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Post by patrock19 on Jun 14, 2012 12:14:16 GMT -6
Here is the situation. We are brand new school. Opened this past school year but only played lower levels. Next year we are going to be playing varsity with our oldest players being Juniors. As we start our lifting/conditioning and field work camps this summer there is a lot of rumblings about who is NOT going to be playing football this upcoming year. Some of these are kids that are lazy and really shouldn't play and some are pretty talented kids who could move on to the next level with the right work and things like that. I have not talked to any of these kids because they duck me all the time. I am not the type of guy who will go beg a kid to play, I am of the belief that if you want to play then you will play and I will coach and go with who wants to be there. Any suggestions on what I should do?
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Post by irishdog on Jun 14, 2012 13:40:09 GMT -6
Beg kids? Never. Recruit kids? Always! Especially in a new school with a first-year varsity program. It is your responsibility as the HC to instill enthusiasm FOR the program. Make it attractive and worthwhile for kids to be the foundation of building something special. Make it COOL to be a football player, and make it FUN!! The ones who are sitting on the fence won't sit there for long. If a few decide not to play so be it, you wouldn't want them anyway. But many more will who can make tremendous contributions within the next two years. You'll take some lumps the first year, but after that...
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Post by newt21 on Jun 14, 2012 17:27:07 GMT -6
i agree with irishdog, at my school kids won't come out unless they feel wanted. i go around and tell kids all the time how they need to come out for football and the benefits they can get from it, however i also let them know that it's a commitment and that they will earn everything on the field. be honest with them and they will appreciate it. that being said, i definitely don't beg kids either, i want them out there for the right reasons and they're going to understand that everybody will be treated equally.
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Post by coachfore on Jun 18, 2012 22:53:35 GMT -6
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Post by olsenray61 on Jun 19, 2012 5:47:40 GMT -6
Control the numbers control the game. Many kids don't see their potential, we do. Many times just talking to the kids and their parents makes a big difference. We have a senior going to play D1 football as a Soph he was going to quit football. In his 7th year I asked him what he was doing this spring, his answer nothing. As a senior he won the state championship in the shotput throwing over 60ft.. Talk to the kids!
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Post by outlawjoseywales on Jun 19, 2012 7:38:04 GMT -6
coachfore,
great stuff on your blog. Can't wait to get the rest of LEADERSHIP.
OJW
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Post by mrucoach on Jun 19, 2012 9:04:33 GMT -6
I can sympathize with you, coach....we perpetually have this problem.
I think that recruiting within the school is a mixed bag at best. I have found that kids that you have to talk into playing football are unreliable and, most of all, WON'T ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE COACHED! They are one week wonders at best.
I think steady presence around kids without harping on football all the time might be your best course of action.
You will probably struggle early in your football history....Rome wasn't built in a day! Stay with it, make your football program high class and professional, care about the kids, and they will come to you.
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Post by coachfore on Jun 19, 2012 11:28:16 GMT -6
coachfore, great stuff on your blog. Can't wait to get the rest of LEADERSHIP. OJW THANK YOU VERY MUCH COACH, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK! |
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