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Post by option1st on Aug 13, 2018 19:29:22 GMT -6
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Post by coachsticks on Aug 13, 2018 20:25:57 GMT -6
Money
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Post by fantom on Aug 13, 2018 20:33:22 GMT -6
Glamour.
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 13, 2018 20:45:25 GMT -6
T-shirts
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Post by coachdubyah on Aug 13, 2018 21:37:25 GMT -6
It’s the purest form of football left....and I’m a glutton for punishment.
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Post by carookie on Aug 13, 2018 21:53:30 GMT -6
Jesus taught us to use our light and our talents to serve Him; this is what I do and I must do it for Him.
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Post by dubber on Aug 13, 2018 22:04:43 GMT -6
Hot Moms
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Post by 44dlcoach on Aug 13, 2018 22:30:35 GMT -6
Chicks.
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Post by 3rdandlong on Aug 14, 2018 0:01:31 GMT -6
Fills the need for competition... And honestly, I don’t know what the he11 else I’d do.... I know it’s not a good perspective but it pretty much defines me.
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Post by 3rdandlong on Aug 14, 2018 0:02:29 GMT -6
Yes. There are tons of HS football coach groupies out there. They love guys who spend all their time worrying about how they’re going to block a squeezing 4 technique and get paid pennies!!!
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Post by CS on Aug 14, 2018 3:23:42 GMT -6
Tan
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Post by realdawg on Aug 14, 2018 4:22:42 GMT -6
Its fun.
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Post by mrjvi on Aug 14, 2018 4:47:46 GMT -6
My wife told me to. hmmmm.......
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Post by dubber on Aug 14, 2018 5:19:24 GMT -6
Yes. There are tons of HS football coach groupies out there. They love guys who spend all their time worrying about how they’re going to block a squeezing 4 technique and get paid pennies!!! Actually, how many overweight football coaches end up with wives that are out of their league? Speaking from experience.
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Post by Defcord on Aug 14, 2018 6:01:11 GMT -6
I found out in my year off that I just don't know how to not be part of a team. I don't watch the NFL and only watch limited college football, but man I can't imagine not belonging to a high school football team. I love the interactions, I love commonality of purpose, I love being on the team.
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bighit65
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Post by bighit65 on Aug 14, 2018 6:16:56 GMT -6
Because my high school football coaches and team were my family that didn't split up. They supported me, while my parents split up and sent us kids scattering all over the place. Other states to live with relatives, or friend's houses across town. My football team never once said it was my fault for the divorce, or blamed it on my sister, and they even welcomed my 5 year old brother to practices despite the fact that it made me late everyday picking him up. The love and support I was afforded is a message absent in too many kid's lives. I have to share it. Sorry so sappy. Haha
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Post by Inthesticks on Aug 14, 2018 6:23:14 GMT -6
To lose 10-15 pounds each fall.
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Post by dubber on Aug 14, 2018 6:52:48 GMT -6
To lose 10-15 pounds each fall. You lose weight during season? I'm always battling to keep it off between coaches' meetings and post games
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Post by fantom on Aug 14, 2018 9:30:31 GMT -6
Now that the jokes are out of the way, the reason why I coached HS football was simple: I love football.
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Post by carookie on Aug 14, 2018 9:55:06 GMT -6
To lose 10-15 pounds each fall. It always seems to be one or the other (lose a lot or gain a lot). I am in the lose group as well, I am basically replacing a mid day snack with 2 hours of running around the field and coaching, gotta be at least a 500 calorie swing each day.
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Post by CS on Aug 14, 2018 10:16:33 GMT -6
To lose 10-15 pounds each fall. You lose weight during season? I'm always battling to keep it off between coaches' meetings and post games And ,if your lucky, parents that feed you and the team well
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Post by fkaboneyard on Aug 14, 2018 11:02:00 GMT -6
There's something about coaching high school football that is different from other sports. I was the varsity baseball HC this past year and took a program that was an absolute dumpster fire and competed for a CIF championship. The whole time I was looking forward to football starting. When we made playoffs (something that hasn't happened in many years with this school) I thought, "Crap, I'm going to miss out on spring ball." I just love the life lessons that football teaches kids (probably because of what it did for me when I was the child of a single mom). When you help boys work through some incredibly difficult physical/mental/emotional moments on the field you build currency with them that allows you to help them in other situations in their lives, to become men. Also, the cheerleading coach in yoga pants really knows how to make the bell ring.
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Post by blb on Aug 14, 2018 11:02:42 GMT -6
I went into coaching because the men I admired most-learned the most from growing up (beside my own dad) were my coaches.
I felt coaching was a way I could honor them-give back to others what my coaches had done for me.
In other words, have a purpose for my professional life beside to make money-provide for my family.
And, as fantom said, I love football and it obviously was a way for me to stay in the game when my playing days were through.
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klaby
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Post by klaby on Aug 14, 2018 11:12:02 GMT -6
To help mold young boys into young men. Lessons learned and taught on the football field are ones that can help you in life. And nothing feels better than seeing the face of a young man when he succeeds at something he once struggled with.
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Post by The Lunch Pail on Aug 14, 2018 11:34:35 GMT -6
Oh man I have so many reasons. I’ll just expand on a few:
- The kids. I used to coach for my own ego, but in my 2nd year of coaching, a tragic event changed my outlook. One of my players in my position group lost both of his parents to carbon monoxide poisoning (car left running in the garage) less than a month before his Senior year. He was at a team lockout that night and was the one who found his parents the next morning. Watching how he almost immediately talked to the HC about it before anyone else showed me how much a football coach can mean to a kid
- I love football. I always have. That first practice of the year still puts the same smile on my face as it did when I was 11.
- My senior year was the worst year of my life on and off the field. My family was going through a bunch of financial hardships at the time and I we were always fighting about something. After a huge fight with my parents, I was basically grounded for 6 months. No license, no leaving the house for anything but school/athletics, etc. and that did a lot of damage to my confidence. Combine that with a coaching change to a guy who I never trusted enough to open up to, and I regressed considerably from my junior to senior year. It was my last year of playing as well, since not many colleges line up to offer 5’10 225 lb offensive linemen. Now, I not only feel like there’s unfinished business, but I make it a priority for players to trust me. I don’t want people to go through something similar to what I went through my senior year.
- The X’s and O’s. I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t something that I loved about football. The rules and moving parts of this game are so beautiful and the way things change and evolve over time is so interesting to me. I have always been fascinated with schemes, both as a coach and player
- The transformation. Watching that 5’6 145 lbs freshman who only plays OL because he’s too slow to play any skill position develop into an all-conference asskicker as a senior is so gratifying. Every class I’ve coached always has a kid like that
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Post by RuningOutOfOptions on Aug 14, 2018 11:49:18 GMT -6
My doctor told me my blood pressure is too low. Problem solved
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Post by wolverine55 on Aug 14, 2018 13:33:36 GMT -6
I went into coaching primarily because after playing college ball, I was a little afraid of not having football be a part of my life. I honestly don't think I had a strong desire to coach; I just didn't know what else to do and I was going to be a teacher anyway so why not? It's a profession that has grown on me. I didn't fully take advantage of the situation I was in to start my career because I was still trying to figure out if I really wanted to do it or not.
Having stayed in coaching, I relish the friendships made with other coaches and seeing players develop from freshmen into men as they finish high school and stay in touch afterwards. I will admit that I'm not sure how much longer I'll stay in it as other things in my life are becoming bigger priorities, but I'm thrilled I gave it a shot when I was younger and have stayed in it up to this point.
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Post by chi5hi on Aug 14, 2018 16:24:33 GMT -6
I wanted one of those SUPER COOL visors!
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Post by bigshel on Aug 14, 2018 18:38:12 GMT -6
Whenever someone asks this question, I have to quote Vince Lombardi, "Coaching is teaching."
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Post by spartan on Aug 14, 2018 19:35:43 GMT -6
Spitt'n some bacco and saying "Son,.... that ain't gunna get it done today."
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