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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly (Post 6352154)

The ability to teach in a way that translates easly to players is the key.
All the good coaches ive been around were phenomenal teachers.

This is absolute truth.

Sully's a great coach and I'm not just saying that because he's my husband. It's about passion and heart, not for the glory, but for these kids who need to be taught to have a heart for something other than themselves. He sets a good example for that and even though he's hard on them, they learn from him and do better because of it. I don't know how you break into coaching except start on the bottom rung and work your way up. It's such a gumby field of work...always changing and always shuffling.

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Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie (Post 6345225)

Are you available to coach the Kansas City Chiefs?
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Brady's slipping a little more each game, and my offer is still on the table...

Plan for the future...

Already knows your system...:D

Bargain basement pricing available...:D

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Originally Posted by Sully (Post 6350618)

I've been coaching HS for four years. I knew I wanted to teach and coach, so I thought that if I volunteered while I was still in school, it'd help. It did help a ton, just not getting a teaching job (there just aren't any).
However, I highly recommend doing it. You'll find pretty quickly that in the grand scheme of things you don't know a lot about football, but if you are willing to work, you'll learn fast. I played (VERY) little college ball, and with as much football as I'd been around, thought I knew my shit... But found out quickly I had (and have) a ton to learn.
I volunteered for a year, then after proving my passion and work-ethic, was a paid coach. I've coached OL, DL, LBs, DBs, and been a DC and OC at the freshman level.

It's not for everyone. I've worked with coaches who set records in college and were horrible, and guys with little playing experience who were great.

If you want to do this, let me know. I've got tons of advice, if you want it.

But don't you dare do it to relive your HS days, so you can pretend you are one of the boys again. I've seen too many of those guys.

Well, right now I'd like to know about how I go about getting a place to volunteer for, then I'd more than likely spam you with further questions.

And my HS glory days only came with a buzzer in my hand and a strange knowledge of random stuff in my head. I still nerdily pimp out my All State status as a quizbowler.

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Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988 (Post 6352547)

Send out emails to every school you'd be interested in volunteering for. Follow them up. Some schools don't want a guy like that, but many do. Your best bet will be to start where you graduated from, if it's close. I've been beat out for a coaching spot a few times by guys with less experience and passion, simply because they were grads of that school (it felt nice beating those schools that turned me down).

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Originally Posted by Sully (Post 6356415)

So I should creep through email, sounds good. Any way I should approach a school about what I'm looking for? I don't have a lot of connections to any of the Springfield schools; closest thing I have is a friend of mine coaches basketball for a middle school team in town.

Please PM me with whatever further advice you have man, thank ya.

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Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988 (Post 6345197)

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