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Post by blb on May 21, 2014 6:37:29 GMT -6
After paying for T-shirts and coaches' salaries, I take our camp fees and buy each coach a T-shirt, pocketed nylon shorts, hat, game shirt, and pullover. Coaches that work it also get camp Tee.
When we have extra money I'll buy them a sweatshirt or parka.
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Post by coachphillip on May 21, 2014 9:58:26 GMT -6
Gotta remember to check out some golf shoes.
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Post by mariner42 on May 21, 2014 10:35:23 GMT -6
I have the funny problem that I hate our school colors (purple and yellow), so I tend to wear neutral-ish colors (black, grey, white, etc).
At practice I wear shorts until the weather changes and then I wear sweats. I wear a variety of half-zips, short sleeves, long sleeves, almost all of it UA.
Games I'm team polo and khakis, team hat maybe. I dress pretty nicely as a personal habit, so I try to apply that to gameday, too.
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Post by pfist12 on May 21, 2014 11:20:44 GMT -6
Practice: Shorts and T-Shirt (must be school colors)
Gameday: Khakis and Team Polo
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Post by Wingtman on May 21, 2014 11:25:00 GMT -6
Im really trying to get our HC to go with those UA Half Zips. Saw some at Dicks Sporting Goods in a light grey that would look sharpe.
Any of you guys have a vendor you'd recommend?
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Post by tribepride on May 21, 2014 13:05:54 GMT -6
Practice- Anything goes
Gameday-Polo and Khakis....once the northern MN weather kicks in we bring out our Cabelas Guidewear and Hunting gear.
I am curious why some programs require coaches to wear school gear/colors during practice.
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Post by blb on May 21, 2014 15:55:32 GMT -6
Practice- Anything goes Gameday-Polo and Khakis....once the northern MN weather kicks in we bring out our Cabelas Guidewear and Hunting gear. I am curious why some programs require coaches to wear school gear/colors during practice.
I don't "require" coaches to wear school gear or colors during practice.
If you require kids to wear to wear school issued stuff at practice, why not coaches?
Bottom line - dress professionally.
It's what you should do if you're a professional and kids will respect you more for it.
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Post by fballcoachg on May 21, 2014 17:32:42 GMT -6
After paying for T-shirts and coaches' salaries, I take our camp fees and buy each coach a T-shirt, pocketed nylon shorts, hat, game shirt, and pullover. Coaches that work it also get camp Tee. When we have extra money I'll buy them a sweatshirt or parka. If you are going to get shorts pocketed are a must. I've had regular school football shorts that looked cool but you don't realize how important pockets are until you don't have them. |
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Post by rsmith627 on May 22, 2014 7:54:41 GMT -6
Practice- Anything goes Gameday-Polo and Khakis....once the northern MN weather kicks in we bring out our Cabelas Guidewear and Hunting gear. I am curious why some programs require coaches to wear school gear/colors during practice. We try to look unified. We require our players to wear our color and gear as well. I think it's just a part of being a team. |
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Post by joelee on May 22, 2014 8:13:22 GMT -6
Kind of off topic but for the last 5 years I have been wearing Merrell waterproof low top hiking shoes to practice. Best shoes I have ever had. Comfortable, waterproof, last me about 18 months per pair with constant use. A grizzled old vet once told me to take care of my feet and recommended them to me. Best advice he ever gave me.
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Post by tribepride on May 22, 2014 8:57:51 GMT -6
Practice- Anything goes Gameday-Polo and Khakis....once the northern MN weather kicks in we bring out our Cabelas Guidewear and Hunting gear. I am curious why some programs require coaches to wear school gear/colors during practice.
I don't "require" coaches to wear school gear or colors during practice.
If you require kids to wear to wear school issued stuff at practice, why not coaches?
Bottom line - dress professionally.
It's what you should do if you're a professional and kids will respect you more for it.
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Post by tribepride on May 22, 2014 9:00:42 GMT -6
Sorry, messed up the quote.
I guess we differ on this topic. I dont feel that coaches wearing a school t-shirt makes you more or less professional. Our players are not issued the same practice jerseys because we use our old game jerseys for practice.
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Post by coachphillip on May 22, 2014 10:09:56 GMT -6
Yesterday, a junior transfer to our school was lifting weights. He had on his old HS gear from his sophomore year. His old HS is a rival school. One of our coaches said it wasn't gonna fly and he asked why. "This isn't Rival HS." "This isn't Stanford either." Coach was wearing athletic shorts with Stanford S and colors on it. They were athletic shorts. They were appropriate for what activity we were doing. But, they weren't blue and gold and he got called out on it. Now, we either all have to wear school colors/gear, or say anybody can wear whatever they want, or say players HAVE to but coaches don't. Option C is not an option to me. As blb said, if we ask the kids to do it then so should we.
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Post by mariner42 on May 22, 2014 10:14:21 GMT -6
Kind of off topic but for the last 5 years I have been wearing Merrell waterproof low top hiking shoes to practice. Best shoes I have ever had. Comfortable, waterproof, last me about 18 months per pair with constant use. A grizzled old vet once told me to take care of my feet and recommended them to me. Best advice he ever gave me. I've been learning this lesson all over again with spring practice this week. I need to replace my shoes because my feet are killing me and my calves are aching after practice. No. Bueno. It's also in keeping with what I've figured to be pretty good advice, "Don't be cheap with the things that separate you from the ground: shoes, tires, and beds." |
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Post by Wingtman on May 22, 2014 18:09:52 GMT -6
Yesterday, a junior transfer to our school was lifting weights. He had on his old HS gear from his sophomore year. His old HS is a rival school. One of our coaches said it wasn't gonna fly and he asked why. "This isn't Rival HS." "This isn't Stanford either." Coach was wearing athletic shorts with Stanford S and colors on it. They were athletic shorts. They were appropriate for what activity we were doing. But, they weren't blue and gold and he got called out on it. Now, we either all have to wear school colors/gear, or say anybody can wear whatever they want, or say players HAVE to but coaches don't. Option C is not an option to me. As blb said, if we ask the kids to do it then so should we. No one said anything to the kid did they? Also, couldn't someone find an old tee-shirt and hand it to the kid after the workout? Just hoping the kid wasn't embarrassed. |
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Post by coachphillip on May 23, 2014 8:54:38 GMT -6
Yesterday, a junior transfer to our school was lifting weights. He had on his old HS gear from his sophomore year. His old HS is a rival school. One of our coaches said it wasn't gonna fly and he asked why. "This isn't Rival HS." "This isn't Stanford either." Coach was wearing athletic shorts with Stanford S and colors on it. They were athletic shorts. They were appropriate for what activity we were doing. But, they weren't blue and gold and he got called out on it. Now, we either all have to wear school colors/gear, or say anybody can wear whatever they want, or say players HAVE to but coaches don't. Option C is not an option to me. As blb said, if we ask the kids to do it then so should we. No one said anything to the kid did they? Also, couldn't someone find an old tee-shirt and hand it to the kid after the workout? Just hoping the kid wasn't embarrassed. I talked to him immediately after the incident and let him know that he was okay to finish the workout in his gear. He's new to the school so that was all he had and he didn't want to borrow one of the sweaty old shirts of another player. We get our new shirts on Tuesday when we start spring ball so this should be a one time incident. I'm bringing up the uniform policy at our staff meeting on Sunday so that we get it squared away. Don't worry, coach. If anything, we were the ones who were embarrassed lol. |
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