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Post by scoopandscore on Nov 20, 2006 14:44:45 GMT -6
Had a conference meeting awhile back and one of the coaches said he was the only coach on his staff that was a teacher. All the other coaches had full-time jobs and didn't get to practice until late. I thought he was lying but I called some people and he wasn't. how unusual is it for only the head coach to be employed by the school. It sure seems like a lot of headaches to me....
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Post by sls on Nov 20, 2006 15:00:58 GMT -6
I am the only coach in the building at a 625 kids school, not a lot of fun.
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Post by sls on Nov 20, 2006 15:02:02 GMT -6
I have one other coach that works in the MS 1/2 mile away. Of my 4 other high school coaches, 1 is a student, 1 works day turn ina factory and 2 work midnights in a factory.
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Post by coachcalande on Nov 20, 2006 15:10:30 GMT -6
sls, why not get more teachers into it? even if they know nothing. seriously man ill bet there are some young teachers that would love to get their foot in the door. this year i had our art teacher volunteer...he coached dbacks and wide receivers for me. gave him books and videos, he did a great job...awesome job.
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Post by midlineqb on Nov 20, 2006 18:45:33 GMT -6
I was a head coach for 7 years and I was the only teacher all those years. Couldn't get any teachers interested in helping (actually only 3 other males in the system). They'd been hiring women for all the openings rather than some one that could coach football also. It's getting so bad here that a coupleof weeks ago they told the band director that he was going to be the assistant basketball coach; I guess during timeouts he will go direct the pep band.
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Post by brophy on Nov 20, 2006 18:48:25 GMT -6
as long as the guys are committed, what's the difference?
If you have a football coach in the school who doesn't even see the kid, what difference does it make?
Coaches not showing up for stuff? Doesn't matter if you're a teacher or not....some guys, this game isn't that important.
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Post by wildcat on Nov 20, 2006 18:54:43 GMT -6
as long as the guys are committed, what's the difference? If you have a football coach in the school who doesn't even see the kid, what difference does it make? Coaches not showing up for stuff? Doesn't matter if you're a teacher or not....some guys, this game isn't that important. Bingo. Nice post, Brophy. Our BEST coach, the last couple of seasons, is a guy who is an executive with a local corporation. Guy has forgotten more football than I will ever know, is highly thought of by the community (actually, both communities because we are a co-op program) and has an outstanding rapport with kids and the guy is just a ton of fun to coach with. |
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Post by brophy on Nov 20, 2006 19:14:26 GMT -6
if the coaches get their late....maybe they need to just be volunteers or scouts.
Believe it or not, but I've coached with a lot of TEACHERS who were late to practice everyday.
It takes all kinds, but each coach has to be measured on his own merits and value to the program.
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bigcroz
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Post by bigcroz on Nov 20, 2006 21:40:51 GMT -6
Only one teacher in the whole staff including varsity, JV, middle school. They just hired him this year, and as a first year varsity asistant he wasnever on time for practice. I understand how important having a teacher on staff is , being in the halls with the kids all day. However if the guy fails to learn the system, is always late, he is hurting you rather than helping. Heck, even the kids knew that he was just there taking up space. At his evaluation with our Superintendent he was told get your SH** together or get out....teacher or not!
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Post by coachf on Nov 21, 2006 7:44:04 GMT -6
I'm the only coach who teaches at our school and I work in the Middle School. I hate it. One of my assistants will occasionally sub. But other than that, I have very little access to our players during the day.
The worst part- 2005- 5 job openings (1 hire for sports - ME) 2006- 4 job openings (0 hire for sports)
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Post by sls on Nov 21, 2006 9:37:24 GMT -6
sls, why not get more teachers into it? even if they know nothing. seriously man ill bet there are some young teachers that would love to get their foot in the door. this year i had our art teacher volunteer...he coached dbacks and wide receivers for me. gave him books and videos, he did a great job...awesome job. I always post our openings and talk to the other male teachers that are under 55 in out building. Out of 37 high school teacher we have 14 men. Of those 14, 5 are under 55 and they all coach other sports, cross country, volleyball, basketball (which is year around in Indiana). The other 9 old men do nothing except belong to the union and fight with the administration. Another bad thing is that we cut nine teachers last year. I have had some elementary guys apply at the elementary school who wanted to coach the winner principal (woman) has not given them interviews. |
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Post by coachmtd on Nov 21, 2006 11:38:05 GMT -6
I am the only teacher on the Var/JV staff. As head coach, I had to transfer out of the middle school to get the access to the kids I was coaching. Not having the other coaches as teachers has pros and cons. First of all, like Brophy said. they can all coach and have been with me for the last five years. Second. we just start practice a little later. I make the kids stay with teachers until 3:15, so we avoid the ineligibility bug. Third, they do not have to attend all the meetings and other disruptions, so when I am late, the practice schedule is not changed.
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