Post by JMC on Mar 24, 2006 9:44:54 GMT -6
I found this on NCPREPS started by a very successful coach in N.C.
Coaching and Time Consumption
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"Please note: I am not trying to criticize, belittle or question anyone's dedication. My question is this: As I see more and more coaches resign and site "too much time involved" as the reason, I just have to ask ....did these coaches not realize when they took the job that it was going to require sacrifice and a tremendous amount of time? As I talk to coaches around the state it seems that there are way to many coaches concerned with "clock watching". To me coaching is a joy not a drudgery. When I decided 25 years ago take my first job as an assistant I expected nothing less than long hours. Now I readily admit that I am a bit old school and believe in practicing until I feel we are ready to play and I also believe in a lot of hours of preparation ( more on myself than on my assistants). It just seems to me that coaches who are overly concerned about hours spent coaching should not take coaching jobs. Usually what happens is a coach decides he doesn't want to spend the time required and then keeps his teaching job which makes it difficult to hire the next guy. I know of several schools in NC where the head coach has stepped down as a football coach but continues to teach in the school. This kills adminitrators when trying to hire a replacement. Just thinking out loud."
I have been in situations where it is hard to find coaches cause teachers are former coaches who get out of teaching.
Coaching and Time Consumption
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"Please note: I am not trying to criticize, belittle or question anyone's dedication. My question is this: As I see more and more coaches resign and site "too much time involved" as the reason, I just have to ask ....did these coaches not realize when they took the job that it was going to require sacrifice and a tremendous amount of time? As I talk to coaches around the state it seems that there are way to many coaches concerned with "clock watching". To me coaching is a joy not a drudgery. When I decided 25 years ago take my first job as an assistant I expected nothing less than long hours. Now I readily admit that I am a bit old school and believe in practicing until I feel we are ready to play and I also believe in a lot of hours of preparation ( more on myself than on my assistants). It just seems to me that coaches who are overly concerned about hours spent coaching should not take coaching jobs. Usually what happens is a coach decides he doesn't want to spend the time required and then keeps his teaching job which makes it difficult to hire the next guy. I know of several schools in NC where the head coach has stepped down as a football coach but continues to teach in the school. This kills adminitrators when trying to hire a replacement. Just thinking out loud."
I have been in situations where it is hard to find coaches cause teachers are former coaches who get out of teaching.
