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Hello everyone.

I am a second year assistant high school football coach. Last year (my first coaching) was a great experience, and now I feel like I have the BEST job in the world.....being a teacher (business courses) and a coach! I am a lateral entry coach (two years in the teaching and coaching field after abandoning corporate America). I coached a Jr. Pee Wee Pop Warner team 3 years ago, and that really drove me to become a teacher, and later, a coach.

However, I do feel inadequate because of my past. I played sparingly in my 9th and 10th grade year of school 24 years ago before a hip injury sidelined me permanently. I have always considered myself a student of the game and I feel like I do make a competent coach (I am always researching). We have coaches that played more in high school and college, so I do feel like I really missed out.

Are there any of you here on this board who feel like it is a handicap not to have played the game you coach extensivel...See More
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RSL I've worked witha couple of guys who did this and if they listen to the vets then they do fine. Just remember to ask questions before and after practice and learn the lingo.

On 7/27/08, Patrick wrote: > On 7/27/08, Michael wrote: >> Hello everyone. >> >> I am a second year assistant high school football coach. >>...See More
Sep 19, 2008
Sara There are a few things that go into being a good coach - experience at the game is a factor but hardly the only one - there are many others. There are really bad coaches who have a lot of experience at the game and really good coaches who have none.

Focus on honing the skills of a good coach that you can hone - you can't go back and get ex...See More
Sep 25, 2008
Michael Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

On 9/25/08, Sara wrote: > There are a few things that go into being a good coach - experience > at the game is a factor but hardly the only one - there are many > others. There are really bad coaches who have a lot of experience > at the game and really good coaches who have none. > &g...See More
Sep 26, 2008
mac On 9/19/08, RSL wrote: > I've worked witha couple of guys who did this and if they > listen to the vets then they do fine. Just remember to ask > questions before and after practice and learn the lingo. > > On 7/27/08, Patrick wrote: >> On 7/27/08, Michael wrote: >>> Hello everyone. >>> >>> I am a sec...See More
Oct 23, 2008
Marty Hughes Hang in there! I have seen guys that were basically All- Americans in the sport they played but could not coach a lick and others who never played but could relate to the kids and coach very well. The key is to have a passion for what you do and ask as many questions as possible from your peers and other coaches. You can never stop learning. The in...See More
Oct 26, 2008


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