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Post by saintrad on Dec 23, 2005 19:19:09 GMT -6
to answer airman's question if there are any group hug type coaches out there? Yes, he is the former HC at Pacific Luthern Univesity. He was HC for almost 30 yrs, played for 8 D3 championships and had 22 out of the 30 league championships, PLUS... they only practiced in pads once a week and no practices were over 90 minutes in length. All practices and games ended in a prayer and a group hug.
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Post by wildcat on Dec 23, 2005 22:02:58 GMT -6
to answer airman's question if there are any group hug type coaches out there? Yes, he is the former HC at Pacific Luthern Univesity. He was HC for almost 30 yrs, played for 8 D3 championships and had 22 out of the 30 league championships, PLUS... they only practiced in pads once a week and no practices were over 90 minutes in length. All practices and games ended in a prayer and a group hug. There was a great article last year about a high school coach, a former NFL lineman, can't remember his name, but he ends every practice by asking his players, "What is the job of your coaches?" to which the kids answer, "To love us." He then asks the kids, "What is your job?". To which the kids reply, "To love each other". (Or something like that.) This coach also talks about how it is wrong that men measure success by how much money they make, how good they are in sports, and how many women they sleep with. This guy is very "touchy-feely" but, IIRC, his teams have won a bunch of games and his players are HIGHLY respected as fine young men and great role models for youngsters in the community. Point is, there is room for all kinds of coaches in this game. |
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Post by tog on Dec 23, 2005 22:04:54 GMT -6
i bet the kids that are in a situation like that that buy into it, really fight hard for their teamates
I go about the same kind of thing more from a respect angle, as I know there are people on my team I might not like, but I had better respect them.
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Post by aztec on Dec 23, 2005 22:24:51 GMT -6
to answer airman's question if there are any group hug type coaches out there? Yes, he is the former HC at Pacific Luthern Univesity. He was HC for almost 30 yrs, played for 8 D3 championships and had 22 out of the 30 league championships, PLUS... they only practiced in pads once a week and no practices were over 90 minutes in length. All practices and games ended in a prayer and a group hug. There was a great article last year about a high school coach, a former NFL lineman, can't remember his name, but he ends every practice by asking his players, "What is the job of your coaches?" to which the kids answer, "To love us." He then asks the kids, "What is your job?". To which the kids reply, "To love each other". (Or something like that.) This coach also talks about how it is wrong that men measure success by how much money they make, how good they are in sports, and how many women they sleep with. This guy is very "touchy-feely" but, IIRC, his teams have won a bunch of games and his players are HIGHLY respected as fine young men and great role models for youngsters in the community. Point is, there is room for all kinds of coaches in this game. Season of Life. by Jeffery Marx This is a great book. And a real eye opener. It happens to sitting on my desk right next to me as I am writing this. |
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Post by aztec on Dec 23, 2005 22:28:01 GMT -6
I think you can still be a "hard ass" and have a fun, careing side. Our head coach has suprised all of us the last 2 years. He broke out with an ice cream break in the middle of practice. At the end of a hot practice during 2 a days he brough out a 50 ft sheet of plastic and made the largest slip and slide I have ever seen. He was the first to go running down it and try it. I think little things help break down some of the walls that we can build as coaches
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Post by tog on Dec 23, 2005 23:21:03 GMT -6
its cool to let the kids know you are human too
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Post by tog on Dec 23, 2005 23:22:14 GMT -6
i tell em all the time
"when funny stuff happens, i will be the first to laugh, but when it is time to get back to work, it is time to get back to work"
let's you have fun when funny stuff happens, makes practice more enjoyable, yet you still get a lot of quality work in
just how things should be
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Post by jman on Dec 26, 2005 15:24:53 GMT -6
I joke with our players that they can have one free hug a day...and you better believe there are a certain few that come and get one every day. No, I do not think I am all touchy, feely but the players do know I care.
Tog, I tell my guys almost the same thing, its ok to laugh and joke and have fun in practice but we better be working our tails off as we are doing it.
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Post by tog on Dec 26, 2005 15:31:10 GMT -6
it is important to let the kids in, to let them know you and know you care aint it?
one free hug a day?
I might try that
to some degree at least
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Post by outlawzheadcoach on Dec 26, 2005 16:44:46 GMT -6
When I land my first PAYING head coaching job, I plan to have a team meal, hosted by myself and my wife at least once a week. Do you guys think this is a good idea, another way of breaking down barriers or should I have it where one week I have the linemen over, then the QB/Backs and recievers, and so on? What is your take on doing something like this?
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Post by jman on Dec 27, 2005 15:38:45 GMT -6
outlawz,
That could be a rather large undertaking on a weekly basis. When I coached Oline, we started calling ourselves the "phat boys" and we would have a "phat boys dinner" once a week. I would host the first one of the year at my house then the guys would take turns doing it at their own houses. Sometimes we would just meet at an all you can eat buffet in town. I dont coach the oline anymore but the phat boys still have their dinners with their current coach. It was a lot of fun and being a phat boy became a source of pride for those "under appreciated" olinemen. They even have phat boys t-shirts made up every year.
Sometimes other groups on the team would do similar things with their position coaches but its was never to the same degree as the phat boys. It did serve to allow the players to see the coaches in a different light than just on the football field. I am now the DC and loving it but I sure miss those olinemen.
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Post by brophy on Dec 27, 2005 15:40:37 GMT -6
When I land my first PAYING head coaching job, I plan to have a team meal, hosted by myself and my wife at least once a week. we've done this at all levels every week. The parents take turns hosting it. We also have a pregame meal for the Varsity arranged at a local deli. Helps build the 'team' / family concept. A year ago, me and another coach took the entire defense out to watch "Friday Night Lights" together at the theater (took it out of our coaching stipend). The more the kids do together the more they will get out of "football". It's not all about Friday nights and scoreboards. |
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Post by los on Dec 27, 2005 16:05:33 GMT -6
They do a lot of deer hunting around here and like Brophy, the head coach at our local public school here use to have a deer meat cookout every thurs. evening. Even invited all us rec coaches, chain crew, younger players etc... to join them. The boys liked it and it was inexpensive to put on!
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Post by sls on Dec 30, 2005 15:23:30 GMT -6
During the off season I do leadership training at my house and feed those 10-15 players, has been awesome and my wife loves it!
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Post by mugz on Dec 30, 2005 16:09:07 GMT -6
We do a few fun things during the season. One thing we did two years ago was all of the coaches waited in the coaches room until all of the kids went down to the field. Then we came down about 5 minutes late dressed in Hawiian shirts, leighs, Carrying lawn chairs we also had iced tea. It was about 85 degrees. The coaches just sat in the shade. Our line coach brought down a bullhorn and during sprints he kept saying "Dont you wish you were home?...... Where its safe". The horn also played songs and if a kid went offsides he would play the funeral march. It was too funny. Then we got down to business and had a great practice.......
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Post by coach1234567 on Dec 30, 2005 17:27:19 GMT -6
Are there any "my way or the highway" guys out there?
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