7523
Freshmen Member
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Post by 7523 on Aug 7, 2007 17:55:38 GMT -6
What do I have to do right now, if I want to prepare myself for a head high school football coaching job next season?
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Post by phantom on Aug 7, 2007 18:03:16 GMT -6
Be a good assistant.
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Post by warrior53 on Aug 7, 2007 19:50:53 GMT -6
The best thing you can do is quit worrying about it. Prepare yourself the best you can, learn all you can and after the season you can prepare as best you can to be ready to be a viable candidate. If you are concerned about it now you are not doing your job.
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Post by fbdoc on Aug 7, 2007 19:57:39 GMT -6
Assistants get Head Coaching jobs because -
The team they coach for WINS! Their current Head Coach gives them a great recommendation!
To acccomplish either one, you need to follow the directions in the previous 2 posts. Do a great job right now as an assistant! When the season is over, sit down with your HC and let him know you are interested in seeking a head job as a professional move.
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Post by seagull73 on Aug 7, 2007 20:05:20 GMT -6
Make sure you want to do it. It isn't an easy job. Being an assistant is a good gig if you are under a good HC.
Take care of your job right now & look for a good situation to try to apply for. Just because a job is open doesn't make it good.
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Post by coachorr on Aug 7, 2007 22:10:53 GMT -6
seagul,
I think it can look real good from the assistant position, but being an HC is harder than it looks. I think we don't know what we don't know and just coming to the realization of what we don't know can sometimes be sobering.
I would say learn as much as you can about procedures for paperwork, organization, scheduling, communications with selected groups and departments, budgets and how to manage assistant coaches and delegate authority in a way that will culminate in an end product of a winning tradition.
The you can start worrying about football. But right now, be focussed on learning as much as you can so that when the opportunity presents itself you will be prepared.
I disagree that trying to learn how to become an HC as you are an assistant means that you are too distracted to do a good job. The number one thing we coaches on here say is that the best assistant coaches are ones who want to one day be head coaches.
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Post by touchdowng on Aug 7, 2007 22:16:07 GMT -6
I've had three of my assistants go on and become HC's. None of the three made it their focal point. Their main concern was ALWAYS doing a good job - to the best of their ability.
This is how respect is earned in our profession. I've also had two coaches who "wore" HC on their shirtsleeve from the moment they started coaching. It was always, "this is what I would do", or "why doesn't the HC do this?" One became an HC but didn't last past the 2nd season. The other can't get past his ego and didn't last with us and ended up selling real estate (not that there's anything wrong with selling).
Not bad questions - but probably not the most important to ask when you are still learning the craft of coaching people and working within the context of a staff/team.
Do what the previous posts advised and do whatever you can do to make your HC look good (I'm assuming he's a good leader). You will want those type of assistants working for you one day. GOOD LUCK!!!!
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Post by coachjaz on Aug 8, 2007 0:23:03 GMT -6
Find the best STAFF you can find, and latch on there, and work your tail off.
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