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Post by coachgreen on Dec 5, 2010 19:06:58 GMT -6
For those of you who visit with highly successful staffs during the off season. What are some topics you like to cover while meeting? Beyond offense and defensive schemes. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have a list of questions, just want to see if there are things we have overlooked. Thanks in advance.
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Post by wolfden12 on Dec 5, 2010 20:31:29 GMT -6
How to handle to student athlete's and off task behaviors on and off the field?
Practice attitude
Individual
Teaching individuals with different learning abilities
Character issues when recruiting a kid
Professional development
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Post by jlenwood on Dec 5, 2010 20:52:43 GMT -6
We met with the DC of a state champion team last year whose defense was a thing of beauty to watch. We did not want to go in to the meeting with the thought of "what is your system and how can we copy it". We wanted to know how they did it, (not just scheme as we knew what we wanted to do) as a program or system. It just so happens that we were installing the same scheme and the coach had questions for us.
What we focused on was how do you build your team, how do you practice, what are your traditions, any information that we could get that would be applicable to our situation.
Go into it with something to offer them, and you can build a great relationship that you can go to over the course of the season.
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Post by quickscreen on Dec 6, 2010 14:41:01 GMT -6
I interview quite a few coaches quite regularly. Here are some of my favorite questions outside of X's and O's
#1 favorite question or point of inquiry is practice planning and organization.
2. Expectations of assistant coaches (including duties) How does he go about communicating those expectations to his coaches and how does he hold them accountable to them.
3. Fund raising ideas. Always good to stay on top of.
4. Off-season motivational tools
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Post by shocktroop34 on Dec 6, 2010 19:26:20 GMT -6
Quick-I agree with your #1 question as I myself become obsessed with putting together the perfect practice plan. I'm getting closer, but it is always my main priority in the off season (coaching wise).
Other questions I might ask:
1) How do you develop mental toughness within your team?
2) What are some things that you do within your program that make you different from your opponents?
3) What impression do you think outsiders have of your program? (Use that to indicate whether it is a negative or positive response and evaluate why that may be)
4) What is your support system like (administrators/boosters/parents/etc)
5) What is the main reason you didn't win a championship last year (if that applies) and if they did win it all, what will be the main factor that will get them back next year. Measure what their level of accountability is as coaches.
Just my thoughts.
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Post by coachgreen on Dec 7, 2010 10:15:58 GMT -6
coaches
Thank you for the information. I have added some of your responses to my list of questions. It is greatly appreciated!
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Post by dubber on Dec 7, 2010 10:35:09 GMT -6
We met with the DC of a state champion team last year whose defense was a thing of beauty to watch. We did not want to go in to the meeting with the thought of "what is your system and how can we copy it". We wanted to know how they did it, (not just scheme as we knew what we wanted to do) as a program or system. It just so happens that we were installing the same scheme and the coach had questions for us. What we focused on was how do you build your team, how do you practice, what are your traditions, any information that we could get that would be applicable to our situation. Go into it with something to offer them, and you can build a great relationship that you can go to over the course of the season. The two highlighted portions are very closely related....... |
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