Post by coachsherman on Jul 26, 2017 14:52:34 GMT -6
Background Information:
I moved to a new State this past year and was hired a few months ago on to the local HS football staff as a Varsity Assistant Coach (and JV Coach).
I am still learning the new system this program runs, both offensively and defensively (more familiar with the D than I am the O)
Have had 7v7's and lifting along with some small walkthroughs with the HS team, but we will not begin our pre-season practices until early next month.
Just the other day I was asked by the Varsity Head Coach if I would be interested in being the head coach of the 8th-grade program, remaining on the Varsity staff as an assistant, but giving up my JV duties in order to focus on the youth program. Apparently, this youth program has gone through allot of back and forth over these past years. It was at one time run by the local Rec. department, but they flaked and didn't want to deal with it anymore and dumped it on the High School if they wanted to keep it going. A coach on the HS staff took over last year when that happened and helped keep it afloat. Well, wouldn't you know, we went through the same thing again this year, and the Rec. center dumped the program right before the pre-season was nearing. I know how essential a youth program can be to the development of young players coming through your system, and as such, I do not want to have these kids lose out on playing this season.
I have agreed to take over the program, but I have very limited time to prepare practice plans, drills, find assistants to help me, etc. I will also be a teaching intern this year at the same school I will be Coaching in. Because of this, I am already spread as thin as can be in terms of my time (God bless my Girlfriend). If anyone out there in the Football Coaching Profession could lend me any ideas, plans, I would be grateful.
- Games are on Wednesdays, so I am not sure how to formulate practices with an odd game day.
- How to break up practices when It may only be me, or 2 other men.
I moved to a new State this past year and was hired a few months ago on to the local HS football staff as a Varsity Assistant Coach (and JV Coach).
I am still learning the new system this program runs, both offensively and defensively (more familiar with the D than I am the O)
Have had 7v7's and lifting along with some small walkthroughs with the HS team, but we will not begin our pre-season practices until early next month.
Just the other day I was asked by the Varsity Head Coach if I would be interested in being the head coach of the 8th-grade program, remaining on the Varsity staff as an assistant, but giving up my JV duties in order to focus on the youth program. Apparently, this youth program has gone through allot of back and forth over these past years. It was at one time run by the local Rec. department, but they flaked and didn't want to deal with it anymore and dumped it on the High School if they wanted to keep it going. A coach on the HS staff took over last year when that happened and helped keep it afloat. Well, wouldn't you know, we went through the same thing again this year, and the Rec. center dumped the program right before the pre-season was nearing. I know how essential a youth program can be to the development of young players coming through your system, and as such, I do not want to have these kids lose out on playing this season.
I have agreed to take over the program, but I have very limited time to prepare practice plans, drills, find assistants to help me, etc. I will also be a teaching intern this year at the same school I will be Coaching in. Because of this, I am already spread as thin as can be in terms of my time (God bless my Girlfriend). If anyone out there in the Football Coaching Profession could lend me any ideas, plans, I would be grateful.
- Games are on Wednesdays, so I am not sure how to formulate practices with an odd game day.
- How to break up practices when It may only be me, or 2 other men.