My Coaching Debut

kczoo · 09-22-2007, 12:51 PM

We played our first pee-wee football game last week; we lost. I was so damn proud though. It's a great feeling when our 59lb running back ripped off a 40 yard TD run. I thought, wow I made that kid a running back in 1st grade and look what he's learned in two weeks. They are slow to learn the techniques, but great kids!

nychief · 09-22-2007, 12:54 PM

bribe them with candy. That is what my priest did with me...

jagerdrinker · 09-22-2007, 12:56 PM

Congrats, man. This is my fourth year coaching kids, and it gets more and more difficult every year. Make sure to teach them proper techniques, no matter what anyone tells you about how bear-crawling will fill holes. Eventually, that technique won't work, and you'll have a kid who doesn't know a rip move from a 7 technique. At that age, one talented kid can win a championship for you. Treat them fairly, and make sure that everyone plays, and you'll get a ton of loyalty from kids and parents alike. Most of all, have fun. Good luck!

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-22-2007, 12:59 PM

Reminds me of the first game I coached. I was 16, coaching a basketball team in a church tournament.

We won 47-7. The highlight came with about a minute left in the game....we were still playing a full court press and a dude on the other team fouled one of our players hard and then grabbed the ball and shouted

"This is poor sportsmanship. It's bullshit!!" and punted the ball into the stands and walked off the court.

stumppy · 09-22-2007, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nychief

bribe them with candy. That is what my priest did with me...

I don't think they're playing touch.

09-22-2007, 12:51 PM
kczoo Donkey Trainer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marshfield Casino cash: $9864900	My Coaching Debut We played our first pee-wee football game last week; we lost. I was so damn proud though. It's a great feeling when our 59lb running back ripped off a 40 yard TD run. I thought, wow I made that kid a running back in 1st grade and look what he's learned in two weeks. They are slow to learn the techniques, but great kids!
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09-22-2007, 12:54 PM	#2
nychief MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NYC Casino cash: $7159466	bribe them with candy. That is what my priest did with me... __________________ Good Time Charlie, Uncle Doobie and the Great Frisco Freakout.
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09-22-2007, 12:56 PM	#3
jagerdrinker Olympic Goat Roping Champion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pensacola, FL Casino cash: $9907706	Coaching "Bobbleheads" Congrats, man. This is my fourth year coaching kids, and it gets more and more difficult every year. Make sure to teach them proper techniques, no matter what anyone tells you about how bear-crawling will fill holes. Eventually, that technique won't work, and you'll have a kid who doesn't know a rip move from a 7 technique. At that age, one talented kid can win a championship for you. Treat them fairly, and make sure that everyone plays, and you'll get a ton of loyalty from kids and parents alike. Most of all, have fun. Good luck! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/v/lpcREMropJI
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09-22-2007, 12:59 PM	#4
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $8009572	Reminds me of the first game I coached. I was 16, coaching a basketball team in a church tournament. We won 47-7. The highlight came with about a minute left in the game....we were still playing a full court press and a dude on the other team fouled one of our players hard and then grabbed the ball and shouted "This is poor sportsmanship. It's bullshit!!" and punted the ball into the stands and walked off the court. __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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