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Post by 353coach on May 6, 2013 8:44:38 GMT -6
As the season approaches...we will all start out the summer fired up and going 1000 MPH! Gotta be careful you don't flame out mid-season. Here are couple things you can do to avoid coaching burnout. This article is more preseason stuff and then there are some links in it to other articles that deal more with in-season tips: coachxo.com/coaching-burnout/How do you avoid burnout in the season? |
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Post by dsa0305 on May 6, 2013 11:38:54 GMT -6
I don't burnout during the season, for me I tend to burnout in the spring. I coach 3 sports and by the time that track rolls around I am completely and totally spent.
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Post by coachbdud on May 6, 2013 11:49:37 GMT -6
burn out has much more to do with the kids than the wins and losses for me
Last year we start out 5-0 and had one of the best offense (in both points, rushing, and total yards) in Northern CA
I was miserable and already burnt out... why? couldn't stand the kids... we had some real problems with our senior class, kids didn't want to get better, some coaches weren't doing much to get better and i have never felt so burnt out and frustrated in my life (the kids paid for it by going 1-4 down the stretch and losing in 1st round of playoffs in blowout fashion)
I have been happy as heck coaching on 2 or 3 win teams who just wanted to get better and we had a lot of fun
so again I think it really comes down to the how the kids and coaches all get along
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Post by cqmiller on May 6, 2013 11:57:50 GMT -6
Burnout for me happens when I feel that the kids and my assistant coaches are not putting in as much effort as I am and it feels like I'm 'dragging' everything along. In the middle of that right now. Never have problem during the season. Everyone seems to care in September/October
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Post by coachbdud on May 6, 2013 12:04:44 GMT -6
Burnout for me happens when I feel that the kids and my assistant coaches are not putting in as much effort as I am and it feels like I'm 'dragging' everything along. In the middle of that right now. Never have problem during the season. Everyone seems to care in September/October this is perfect what i was trying to say in my post above but put much better here by CQ the problem I had last year is that it was september/october and kids and assistants still weren't putting in as much effort as I was |
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Post by realdawg on May 6, 2013 12:42:01 GMT -6
I avoid it by getting out of town and traveling and spending time with my family during the off season. We are lucky enough to live close to the Atlantic Coast, and we try to make a point to take at least one trip a month from Dec-July where we spend time together (sometimes just me and the wife, sometimes with the kid) For example, in Dec we went to Myrtle Beach for 4 days, I golfed the wife shopped. MLK weekend we made it down to Hilton Head, in Feb. we went to Charleston SC, in March we went and visited my wifes sister, in April back to Myrtle Beach during spring break, etc.... anyway you get the point. Just getting away from the kids at school for a few days and relaxing really makes me eager to get back to work, especially the closer to the season we get. When we go on vacation for a week the week of July 4, I cant wait to get back and get to work after about 3 or 4 days.
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Post by fantom on May 6, 2013 12:50:17 GMT -6
The best way to avoid burnout is to get enough rest. When you realize that being an "I'll sleep when I'm dead" grinder really isn't winning you games you'll have a better life and career.
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on May 6, 2013 14:23:32 GMT -6
I am burnt out now haha
Summer takes school part out and all coaches are here and away we go...
Spring is hard work as the only on campus coach
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Post by hammer66 on May 7, 2013 6:46:58 GMT -6
I am not a teacher. Not at the school. Put a full day in at work. During the offseason I limit myself to 2 days a week to get done what I need to do. I have found that it keeps me fresh for when the season starts. We have a ton of young guys that want to be there 5 days a week all year. I end up dragging them through the regular season as some of the other posters had mentioned. As a coach you need to be fresh for when it counts most. I coach at a small school where most of the kids play multiple sports. So there really isn't much I can do with them until the summer starts anyway. You need to make time for your family and yourself in the offseason because when the pads go on you are full go doing your job!
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Post by indian1 on May 7, 2013 7:36:20 GMT -6
I make a schedule at the beginning of the season and try to stick to it. I never liked marathon "what if" meetings. Schedule time to get the work done, get it done and go home. I didn't do this early in my career and was a zombie by the end of my first couple of seasons.
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Post by smfreeman on May 7, 2013 7:36:47 GMT -6
Coaching other sports makes it tough to not get burned out. I coached 3 sports for 2 years and it was a major burden but now I only coach football. Outside of having to many irons in the fire my biggest burnout like others said is other coaches not working or wanting to help. To me I don't get burned out on the game, I get burned out by others not working hard especially when the kids want more and are willing to do more.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 7, 2013 9:59:47 GMT -6
They make medicine for this sort of thing.
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Post by cqmiller on May 7, 2013 12:31:48 GMT -6
They make medicine for this sort of thing. AMEN
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Post by calkayne on May 8, 2013 5:06:45 GMT -6
At the end of the season I am mentally done. I have put as much effort as I can into coaching and gameplanning.
During the season I dont have time to feel anything much. If we had a good week prep and practice I will treat myself to something, like a scotch lol cq =).
I spend as much time as possible with the missus and dog, even if its sitting at home doing squat all, we spend time together and just hang out. That seems to relieve a huge amount of stress. We both work 40-50hr day jobs on top of our "Rec" schedule, so downtime is important.
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Post by 353coach on May 10, 2013 9:45:06 GMT -6
burn out has much more to do with the kids than the wins and losses for me Last year we start out 5-0 and had one of the best offense (in both points, rushing, and total yards) in Northern CA I was miserable and already burnt out... why? couldn't stand the kids... we had some real problems with our senior class, kids didn't want to get better, some coaches weren't doing much to get better and i have never felt so burnt out and frustrated in my life (the kids paid for it by going 1-4 down the stretch and losing in 1st round of playoffs in blowout fashion) I have been happy as heck coaching on 2 or 3 win teams who just wanted to get better and we had a lot of fun so again I think it really comes down to the how the kids and coaches all get along I agree coach. Its not how good the kids are....its their attitude and personality that can really burn me out faster than anything... Problem is, most of the time the teams that are bad...also have bad attitudes! |
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Post by 353coach on May 10, 2013 9:46:45 GMT -6
Coaching other sports makes it tough to not get burned out. I coached 3 sports for 2 years and it was a major burden but now I only coach football. Outside of having to many irons in the fire my biggest burnout like others said is other coaches not working or wanting to help. To me I don't get burned out on the game, I get burned out by others not working hard especially when the kids want more and are willing to do more. Nothing is more frustrating than coaching your tail off and looking over at practice and seeing a some of the coaches off to the side just bs'ing...especially during team....some coaches think their job ends after Indy... |
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Post by smfreeman on May 10, 2013 9:51:24 GMT -6
Coaching other sports makes it tough to not get burned out. I coached 3 sports for 2 years and it was a major burden but now I only coach football. Outside of having to many irons in the fire my biggest burnout like others said is other coaches not working or wanting to help. To me I don't get burned out on the game, I get burned out by others not working hard especially when the kids want more and are willing to do more. Nothing is more frustrating than coaching your tail off and looking over at practice and seeing a some of the coaches off to the side just bs'ing...especially during team....some coaches think their job ends after Indy... I am now an HC and I am trying to set the precedent by assigning everyone jobs that no one just stands during practice. I would rather have a couple of coaches that give everything they can than have a bunch of coaches who just stand around. |
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Post by fantom on May 10, 2013 10:20:34 GMT -6
Coaching other sports makes it tough to not get burned out. I coached 3 sports for 2 years and it was a major burden but now I only coach football. Outside of having to many irons in the fire my biggest burnout like others said is other coaches not working or wanting to help. To me I don't get burned out on the game, I get burned out by others not working hard especially when the kids want more and are willing to do more. Nothing is more frustrating than coaching your tail off and looking over at practice and seeing a some of the coaches off to the side just bs'ing...especially during team....some coaches think their job ends after Indy... Let me ask, is your period scripted and do they understand why it's scripted? If they understand that one reason you have a script is to let the position coaches know what's coming so that they can watch their position. |
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Post by fantom on May 10, 2013 10:21:12 GMT -6
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Post by larrymoe on May 10, 2013 14:26:39 GMT -6
I was burnt out last year before we even started actual practice. We started a new coop with our biggest rival, I moved, our staff went from 4 guys to 9, etc. I was ready for football to be over before it even really began. It didn't really get better throughout the season, although we had one of the best seasons W/L in school history I didn't enjoy it as much as I did the 6-4 season the year before. I was almost too tired to enjoy it it seemed like. It also doesn't help that I'm the head track coach and despise it. I'm more burned out right now than I've ever been in any football season ever.
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Post by holmesbend on May 10, 2013 14:30:24 GMT -6
For me, it comes in the offseason, but it's one of the reasons I'm going to get more help in that area next year. I've got a great staff...the "problem" is, in the offseason, it's just myself and our OC. I've got 7 paid coaches, and all of them but he and I coach other sports:
AD - 1
Asst. Baseball (MS & HS)- 4
Head Wrestling - 1
But, yeah...the offseason is what burns me out..January and February not so much, but come about Late March - the End of May, I lose that energy.
I agree also with what CoachBdud and Cqmiller said as well in there original posts.
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Post by pvogel on May 14, 2013 8:51:11 GMT -6
I agree. Not about the W/L.
I got burned out for a season because of the staff I was with and who I was working for... ended up being a brutal year. On the flip side Ive had a blast coaching a 2 win team just because the staff was so good and I enjoyed working with all of them.
Most of the attitude and mentality of the team trickles down from the staff. So it really starts there. But again, its not so much W/L as it is the people youre around
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Post by cqmiller on May 14, 2013 9:57:45 GMT -6
I agree. Not about the W/L. I got burned out for a season because of the staff I was with and who I was working for... ended up being a brutal year. On the flip side Ive had a blast coaching a 2 win team just because the staff was so good and I enjoyed working with all of them. Most of the attitude and mentality of the team trickles down from the staff. So it really starts there. But again, its not so much W/L as it is the people youre around We had a fun staff that year... with 2 exceptions!!! |
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Post by coachmitts on May 18, 2013 13:55:18 GMT -6
I got burned out about half way through the season last year. Full time job (not at the school), attending college full time, coaching both varsity and JV games, was in charge of all video operations including dealing with the scouting schedule, uploading fil to HUDL, tagging games. I was done towards the end of September.
This year is going to be different. Only coaching Varsity and will have alot more help when it comes to video upload and tagging because we are not sending our freshman coaches to scout. Really excited about this year actually.
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Post by fantom on May 18, 2013 15:26:19 GMT -6
I got burned out about half way through the season last year. Full time job (not at the school), attending college full time, coaching both varsity and JV games, was in charge of all video operations including dealing with the scouting schedule, uploading fil to HUDL, tagging games. I was done towards the end of September. This year is going to be different. Only coaching Varsity and will have alot more help when it comes to video upload and tagging because we are not sending our freshman coaches to scout. Really excited about this year actually. That wasn't really burnout. That was called "being tired". Jeez, I can't figure out when you slept. |
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Post by charger11 on May 18, 2013 15:30:24 GMT -6
I can't say I've never burned out during a season but very rarely. However, I usually am laid up sick within a week or two of seasons end. It doesn't matter whether we play into December or are done at the end of October. The season ends and I'll hit a wall.
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Post by fantom on May 18, 2013 15:45:05 GMT -6
I can't say I've never burned out during a season but very rarely. However, I usually am laid up sick within a week or two of seasons end. It doesn't matter whether we play into December or are done at the end of October. The season ends and I'll hit a wall. The exact same thing happens to me. It's like my body finally got permission to get sick. |
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Post by coachmitts on May 18, 2013 16:49:39 GMT -6
I got burned out about half way through the season last year. Full time job (not at the school), attending college full time, coaching both varsity and JV games, was in charge of all video operations including dealing with the scouting schedule, uploading fil to HUDL, tagging games. I was done towards the end of September. This year is going to be different. Only coaching Varsity and will have alot more help when it comes to video upload and tagging because we are not sending our freshman coaches to scout. Really excited about this year actually. That wasn't really burnout. That was called "being tired". Jeez, I can't figure out when you slept. Lol. I slept for about four hours a night. Finished the semester with a 3.6 though. All the hard work I put in will pay off in the end. And I know this. I am willing to do as much as I can to better myself as much as I can. I learn something new everyday when it comes to football and life. It's something I strive for. |
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