Football 101. Michael Ashley

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      Coaching football like everything else, it’s a process. Head coaches set rules and make decisions. Some are right and some are wrong. They are made in a split second and are based on the information they have and their years of experience. For that reason, coaches should not explain them selves. They make a call and that is what everyone lives with.

      Cardinal sins of a head coach:

       Explaining yourself:

      Your friends don’t need it, your enemies won’t believe it.

      “Do what you have to do, and don’t look back.”-Pops

      My father always said “play the percentages”. Coaches decisions are based on years of knowledge and experience and 10% of the calls will blow up in your face. There is no 100% solution so live with the call and don’t look back!

       Making Excuses fo a loss:

      Everyone is going to lose. When you make excuses, you lose twice.

      This one goes for assistant coaches, players and parents as well.

       Using the word “I”

      The most important thing for high school coaches:

      Our team feeds high schools with the top 8th grade prospects After big games the top private schools are there to talk to them. The first thing Bill McGregor of DeMatha Catholic High School will say to parents is- My #1 coach is his SAT coach. The O’Connell coach will lead with ”98% of our students go to 4 year colleges”. The Gonzaga coach will say they are a top feeder school to Notre Dame. Top high school coaches sell grades not teams.

      

      If we were public high school football coaches, at the first “Pep” rally, we would have all of the kids who have a 3.8 GPA or above stand up and identify them as the most important kids in the school. If the school’s scores are high, we can keep our top football prospects. We would start every rally with the same exercise and hopefully the amount of people standing up would grow.

      Football is very time consuming and we would utilize the 3.8s to tutor the football team through the football season. This would improve grades and scores, build bonds and put an end to bullying. As grades improve, so will the quality of the football team.

      Back to youth: Here is our head coach’s check list:

       Off season:

       Recruit and train great coaches

       Go to coaches clinics

       Develop new wrinkles for your system

       Come up with next year’s plan

       Winter coaches meetings for organizations

       Have winter meeting with next year’s players

       Set off season work out schedule

       Order cloth for next year’s team

       Try to convince your wife it’s not too much work

       Take inventory of equipment

       Talk to new players

       Go to Lacrosse games and wrestling matches looking for players

       Pre season

       Organize and work on pre season camp

       Registration

       Equipment handout

       Set up tryout schedule

       Letters to parents and players

       Coordinate practice schedule with organization

       Get briefed on rule changes for the year

       LINE UP A GREAT TEAM MOM

       Season:

       Run tryouts

       Refit equipment

       Jersey handout

       Make yourself aware of any safety/medical issues

       Grade players

       Select team

       Get new coaches up to speed

       Set the players in the proper position

       Set expectations for the team

       Lock down pre season schedule

       Put in base rushing offense and blocking rules

       Put in passing offense with drills

       Put in base defense with drills

       Put in misdirection offense with drills

       Put in special teams

       Monday night organizational meeting

       Convince wife you’re not crazy

       Begin scrimmages and pre season games

       Set coaches game assignments and communicate clearly with coaches their responsibilities

       Send pregame instructions to players on nutrition and game preparation

       Set and run pregame routine

       Arrange for video and picture support

       Manage the game and make adjustments

       Review game film and pictures and make Pops list

       Practice mistakes and install game plans

       Win Championships

       Order Championship cloth

       Close season with a great team party with a highlight of how each player contributed to the team

       And the beat goes on

       Post season

       Nominate players for СКАЧАТЬ