Post by s73 on Nov 29, 2012 16:29:23 GMT -6
The first thing I always say to our parents at our annual pre-season meeting is that HC's get too much credit when they win and too much blame when they lose. I believ that whole heartedly. I also make sure I repeat that several times after a SUCCESSFUL season so that nobody can call me an excuse maker.
With that being said, I tell my parents that my job as coach is to put your kids in the best POSITION to be successful. We have a good weight program, we have other good sports programs that we encourage our kids to participate in. We have a solid summer program and we have I believ a good system of O & D. We have also developed a good cohesive coacging staff that cares about kids and takes pride in their performance. With that being said, we will never play one down of football for our high school. Only the kids will. If they have taken advantage of the opportunities they have been afforded (weight program, summer camp, learning the system) then our rpogram has put them in the best position to be successful. That's all we can do. The rest is up to them.
On a side note I would like to say that I have really soured on the whole "It's my job to make them better men" thing. I think this has become a bit cliche. It's become the popular "talking point" in my opinion. I always feel like who am I to say I can make your son a better man? Maybe I don't have the same values as his parents do. Or maybe he has a great father who is a better example of manhood than I am.
Heck, I've had a few players who have shown themselves to me as great young men that maybe I can learn from.
My point is that I don't believe that coaches generally make these guys into great young men. The game of FOOTBALL makes them great young men. The GAME forces them to learn about success and failure. The GAME makes them learn about the rewards for great teamwork and consequences of lack of teamwork. The GAME knocks them on thier butts and challenges them to get back up. I am just one cog in this giant wheel that we call football. The greatest game ever invented. Can't wait for next season!
With that being said, I tell my parents that my job as coach is to put your kids in the best POSITION to be successful. We have a good weight program, we have other good sports programs that we encourage our kids to participate in. We have a solid summer program and we have I believ a good system of O & D. We have also developed a good cohesive coacging staff that cares about kids and takes pride in their performance. With that being said, we will never play one down of football for our high school. Only the kids will. If they have taken advantage of the opportunities they have been afforded (weight program, summer camp, learning the system) then our rpogram has put them in the best position to be successful. That's all we can do. The rest is up to them.
On a side note I would like to say that I have really soured on the whole "It's my job to make them better men" thing. I think this has become a bit cliche. It's become the popular "talking point" in my opinion. I always feel like who am I to say I can make your son a better man? Maybe I don't have the same values as his parents do. Or maybe he has a great father who is a better example of manhood than I am.
Heck, I've had a few players who have shown themselves to me as great young men that maybe I can learn from.
My point is that I don't believe that coaches generally make these guys into great young men. The game of FOOTBALL makes them great young men. The GAME forces them to learn about success and failure. The GAME makes them learn about the rewards for great teamwork and consequences of lack of teamwork. The GAME knocks them on thier butts and challenges them to get back up. I am just one cog in this giant wheel that we call football. The greatest game ever invented. Can't wait for next season!