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Post by jml on May 11, 2022 4:51:43 GMT -6
I'm in an unusually situation were I coach on a military base overseas and we play other schools on other military bases. I get 1 paid assistants and the rest are volunteers from the military.
We are starting spring ball next week and we have ~32 kids (9-12) signed up. I have 10 volunteer coaches (6 other potential) and no one on staff.
My plan to to try to coach the coaches but how would you 10 coaches with those numbers. When we travel because we fly we can only tale 22 so players need to be 2 way players.
1) How would you use the 10 coaches?
2) The paid assistant has to be a school employee. I have no one on staff the know anything about football. I have a female that likes football, would it be a good or bad idea to take her and make her like an administrative assistant and make her do video work too. I don't need more on the field coaches, but I don't want to give the position up either. Good or bad idea?
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Post by 53 on May 11, 2022 7:47:18 GMT -6
I'd give half them other duties besides coaching and just keep the best 4 or 5 out of the bunch for on field coaching. That sounds like way too many cooks in the kitchen to me for that number of players if all 10 are on field coaches.
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Post by chi5hi on May 11, 2022 8:26:23 GMT -6
Too many coaches and not enough kids. If you can't platoon you'll have coaches bumping into one another, giving contradictory instructions, and confused kids.
I suggest 3 on either side of the ball and one (maybe 2) Special Teams guy(s). Never underestimate the value of ST!
Get 1 equipment manager, 1 sideline manager, a videographer, a statistic guy, and someone in the booth.
Your big problem then, will be organizing and scheduling practices. If that is not done properly, everyone (including the players) will see the entire process as a cluster-f_ _ _.
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Post by carookie on May 12, 2022 9:35:45 GMT -6
I was once on a staff with 10 guys with only 35 kids, and kids played both ways. Staff broke down as such:
HFC/DC
OC/QB
RB
WR
OL
DL
LB
CB
S
K/ST
When the players were working on offense, defensive position coaches were getting stuff ready for their time, doing other work related to the team, or working with the players who were scout within the position group; and vice versa.
Everyone knew how to do their jobs, practice plans were outlined, and we all were constantly reminded; STAY IN YOUR LANE.
As long as you keep everyone in their lane, and accepting their task you could be good. But thats the truth with all staffs regardless of size.
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