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Post by jcarbon2 on Nov 27, 2006 17:00:46 GMT -6
Here goes. I am 38 and have been coaching for about 12 years at just about every level you can imagine from pee-wee to adults. I love this game and I love coaching. The other day I asked myself what would be my dream job and in my mind I know it would be to coach football. I have secured my family finances and am thinking of looking for a coaching job. I graduated from college with a BS in Marketing and Human Resource Management so I don't have a teaching degree.
My question is "what is the best way to get into professional coaching?"
Do I go back to school and get a teaching degree?? Do I apply at every college around the country as a GA??
I would be willing to take over the most down on their luck team out there if need be.
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Post by sls on Nov 27, 2006 17:31:41 GMT -6
A lot of the D-I GA gigs are hard to get unless you know someone. You might need to look at a NAIA or D2 limited earnings position. you can find those at naia.org and footballscoop.com.
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Post by brophy on Nov 27, 2006 17:46:09 GMT -6
come back to the states for one.....two, everywhere I've seen, most all states allow you (with a Bachelor's) clep into becoming a certified teacher....of course, you have to do some student teaching for a year, but it beats going back to school for another degree.
myself, I just don't know if TEACHING as a profession is worth it (just to be a flipping coach).
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Post by jcarbon2 on Nov 27, 2006 17:54:37 GMT -6
Is there any web based sites that show job openings at every level??I faintly remember there being a site that let you put your resume and listed coaching jobs from every state.
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Post by goldenbull70 on Nov 27, 2006 18:00:58 GMT -6
I don't know if this is the site you are thinking about or not, but www.footballscoop.com has a listing of open D1 jobs and even list grad assistants and junior college jobs. |
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Post by fbdoc on Nov 28, 2006 7:09:38 GMT -6
When you say "Professional" coaching do you mean NFL coaching, College coaching, paid coaching or simply coaching as a profession? No one just drops into a prime coaching gig - everyone has to pay their dues (unless your name is Bowden  ... Pete Carroll was a GA for about 6 years, bouncing around the country at various schools. Eric Mangini played D-III ball and coached in Austrailia before working as a volunteer gopher for Belechick in Cleveland. There are a million other stories - I volunteered for 2 years at the school where I did my student teaching before getting a paid job at a JHS for 2 years and then got my first head job at small rural HS of 100 kids. To make a living at coaching, you're either going to have to find that rare fulltime assistant position at a college or get a teaching degree and TEACH (get paid) at a JHS or HS and then coach (for the joy of it!). If your finances are secure - wow, I wish I could say that - then go to your local college or pro team and start volunteering. You never know where it might lead. |
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Post by blb on Nov 28, 2006 7:31:10 GMT -6
I think it was Bear Bryant who said, "Don't go into coaching unless you can't live with out it." There are a lot easier ways to make a lot more money. You can still get your coaching jones satisfied through little league, or helping out at the local HS or college.
Some HS, at least in our state, hire non-faculty people to be head coach simply because no one on staff wants it, and they have no teaching positions open to bring some one in. Typically those are jobs with a lot of problems, though.
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Post by lochness on Nov 28, 2006 9:02:06 GMT -6
Holy crap,
I have a BS in Marketing and I AM a Human Resources Manager! Coincidence?
I am lucky enough to work for a company that employes 3 shifts, and they see value in my being here from 6am to 3pm (so I am available for all 3 shifts)...and I still get to make practice in time!
You don't necessarily have to teach, you just have to find the right job in a lot of cases. For example, my buddy is our DC and he works for a local radio station as a producer for the AM show. He's in really early (like 4:30), but he's out of there at noon.
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Post by edwardslv on Nov 29, 2006 8:28:13 GMT -6
Unless you have a strong desire to teach, then don't. You'll hate your day, and the kids also deserve someone who wants to teach.
There are lots of coaches in TN & KY that are paraprofessionals.
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... Pete Carroll was a GA for about 6 years, bouncing around the country at various schools. Eric Mangini played D-III ball and coached in Austrailia before working as a volunteer gopher for Belechick in Cleveland. There are a million other stories - I volunteered for 2 years at the school where I did my student teaching before getting a paid job at a JHS for 2 years and then got my first head job at small rural HS of 100 kids. To make a living at coaching, you're either going to have to find that rare fulltime assistant position at a college or get a teaching degree and TEACH (get paid) at a JHS or HS and then coach (for the joy of it!). 
