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Post by coachsml7 on Apr 26, 2007 9:54:02 GMT -6
How many head coaches are the offensive and defensive coordinator and call both on game day? What have your experiences been?
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Apr 26, 2007 10:08:48 GMT -6
The head coach before me had been the head coach and coordinated both offense and defense. While I do not have first hand accounts of all that happened, I do know that his assistants felt useless in the whole scheme. They were not given the responsibilities that allowed them to take ownership in games. They also felt he did not have faith in them to do a good job. Let's just say that staff morale was very low during those eight years.
Just a side note: one of his assistants left the year before I arrived. He is the defensive coordinator at a neighboring school and does an excellent job. His defenses are always near the top statistically in their conference. I wish he would have stayed--he would have helped our staff tremandously.
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Apr 26, 2007 10:09:25 GMT -6
The head coach before me had been the head coach and coordinated both offense and defense. While I do not have first hand accounts of all that happened, I do know that his assistants felt useless in the whole scheme. They were not given the responsibilities that allowed them to take ownership in games. They also felt he did not have faith in them to do a good job. Let's just say that staff morale was very low during those eight years.
Just a side note: one of his assistants left the year before I arrived. He is the defensive coordinator at a neighboring school and does an excellent job. His defenses are always near the top statistically in their conference. I wish he would have stayed--he would have helped our staff tremandously.
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Post by coachmathis on Apr 26, 2007 11:22:05 GMT -6
I have done this before. It's mentally draining and you don't get to completely focus on either one of them. You don't get the luxury of planning ahead during a game for the next series. Very draining for the most part. If you can have someone take one of those titles away it would be best for you and your team. I had to do it because my coaching staff consisted of myself and two other guys. One had no interest and the other didnt have the knowledge on either side of the ball. The guy with little experience had some knowledge about offense so we talked a lot about personel and playcalling on offense. Very small team though so this is a little skewed
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Post by lsrood on Apr 26, 2007 11:34:11 GMT -6
I'm the HC and OC, but I've got a DC with 34 years experience and my special teams coach has around 15 years experience as well. I let them do their thing and trust them completely. In addition my position coaches are all very knowledgable and that makes my job even easier. I don't coach a position on offense or defense, so I can float and see what is going on. My experience has been very positive, but I feel that I am blessed with great assistants. My theory has always been, the HC is only as good as his staff. I let my coaches coach and they appreciate the responsibility I give them and feel an ownership in the program.
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