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Post by Defcord on Apr 2, 2019 14:59:05 GMT -6
I am a nomad. Love to bounce around and live and work in new environments. This is my 15th year and I have lived-coached-taught in four states and at six different schools. My longest stop was four years at the same school but eight years in that district. I have left all stops but one on good terms. Where I am now is a great gig and I am in no hurry to leave but there are jobs that pop up that look interesting so I have been weighing the pros and cons and there are so many pros right now.
Here’s what’s great about my current gig:
Admin support—
-no meeting during season
-time off for clinic
-no random or silly observations
-can wear shorts to school if it’s what we coach in
-kids removed from class can’t come back till issues are taken care of to satisfactory of teacher
First Class Head Coach—
He’s fiesty and he will get on you if you screw up but he works his asss off and makes sure every opportunity is fully utilized. He doesn’t ask anyone to work harder than him and if there is something that will make the program better he is going to find a way to get it instead of a reason we don’t need it.
This place is a great gig and those are the two things I like most about it. What do you guys like most about where you are at right now?
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Post by RunPeopleOver on Apr 2, 2019 15:30:47 GMT -6
I absolutely love my coaching gig. Work with great coaches. I've been able to pick their brains and learn a lot from them being the new guy on the staff. I'm also the point man for recruiting the middle school kids to our program, I've found some gems in the past couple years and some duds too haha.
Can't say the same for my teaching gig. It's been a rough year for the entire school. New admins and new state laws on attendance. Basically our attendance rate factors into our accreditation so they are afraid to suspend a kid for acting up. Now students think they are untouchable.
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Post by klaby on Apr 3, 2019 7:10:32 GMT -6
The HC has built a family environment with the staff...I am not a teacher so I don't worry about the politics of the school. The football staff is family..
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Post by coachcb on Apr 3, 2019 7:51:41 GMT -6
I love the staff cohesion we have right now. No one on the staff has a giant ego,they're easy guys to coach with, everyone busts their humps and we get a lot accomplished in a short period of time. Game planning is quick n' easy as everyone gets their film assignments done, they're all smart coaches with level heads and we don't have p-ssing matches over stuff.
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Post by Coach Vint on Apr 3, 2019 9:39:23 GMT -6
We have great kids, a great admin, football matters, and we have an outstanding coaching staff. Everyone enjoys working together and we hang out away form football. The big key is your staff cohesiveness and administrative support. That makes things go very well. We also have some talent, which helps as well.
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Post by larrymoe on Apr 3, 2019 10:05:09 GMT -6
They pay me money and it will be over in 37 days.
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Post by coachddwebb on Apr 3, 2019 12:15:12 GMT -6
Starting in a new place this spring, this will be the first time in 10 years not on campus. So far the HC has been cool so I am excited to get it started.
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Post by drmackey on Apr 3, 2019 12:50:18 GMT -6
HC is a good friend of mine. I have complete control of the offense.
My teaching assignment is ISS. No lesson plans, no papers to grade.
I don't have to coach basketball.
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Post by agap on Apr 3, 2019 19:47:54 GMT -6
I'm not the head coach. That means I can just worry about coaching again.
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Post by PSS on Apr 4, 2019 12:56:50 GMT -6
I have a HC that is just one of the best men that I've ever had the privilege to not only work with but also to be around. He cares about his coaches and players. A Christian man that will do anything to for his the program.
An example would be this spring. I had an accident where I tore the retina in my right eye causing me to have several surgeries and miss a lot of school He has reassured me that everything will be okay to just take care of myself.
He is a man of high character and integrity. In 27 years of coaching he is by far the best person I have worked for.
The coaches on the staff are very close. We have a great atmosphere in the FH. We have a family atmosphere with the team and within the staff.
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Post by Coach Vint on Apr 4, 2019 13:12:26 GMT -6
I have a HC that is just one of the best men that I've ever had the privilege to not only work with but also to be around. He cares about his coaches and players. A Christian man that will do anything to for his the program. An example would be this spring. I had an accident where I tore the retina in my right eye causing me to have several surgeries and miss a lot of school He has reassured me that everything will be okay to just take care of myself. He is a man of high character and integrity. In 27 years of coaching he is by far the best person I have worked for. The coaches on the staff are very close. We have a great atmosphere in the FH. We have a family atmosphere with the team and within the staff. You work with a tremendous man! He helped me grow in many ways outside of football! It was a great place with outstanding people and an awesome coaching staff. You are right, it was a very tight knit group. It was awesome working with you and all of those guys. |
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Post by CS on Apr 4, 2019 17:40:49 GMT -6
The town is extremely passionate about football. And we have players that like to compete. I also get a lot of time to prep for football related matters
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Post by The Lunch Pail on Apr 5, 2019 5:04:26 GMT -6
Gosh I don’t even know where to start. It’s my alma mater, so I am going to show a little bit of bias.
- the community has only had football for 15 years but BREATHES athletics. No matter the sport, expect sold out crowds for every home game. The athletic culture is amazing!
- the kids. “Yes sir”/“No ma’am” types that come from hard-working families with great parents. We are a small/rural school, and honestly the “yes sir”/“no ma’am” aspect (coachability) won us 2-3 games we shouldn’t have won in 2018 and gave us our best season in school history.
- not gonna lie, we’ve had some damn good athletes the past few years. Don’t get me wrong, we play in an uber-competitive league where we’re not head and shoulders above or below anyone. But our kids work HARD in the weight room year in/year out and it’s paid dividends. We’ve got multiple sophomores squatting north of 400 lbs! We’re never FASTER than everyone, but we’ve got a load of meatheads on our team that almost beat a national powerhouse in the Quarterfinals last season with 300 D1 offers on the roster.
- we don’t have to deal with the whole “scholarship” craze. Not that we don’t WANT our kids to play in college, but we’re so rural that a D2 kid is going to be a living legend around here. Kids here put all of their time, energy, focus, and effort into being the best HIGH SCHOOL athletes they can be. It’s almost kind of a throwback to when people were less worried about hudl highlights and more worried about sprinting 20 yards downfield to block for their buddy
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Post by The Lunch Pail on Apr 5, 2019 5:11:25 GMT -6
Gosh I don’t even know where to start. It’s my alma mater, so I am going to show a little bit of bias. - the community has only had football for 15 years but BREATHES athletics. No matter the sport, expect sold out crowds for every home game. The athletic culture is amazing! - the kids. “Yes sir”/“No ma’am” types that come from hard-working families with great parents. We are a small/rural school, and honestly the “yes sir”/“no ma’am” aspect (coachability) won us 2-3 games we shouldn’t have won in 2018 and gave us our best season in school history. - not gonna lie, we’ve had some damn good athletes the past few years. Don’t get me wrong, we play in an uber-competitive league where we’re not head and shoulders above or below anyone. But our kids work HARD in the weight room year in/year out and it’s paid dividends. We’ve got multiple sophomores squatting north of 400 lbs! We’re never FASTER than everyone, but we’ve got a load of meatheads on our team that almost beat a national powerhouse in the Quarterfinals last season with 300 D1 offers on the roster. - we don’t have to deal with the whole “scholarship” craze. Not that we don’t WANT our kids to play in college, but we’re so rural that a D2 kid is going to be a living legend around here. Kids here put all of their time, energy, focus, and effort into being the best HIGH SCHOOL athletes they can be. It’s almost kind of a throwback to when people were less worried about hudl highlights and more worried about sprinting 20 yards downfield to block for their buddy where do you live? A small town in central Missouri, in the Columbia/Jefferson City area |
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Post by The Lunch Pail on Apr 5, 2019 5:41:19 GMT -6
A small town in central Missouri, in the Columbia/Jefferson City area how big? Town’s about 4k and school has roughly 450-500 kids |
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 5, 2019 5:47:19 GMT -6
My last job was my best job. The thing I liked the most.....the HC said THANK YOU to me at least once or twice a week and really meant it....It was the world to me
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Post by Coach Vint on Apr 6, 2019 23:13:30 GMT -6
Town’s about 4k and school has roughly 450-500 kids Blair Oaks? My sister lives in Wardsville. Great school with outstanding kids who work very hard. Went through there 12 years ago recruiting. |
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