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Post by oguru on Jan 18, 2009 16:15:35 GMT -6
I just attended the AFCA national convention in Nashville,and someone mentioned to me how I should have a portfolio of things I would run as a offensive coordinator and position coach. Nothing to complex just a few ideas of what I would run. I thought it was a great idea. So when I got back to work Friday I started and today one of the other young assistants asked why I was working on it,and if the hc said it was okay for me to work on. I told him I was told as long as it doesn't interfere with work stuff which there isn't much as the Video coordinator during the winter. Everything was done before christmas that it was okay. I am not sure if he was just jealous that I was doing something to potentially further my career or what but do you guys think it is okay for me to continue to work on it while I am at work if I have no real work to do, or what. Your responses are appreciated
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Post by ftbll7801 on Jan 18, 2009 17:19:27 GMT -6
Coach I have a HC manual, and I am continually working on it. My thought is that you should always be trying to make yourself a more attractive applicant, and this does just that. So I think that you are doing exactly what you should be doing.
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Post by carookie on Jan 18, 2009 17:45:29 GMT -6
Your fine, I think everyone keeps something like this; and to be honest its really none of the other coaches business what you do in your free time. Not to mention you are honing your organization skills which will make you a better coach where you are at now.
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Post by dhooper on Jan 18, 2009 21:25:08 GMT -6
Yes I have my D-manual, O-manual, And Special teams. I am always making changes. But the manual I spent the most time on is my program manual. I add to it all the time.
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Post by kylem56 on Jan 18, 2009 21:46:01 GMT -6
I have position group manuals I made. The HCs I have worked for loved the fact I was so dedicated to my position groups and it showed my organization skills. I would imagine having a manual/portfolio will give you a better chance of a future employer remembering you than just a resume ya know.
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Post by oguru on Jan 18, 2009 22:52:57 GMT -6
it's not a paper manual it's going to be a series of dvds that I make on the run plays and screen passes that I would use in my offense
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Post by touchdownmaker on Jan 19, 2009 5:07:33 GMT -6
Having a portfolio is fine, doing it at work might get you some discipline brought you way. Id do it at home on your own personal time. I would also keep it quiet. Not everyone has your best interest at heart and not everyone is concerned for your career advancement.
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Post by 19delta on Jan 19, 2009 6:07:09 GMT -6
That was the only thing I thought...probably not the best to be doing personal stuff on the company dime.
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Post by touchdowng on Jan 19, 2009 10:53:27 GMT -6
oguru
I would ignore the other assistant. IF you are working on something to further your career during school time (whether you are busy, or not) it would be a common professional courtesy to let your HC know that you are doing this. Not in a way to jump ship at the first opportunity but as a way of keeping yourself current because when that rare opportunity comes up you want to be prepared. He would have to appreciate that and would probably give you some assistance if he's a good guy.
You know him so will know what is best.
You received some great advice from the clinic. Keep the portfolio very general as most people who actually will look at it will not understand much of the X's and O's (administrators) and if another HC is looking at it he probably already knows what he will be doing with his X's and O's. I had a position open 4 years ago and had three guys turn their ports into me. One was about 15 pages, the others were over 150. I read through the entire 15 pages and only glanced at the others. I ended up hiring one of the guys who handed in a big one because he was just the better coach from reputation and references. He now has his port down to about two dozen pages. We've had to work on his concision and to not waste time with lots of verbage. He's become a more effective coach and teacher.
Keep two notebooks. A big one for all of great X and O ideas, philosophies, etc and a smaller one for jobs. Last piece of advice, stop sharing with the jealous guy and keep it very businesslike. Guys like that are only for themselves. He should have said. "Hey, great idea!"
As far as DVD's vs. Notebook is concerned. This is only my opinion (I'm an ass't principal, too). If you decide to apply for a job that is local to you, I would drop off the notebook version, prior to the interview (to whoever is in charge of the hiring) and bring just a short synopsis of what is in it to the interview for all to read. You just want to be respectful of everybody in regard to their time.
If you are looking for a job that is out of your area or out of state, you should contact the person in charge letting him know that you'd like to send him a copy prior to being interviewed.
Again, be concise with what is presented in the DVD. There are no admins that I know of who have more than maybe 10 spare minutes to watch it.
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Post by Bill Vasko on Jan 19, 2009 18:46:42 GMT -6
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Post by gunrun on Jan 21, 2009 12:19:39 GMT -6
oguru, check your pm. I tried to send you another pm today, but it says you are blocking pm's from me. I have been patiently waiting on a dvd from you on a trade from February of 2008. It's been almost a year now, I would appreciate if you could send the video asap. Thank you.
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Post by gac8666 on Jan 21, 2009 13:00:45 GMT -6
Thats great stuff. Thanks Maxx.
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Post by gunrun on Feb 9, 2009 11:10:14 GMT -6
oguru, I received your pm, but I can't send you a pm back to tell you the video I wanted because I am still being blocked.
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Post by gschwender on Feb 9, 2009 11:24:16 GMT -6
i have a general manual for program organization if anyone is interested
gschwens@louisiana.k12.mo.us
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Post by coachwilley on Feb 9, 2009 12:05:40 GMT -6
So would the DVD be you talking about your philosophy or x and o (clinic style) dvds?
If your giving an overview of your philosophy, wouldn't you want to do that in person doing your interview? If it's X and O stuff, I would think it would have to be basic so they would have time to watch it?
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Post by nohuddlecoach on Feb 10, 2009 9:40:15 GMT -6
I have been a head coach for 12 years. I keep a program manual that we use on a daily basis. It covers every possible scenario for our program. Philosophy's, organization, responsibilities, guidelines for players and coaches, mission statements, how the booster club works, off seasons, etc.... it goes from a general explanation of our program, to extreme detail of how it works, no stone unturned. One thing that really helped me was finding microsoft vista. I used vista to flow chart everything. When another school calls me about my interest in their job, if i am interested, i send them that book and tell them this is my program, look at this and if your still interested, call me. Its something that takes alot of time to do, but you will be a better coach for having done it. It will force you to consider some areas that maybe haven't arising in your career yet and you can develop a plan for them.
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Post by brimanning on Feb 10, 2009 13:13:12 GMT -6
As for working on your personal stuff while employed, consider it from the point of view of the employer. By working on your personal portfolio, while it may help you more than the employer, they're still going to benefit from it because you are refining your skills.
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Post by oguru on Feb 10, 2009 21:10:40 GMT -6
Our head coach has seen me working on it,and has not said a thing to me about it. He knows my goals and understands them. The other GA's are just jealous because they don't know how to do the video editing,and want to learn but have never asked me to do so. If they would ask me I would tell them the basics,as every good coach keeps a couple secrets as you never know when they you will be fighting for a job with one of the people you helped. As far as the portfolio. I would have a couple clips of formations from each personnel grouping, motions,shifts,base run plays and base pass play. Each seperated in it's seperate chapter. I would send this to a potential employer prior to the interview so they have an idea of what I am going to talk about. After the interview I would also ask for it back,as if I was to get the job, I would then send them the whole playbook on DVD.
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Post by nohuddlecoach on Feb 11, 2009 9:50:08 GMT -6
As for working on your personal stuff while employed, consider it from the point of view of the employer. By working on your personal portfolio, while it may help you more than the employer, they're still going to benefit from it because you are refining your skills. I have no problems with my assistants doing this. I do sit down with them and ask all of them to be honest with me about their goals. if they want to be a head coach, then we go about trying to make that happen. And a program manual and portfolio is one of the first things i tell them to develop.
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