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Post by brophy on Sept 22, 2006 18:30:54 GMT -6
Need to fill out a staff .... and would like to do it quickly. Authorization isn't necessary, but (IMO) trust is.
What is a good place to find some 'bodies' to coach them into coaching?
Got some folks on staff, but, uh.....maybe would like a clean slate.
Sports bars? Area football games? Youth coaches? Any ideas?
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Post by wingt74 on Sept 22, 2006 19:16:00 GMT -6
Colleges...it's a great resume builder for recent grads who have extra time now that they are done with school and working a desk job. (free nights, no more homework)
Varisty HS Coaches - Tell grads to contact Youth football about coaching.
ANYTHING but parents...blah.
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Post by coachcalande on Sept 23, 2006 5:10:16 GMT -6
youth coaches might not be a bad place to start, they are already volunteering their time and probably would love to work with you broph. i think the loyalty and coachability thing will be bigger than the experience thing.
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Post by fbdoc on Sept 23, 2006 8:09:06 GMT -6
Don't automatically ignore your parent group. Parent coaches are usually at one extreme or the other - Very good or very BAD. Have a parent meeting or send a letter home to your parents in all grade levels - maybe there's a dad of some kid in the 2nd grade who would make a great coach. State your need for interested coaches who can commit to your schedule for practices (not just games!). List requirements for this year such as "Must have played or coached HS / College ball" or whatever you feel is reasonable. You don't want to have someone join mid-season who will require lots of hands on teaching by you - those types are better to add in the off season. Once you find someone who is interested in being a TEAM member of your staff, then you can begin training them.
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Post by coachcalande on Sept 23, 2006 10:45:28 GMT -6
mt 2 asst. are teachers and do a great job. no ego problems at all.
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Post by brophy on Sept 23, 2006 10:05:02 GMT -6
the loyalty and coachability thing will be bigger than the experience thing. I agree......I really don't care how much a coach knows, but how loyal he will be. |
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Post by 50Murf on Sept 23, 2006 10:51:28 GMT -6
Brophy - I would look into your local police department or fire department as well. I am a Chicago Police Officer, and at least up here, a lot of us are into coaching. The same goes with the Fire Department. By nature, most of these people are competitive, trust worthy, and LOYAL. The job breeds that into them. (Again, not all, but most). I started out eight years ago just to "help out". Now I am the HC, and I have two policemen, two firemen, and a former player helping out. For myself, I just got tired looking at only bad kids at work, and I was becoming jaded. So I wanted to see good kids - and coaching football provided that for me. I'm sure if you approached some of these men and told them what you were looking for, you might find a few to help you out. Most of the guys up here were former players as well and they know a little bit about football. Again, the best part, by nature of the job these people are very loyal. They have to be. If anything, old fireman and policemen usually have some of the funniest and unbelievable stories to tell.....  GOOD LUCK |
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Post by brophy on Sept 23, 2006 12:58:26 GMT -6
great advice, murf!
three of our volunteers are police officers and are a great help and come in with the understanding of structure, organization, and being 'tactical' (lol).....
good one - gonna hit up some of the firehouses here (and pick up an old fire hose to illustrate gaps / techs)
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Post by 50Murf on Sept 23, 2006 15:11:47 GMT -6
Brophy - We use the fire hose too! Some company wanted about $100 bucks for a line "splits" marker  One of our fireman, who we call "Bob the Builder" has made a lot of good equipment for us in the past. A regulation sized PVC field goal. He used some spray paint and old fire hose and made our line marker, and the best, he put a piece of PVC into an old football for a defensive linemen get off tool. The same company that sold the line split things wanted $35 bucks for the ball on a stick thing...His stuff works great, was cheaper then the "real" or marketed stuff, and he enjoys doing it. Again, I wish you well. |
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Post by wildcat on Sept 24, 2006 17:31:49 GMT -6
We just added a frosh-soph OL coach as a volunteer. The guy worked with the junior high program for about the past five years, but the other coaches never really gave him much space or responsibility because they were intimidated by him (6-9, 350 pound dude who played 3 years in the NFL).
Anyway, this guy was really disheartened at his role with the junior high so he was considering quitting coaching altogether. Our head FS coach talked him into volunteering with the high school and the rest of us (high school staff) jumped at the opportunity to add an NFL player to the team. The guy has done a great job, too. Kids love him and it is awesome having a set of linemen's eyes up in the box on Friday nights.
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Post by vtjapes on Sept 25, 2006 9:55:25 GMT -6
I understand the intimidation factor wildcat, we had a similar situation here in which a former FSU & Jets LB was helping out a neighboring school last year but the staff pretty much avoided him and disregarded any of his imput so he moved over to a 2nd year school and from what the coaches say he is wonderful. Anything or position they ask him to work with he does. The staff is all very young and for the most part rookies so they are all able to learn something from each other. Also this is their first year of strictly varsity and this past week they won their first varsity game 44-20 allowing only 26 yards rushing.
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