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Post by cwaltsmith on May 3, 2011 7:37:04 GMT -6
I also think another thing overlooked is not just motivation of players, and helping players, but a good HC is like a good employer, he attempts to motivate and help those around him which includes the coaching staff. This has been my Achilles heel over the years, and I've really had to work on it, b/c in reality being a successful coach is also being a successful manager...especially a people manager. I beleive that's where the ones that get the most out of their players/coaches begins is with the management of the ones they lead. Duece Duece I totally agree. I am too striving to get better in this area. I believe there is a difference in a good coach and a good x's and o's guy. I can't remember what coaches book I got it from (and it may have been on here somewhere), but I read that the word coach comes from the word stage coach.... meaning to take a person from one place to another. You can know all the x's and o's in the world and be a terrible coach. I always tell my assistants.... It isnt what you know.... it is what your kids know and do. It doesnt matter if you know the ins and outs of the 3-3 if your not running it.. Now to call plays you need to understand its principles.... anyway guess im rambling. To me you can learn how to be a good coach by reading message boards. Coaching is about relationships. You can learn more info which will help you become more knowledgable, but you got to relate to the kids. As far as the OP question. It doesnt effect me reading if the record is bad. I try to listen to what others do and see how I can relate to my situation. This board is great!!!!!
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Post by cwaltsmith on Apr 22, 2011 21:59:00 GMT -6
Ive done this everywhere Ive ever been too. We never are on the field more than 2 hours except deuring camp the first week of fall. W have split them down the middle and alternated. Both have been good. One thing we do to help get extra work is ... if we are on defense doing a DLine pass rush drill, then I have as many OLINE working on stopping the pass rush at the same time.
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Post by cwaltsmith on Apr 20, 2011 7:22:17 GMT -6
If your guys are such big slapdicks that you don't trust one of them, then why don't you hire or train better coaches. Some of us don't get to hire and hire... thats done by the principal or super... Must be nice way up there in your tower. But down here where most of us live, we have to play the hand that is dealt.
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Post by cwaltsmith on Apr 19, 2011 9:51:45 GMT -6
Coach, I understand your frustrations. My suggestions would be the following.
1. Cut down on meeting times. We only meet about 4 hours on Sunday between morning and evening church. We occasionally have short meeting after or before practice, and we will meet 1 or 2 times during off season to discuss things. We have workouts from 3-4 3 days a week during off season and during summer, Weight room is open for 2-3 hours per day. We rotate who watches it.
2. Think about simply letting your best asst. simply call the defenses on friday and you give suggestions. You still come up with game plan and all the extra work like normal, but freeing your mind up on Friday might help.
These are just some suggestions. We are a school of 450, we have me, 2 paid asst, and 2 and half volunteers. 1 of the paid comes from another school and arrives right as practice starts. The volunteers work and we have to work around schedules. I am completely simpathetic. These are just some thoughts.
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Post by cwaltsmith on Feb 3, 2011 9:00:23 GMT -6
We headed to ATLANTA this weekend. I agree with what others have said. If you can get one "NUGGET" from each speaker its productive. Most arent gonna completely change schemes based on clinic anyway. The other reason I love them is getting away with staff. We usualy take 1 or 2 sessions and talk about our stuff and what we have got so far kinda thing. It builds comradery and exposes some of my volunteers to more football than they have ever imagined.
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