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Post by FBCoachMike on Feb 22, 2010 23:40:19 GMT -6
Hey guys, just curious, how many coaches you have on your staff, and what seems to be the most successful for you in terms of numbers? Last year I had 7 total. A couple of them just kinda took up space (when they showed up) and another was involved in creating more than a few parent issues.
Gonna go with 4 total this year. How about you? How do you break them down (by position, by group, however...)?
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Post by coachdoug on Feb 23, 2010 1:15:46 GMT -6
How many guys you have on your staff really depends on how well you know and trust them. Ideally, you would have, in addition to yourself, one guy to run the offense or defense (i.e. whichever one you weren't running), a line coach, and a back/receivers/d-backs coach, (keeping in mind that you or one of the coordinators might fulfill any of the other positions), then you would fill out the staff with guys that would hold bags, maintain discipline, chart plays/statistics, and track the opponent's MPPs. There are a number of jobs that need to be done, and one coach may be able to fulfill multiple roles. Having said that, do NOT just give out authority and responsibility to coaches that you do not completely know and trust. I made that mistake early on in my coaching career and it's very difficult to take away that authority once you've given it. I had guys that I thought would run my schemes that did things completely differently and caused major problems. I naively assumed that other assistant coaches would have the same attiitude I had as an assistant - that turned out to be a majorly flawed assumption. If you have to, do it all yourself until you find some guys to help you that you know you can trust. It may not be ideal, but it is much, much better than delegating to guys that do not share your vision.
Our staff this past season was comprised of a total of 8 guys. There was the Head Coach, who also ran the offense, and I was in charge of the defense and special teams (I also had primary responsiblity for installing and coaching up our screen game and zone running game). The two of us made all decisions regarding schemes, personnel, and play calling. We also had a pretty good O-Line coach, a D-Line coach (who only showed up about once a week plus at games), a new guy that was a big help with the secondary, a military guy that was good with discipline, and 2 other guys that held bags, set up cones, tracked MPPs at games, and other admin duties. We also had a parent volunteer that charted stats for us at the games (which we later confirmed and adjusted as necessary based on what we saw on video).
BTW, it was a pleasure to meet you this past weekend at the Glazier clinic. I hope you enjoyed the clinic as much as I did and got as much out of it as I did.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2010 12:31:19 GMT -6
4 right now, looking for 2-3 more
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Post by headtrip on Feb 23, 2010 18:24:33 GMT -6
the most successful teams that i have been apart of have had between 6-8 coaches, all pretty much on the same page. yeah, you are going to have one or two bodies out there but i don't know of a team that doesn't have atleast one anyway. as long as the coaches know what's going on, the more coaches you have watching and correcting the better off you are. it takes less time to catch the mistakes so you improve faster
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Post by jhanawa on Feb 23, 2010 21:08:31 GMT -6
Last year on our frosh team we had 3 coaches.
On our previous year's youth team, we had 6, all of who had been together for several years, it was a cohesive staff.
This coming year we have 6 coaches lined up for frosh and are looking for two more.
I've been on huge staff's and small ones, its great being a part of a large, well organized staff that is on the same page, likewise, it's a PITA if there are differing agenda's. Make sure your staff is on the same page and is teaching things the way that you want, otherwise, it can turn into a cluster real quick....
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Post by FBCoachMike on Feb 23, 2010 21:19:12 GMT -6
CoachDoug...that's exactly what I learned last year. Gonna go lighter this year and make sure we're all on the same page and we're all bought into my schemes... I'm gonna have only 2 or 3 assts. and will have my own staff clinics this summer and go over every detail before we hit the field. Last year I was the CEO type coach. I had an OC and a DC and I worked with both, mostly offense. In hindsight, not the best way to go.
Thanks for the comments.
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Post by coachdoug on Feb 23, 2010 22:50:18 GMT -6
CoachDoug...that's exactly what I learned last year. Gonna go lighter this year and make sure we're all on the same page and we're all bought into my schemes... I'm gonna have only 2 or 3 assts. and will have my own staff clinics this summer and go over every detail before we hit the field. Last year I was the CEO type coach. I had an OC and a DC and I worked with both, mostly offense. In hindsight, not the best way to go. Thanks for the comments. Don't be afraid to add another 1-3 guys to be "bag holders." Just make sure they understand clearly what their role is - basically to be gophers for the real coaches, if I can be blunt. It really is helpful and a better use of your time if you have a couple of guys that you can count on to set up drills, put out and collect cones, hold bags, etc., etc. Oftentimes you'll find a dad or two that never played football, knows that he knows nothing about the game, but would love to be involved - that's the kind of guy you want for this role. |
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Post by FBCoachMike on Feb 23, 2010 23:23:34 GMT -6
COACHDOUG: Likewise, my pleasure meeting you at the Glazier Clinic this past weekend.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 24, 2010 10:35:08 GMT -6
The size of the team can also be a factor, I've played on teams with 20 kids and 2 coaches (we were terrible, but there were other reasons) and teams with 60 players and 9 coaches. The age of the players also matters. In general, I like to collect as many good coaches as I need, but as few as I can get away with (the balance point between those two is usually where there are enough to do the job, but not so many as we trip over one another) another great thing is as many "pseudo-coaches" as I can get my hands on, bag holders, play counters etc. so long as it's clear what their role is.
The one hard rule is I would rather have a good person on board trying to help who knows nothing than a genius who causes problems.
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