, college, and high school games to watch and learn. Have always considered myself a student of the game and will always continue to study it from all angles.
When the time or opportunity comes in the future I'll have a better take on the game with the studying I feel I have done. Definitely will work the Empty, the Spread as in Dutch Meyer version and the Single Wing/"Wildcat" of today and yesterday.
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Post by threeback on Sept 14, 2009 13:32:48 GMT -6
I am a "semi" ex coach... helping a friend with a Jr. High team that he doesn't take very seriously. Coping is fairly easy... I obviously miss the intensity of coaching the college game, and even the H.S. game... then I realize that I am still in bed on Sat Mornings...I am at home before sundown... etc. I think about getting back in at the H.S level..but at this point it would have to be on my terms, and the enviornment more than the coaching, would be the draw. One thing I have enjoyed the last two years is going to random H.S games, and picking apart the kids when I hear parents complaining about the coaches. I especially like to comment on genetic things  My sentiments exactly...Totally out of coaching now. Still love visiting this board and checking everything out, but at this time, I have absolutely no interest in getting back into it. Now a couple of years down the line? Maybe. But like you coach, I love sitting in the stands and listening to the fans comment on how the "stupid coach ran the same play 10 times in a row" and other choice tidbits that I am not able to place on the board. I still have a bad habit of having my old scouting sheets with me when I go to watch a random high school game....makes for interesting conversation when said fans ask me what I'm doing and I tell them I'm a college scout (especially if I happen to be wearing my ever present college visor) and happen to be looking for talent on ___________-plug in their team's name....at which point I'll normally hear a 15 minute conversation from Lil Johnny's (the 125 lb STUD 4th string LB) parents on how he could play college ball if the "stupid coach that ran the same running play 10 straight times" would only wake up and see how much talent he has..... Makes me wonder how in the heck I dealt with parents like that while I was coaching without shooting myself in the face or laughing right in theirs.... Couple of years, my son will be playing jr high ball.....maybe it'll be my turn to be THAT parent...... |
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Post by fatkicker on Sept 14, 2009 13:40:26 GMT -6
as stated earlier...mine is 4.....
when his time comes, i hope somebody shoots me in the face if i become THAT parent.....
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Sept 15, 2009 18:15:21 GMT -6
Another ex-coach here. Catching some good high school games on Friday nights, watching more college games on TV than I ever could before, finishing my masters, and enjoying my family. At this point, just waiting for an opportunity to present itself for next season.
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Post by coachorr on Sept 15, 2009 21:47:36 GMT -6
I am thinking about hanging it up after this year. I come to a point where my son is just turning 7 and I would rather spend time with him as opposed to everyone else's kids.
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Post by goldenbear76 on Sept 16, 2009 3:18:16 GMT -6
I stopped coaching this year, kind of had to stop to deal with family stuff (Dad sick, etc). I had an opportunity to take a OL coach job this year at a big school out here..and turned it down. They wanted to maintain their "forearm" blocking style and I don''t feel comfortable teaching it. Anyway..long story short..I hate not coaching atm. Its kind of painful. In hindisght though..I still could not devote the time I had before and am thankful I passed up the opportunity at another school. I would have been miserable there.
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Post by threeback on Sept 16, 2009 8:30:25 GMT -6
I am thinking about hanging it up after this year. I come to a point where my son is just turning 7 and I would rather spend time with him as opposed to everyone else's kids. Coachorr, That right there is by far the most satisfying thing to me being out of coaching. I have a 9, 6 and 1 1/2 year old. There is nothing better than watching my 9 year old play soccer, baseball, and football....my 6 year old sit on third base and play imaginary Pokemon during game time, and chase my little girl around the ball park....stuff I would have missed if I was still doing the daily grind. Not to mention I can sit in the stands of a high school football game with my 9 year old and see him wide-eyed with wonder and have him pepper me with questions on why that team ran that play..... Kind of corny and sentimental I know, but I'm "rediscovering" my kids if that makes any sense to some of you guys. |
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Post by coachmpope on Sept 16, 2009 11:21:06 GMT -6
I Missed a year of coaching 5 years ago when i lost my legs. It was the hardest year of my life! I learned then that I oould not do without it! I LOVE THE GAME! I even enjoy the losses even now and I am a terrible loser! I am coaching at Wingate University and doing my Hawg Tuff! Camps and i just thank GOD everyday for allowing me to do these things! GOD ....FAMILY AND FOOTBALL! thats me.
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Post by fishon37 on Sept 16, 2009 22:35:22 GMT -6
"retired" from coaching after 22 years to take a job in the privite sector.....thought that making 6 figures and giving my family more would compensate for not coaching ....im still broke before every paycheck(22 yr old and 18 yr old daughters) and miss the fact that i was at the top of my game when i walked away....the only thing that gives me any feeling of acomplishment (other than my better insurance,new boat, truck and house)is my old head coach calling me to ask my advice about something....
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Post by utchuckd on Sept 17, 2009 7:29:51 GMT -6
I took some involuntary time off  last year, and really missed it on Friday nights, but Saturday mornings when I was sleeping in and watching college games all day, not so much. Here's a suggestion from my experience this year, if you still want to coach, but still want time at home, try some youth football. They usually really really need good coaches. |
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Post by airraider on Sept 17, 2009 9:15:26 GMT -6
Ive been questioning my future in the business.. (losing does that to you)..
I may possibly look into doing some private training.. such as the Coach Slack stuff.. but of couse not as specialized..
Football has become such a big business these days.. getting kids ready for their potential future..
Heck.. Im in this to see kids succeed.. I can coach up a kid who is not on my team and be completely satisfied seeing him succeed on another stage..
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Post by mce86 on Sept 17, 2009 13:15:02 GMT -6
Wow...great ?, and I cant wait to read the replies!!!
This is my first year not coaching at all...Ive been a High School Head Coach for 3 seasons, youth ball, and last year at the collegiate level (couldnt get a paid position so thats why this year is off)
My oldest son is now playing varsity football, so Ive temporarily put my coaching on hold...its definitely hard..I went to a freshmen game, and next thing I know im helping the OC put in an overload formation that leads to a touchdown!
I still get my Friday night fix in watching my son play, and its quite exciting...but boy, I miss working witht the young men and getting ready for games and all the camradarie!!!
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Post by mce86 on Sept 17, 2009 13:19:59 GMT -6
Wow...
I did forget to mention that it does feel like a vacation!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by coachbw on Sept 18, 2009 17:34:32 GMT -6
This is my first year out of coaching after having spent the last 9 years at various schools. I interviewed for a couple of other head coaching jobs this year, and had an offer to be an assistant head coach at a neighboring school. In the end, none of them really felt right.
I spent more time at the cabin this summer than I have in the past 5 years combined. I am also working on my principals license and finishing up my doctoral degree. I thought not going into the weight room all summer, and having August off before school was great.
As soon as school started though and I was around the kids every day that changed. They are always talking about their upcoming game, or asking for my opinion on something with recruiting, etc. On top of that, the coach who took the head coaching job when I left is a close friend and we have watched film and talked X's & O's a few times.
I am getting the itch already, and I would imagine that if I don't go into administration soon, i will probably be back on the practice field within a year or two.
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 22, 2009 11:36:50 GMT -6
Had to take a break after 8 yrs due to job change. I really miss being competative, watching a good game plan come together, working with highschool kids, and the familly atmostsphere of a coaching staff.
I really don't miss, working all weekend (game film, planning, meetings, etc), parents that think they're coaches, feeling like poop all weekend after a tough loss, and missing out on my familly throughout the season.
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Post by dubber on Sept 22, 2009 11:55:33 GMT -6
I took last season off in order to get my business up and running.
I drove my brand new wife nearly insane.
It's hard right now (I'll go to practice and then go see a client afterwards, getting home at 9 or 10).
However, I coach small school ball, where the focus really is on what YOU DO, not what THEY DO so much. Gameplanning takes only about 4 hours of the weekend.
The other thing that helps is football is my ONLY hobby. I go fishing or hunting about once a year. I golf about as often. I rarely take a "boys night".
Either I am working, at practice, or with my wife.
Kids will probably change that, but I hope to have a business that is less demanding of my time by then.
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Post by bruincoach on Sept 29, 2009 8:59:02 GMT -6
Coached youth football for 6 years and had to take time off because I have two little ones at home (3 year old and 4 month old) plus a pretty demanding job. I miss it like crazy! I hope to one day get back to it.
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last year, and really missed it on Friday nights, but Saturday mornings when I was sleeping in and watching college games all day, not so much.
