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Post by 44dlcoach on Dec 31, 2011 12:07:26 GMT -6
Had an assistant this year tell a parent "They take applications every year, put one in or shut the f*** up." Probably not a very good "company line", but sometimes effective.
To the question at hand though, I would support the staff and the playcall, whatever it was. Even if the parent is not a slappy, our coach spent a whole lot more time watching film, saw how we executed in practice all week, and spent a lot more time gameplanning than said parent. So I'm going to trust that their thought process was not to just call something for the sake of calling it, and that had they just called something different the result would have been different.
Also, as all of us who've made in game decisions know, it's easy to second guess with hindsight, but not quite as easy to make the call in the game, so I do everything I can to support the guys on the staff who put the time in and make those decisions.
I know that sometimes a call happens that makes you scratch your head, or that you feel you would have done differently, but I'm not going to put myself in the position to be a guy on the staff other guys think doesn't have their back or full trust. We constantly discuss callst that were made and those sorts of things internally, but publicly I'm going to give my guys nothing but my full support.
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Post by lionhart on Dec 31, 2011 13:57:10 GMT -6
"When a coach stops trying to advance... they stop trying to get better most of the time."
I strongly disagree with this statement. there IS a such thing as a career assistant, and just because he doesnt have the desire to move up or advance to a HC, that doesn't designate him as not "trying to get better". the 2 are not mutually exclusive. by this i mean that as a very happy assistant, i attend clinics, visit colleges and constantly try to upgrade my knowledge/skill as a coach. that being said, i wouldnt take a head position if it was offered to me tomorrow. for 30+ years Norm Chow was a happy OC, with very little interest in a head job. he turned down the kentucky job i believer, in order to run the O at usc. im sure throughout those years, including the 25 or so at BYU, chow never "stopped trying to get better".
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Post by coachcb on Dec 31, 2011 14:48:19 GMT -6
Everything everyone has posted is golden but here's my two cents.
An assistant under me needs to have a thick skin because I am going to push and critique them. I do this because I give them a lot of ownership in the program. With that ownership comes responsibility and the need for accountability. Now, I do my best to maintain a calm, professional relationship with my assistants but they are not above having their butt chewed (away from the kids) in certain situations.
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Post by lionhart on Dec 31, 2011 15:59:29 GMT -6
great point coach. i couldnt agree more. if you are real sensitive.... being an asst might not work.
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Coach Unk
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Post by Coach Unk on Jan 4, 2012 10:46:51 GMT -6
Loyalty works both ways, imo
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Post by coachcb on Jan 4, 2012 10:52:12 GMT -6
great point coach. i couldnt agree more. if you are real sensitive.... being an asst might not work. It certainly doesn't work in my staff.. LOL. Hell, I hurt my ADs "feelings" this year too. |
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Post by coachwoodall on Jan 4, 2012 12:41:20 GMT -6
One that says, "What do you need me to do?"
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CLuttrell
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Post by CLuttrell on Jan 4, 2012 15:23:06 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300][/glow]LOYALITY
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Post by tractor on Jan 5, 2012 22:32:33 GMT -6
Not much of an authority on greatness, but here are a some items that I’ve cobbled together over the years that I’ve shared with my assistants:
1. Be coachable yourself. Depersonalize feedback—whatever the source.
2. Avoid trivia. Stay focused.
3. Overcome your fear of debate and conflict. I need your unbiased input.
4. Care. Don’t just say or pretend that you do, actually give a butt nugget. This is the basis of trust (as well as the beginning of any conceptual discussion of “loyalty”).
5. It’s not about you. The moment you start thinking it’s all about you, that you’re the deal, you begin to lose your capacity to positively influence others.
6. Don’t argue with reality. Re-think your reactions. Take the time to reflect on why you think the way you do; why you do what you do. Ask yourself, “Is this working?”
7. Learn to lead better. Leadership is influence and it is also a process. It is not so much the ability to wield power and authority as much as it is the ability to listen to and influence others. If you were stripped of your title, would anybody still follow you?
8. Keep failures in perspective as they are a regular part of life. Failures help you to raise the bar and reorient your thinking to possibilities and new ways of thinking.
9. Know what success looks like. We need to be able to communicate success in a way that helps others to determine where to focus their efforts.
10. “It’s not my job.” Not exactly a statement associated with greatness. Do the work. Finish.
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