#txhsfbchat Archive
A chat for high school football coaches. Topics discussed: coaching methods, program development, and impacting our athletes.
Wednesday May 11, 2016
9:00 PM EDT
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Tonight we talk about our Coaching Style and how it relates to our athletes and colleagues
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heading on over to . welcome!
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Let's kick-off the night by checking in and connecting with new coaches!
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Eddie Young, HC/OC Lajeunesse HS, Windsor, ON
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I am Chris Fisher, OL coach at Ridge Point and I also am the moderator, creator, and caretaker
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Brian Kennedy DC/AHC @ University School in Cleveland, OH
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Tony Shiffman. Offensive line coach. Cohost of excited to actually remember the tonight!
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We will use the Q1...A1 format tonight. Please RT all Qs, engage as much as possible, and tag everything with our hashtag
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Cody Gardner FA, parts unknown
Host of this week's chat about summer programming
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Pat Hall, Head Football Coach at Dominion Christian in Marietta, GA
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Ryan Tatum- WR Coach at Foster High School- Richmond TX
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Jeremy Kirt, Baytown Sterling, Baytown TX
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Stroad Lanham WR/DB's Crooked Oak High School Okc
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Let's get going! Q1 is on the way!
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Thank you for checking in! I'm glad you are here!
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Q1. Describe your coaching style
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A1: coach them hard and hug them after. I think I am strict but I know when to have fun too. "Players coach" if you will
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Barry Merritt, Kannapolis, NC. AL Brown HS, WR coach
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Kendrick Crite OL/DL aspiring OC. Relocating to Connecticut this summer. Looking to make some connections.
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Nvrmind, my guy! Dang headsets, mine should be on a bungie, better than tearing my polo Hulk Hogan style https://t.co/SgIT3vQl9B
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A1: I am pretty laid back...I'm patient with my players and try to teach them how and why
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A1: coach them hard and let them know I care about them on and off the field. For the time we are working, nothing is personal
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A1 Have to recruit your hallways, hard to do that as dictator. Not afraid to love my kids and take genuine interest in them
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Mathew Bennett, Offensive Line Coach at Westwood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina
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Surely we have someone following from Connecticut...help a brutha out! https://t.co/r3JR3KMbQw
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Kendrick Crite OL/DL aspiring OC. Relocating to Connecticut this summer. Looking to make some connections.
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A1: be tough, have fun,develop men
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patience is key. Can't be impatient with kids today. They tune you out ASAP
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A1 Cont... Doesn't mean spoil them. Just approach it as a teacher and as a parent
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A1: lead the way I want them to play. Tough, smart, fast. "immune to danger"
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A1 if you're not coaching against it you are allowing it or "coaching IT" Something happens each play coach every down
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A1. Hard Hard Hard, but I try to end on a positive note.
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A1: Out Work opposing coaches 24/7.Don't just coach a skill,explain why it's important. Demanding/supportive.Always be prepared
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I'm pretty laid back but will get after it need be. Try to give my kids a lot of confidence so they can play fast!
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A1: teach themnot only how, but why we do things the way we do them
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A1: Old school with new school flavor, big energy, team focused philosophy
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Q1B: Is there a difference between coaching hard and coaching with high expectations? https://t.co/Anm51TzXqX
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A1. Hard Hard Hard, but I try to end on a positive note.
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A1: part 2: I do my best to make the expectations very clear, and never waiver. Be a river not a flood, flow 1 way consistently
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A1: Firm - clear communication with lots of passion, energy and love for my players
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Jonathan Davis
DC Eastside High School
Gainesville Florida
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Q2. How did you develop your style?
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John Mitchell DB Coach Midwest City HS Midwest City OK. Sorry I am late fellas, let's keep it going!!!
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Dan DeBoeuf HFC Johnsburg High School Johnsburg, IL
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A1b: expectations differ from kid to kid based on ability. Coach them all hard. Don't coach effort
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A2: a lot of how you coach has to be about who you are, players know when you are faking it. Have to be genuine in what you do.
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A1B: yes, some coaches coach hard to the point of forcing kids to quit or making them "tougher" that's extreme in my opinion
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A1)I'm a demanding jerk, that nothing is every good enough & I'm a players coach, kids smell BS, I'm zero BS, they know I care
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A2: Understanding players, people and studying what motivates and makes student athletes successful
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A1) I hope I'm seen as the motivator, the storyteller and the guy always looking to "bring the juice."
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A2: I Coach these kids the way I would want to be coached. And sprinkled in a little of my coaches from growing up
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A1: don't care how much you know until they know how much you care
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A1b) Yes, you don't have to be hard to set and meet expectations.
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A1: from the best coaches I've had in my playing career, as well as the HC I coached under for 4 years
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I somewhat disagree with this...because every kid is different, you reach and push them in different ways
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A2: learned a lot from my father . Ask myself what would , , and do?
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A2: from the best coaches I've had in my playing career, as well as the HC I coached under for 4 years
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A1: Postive Energy! Hoping in and out of drills being very involved!
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A2: part 2: with that being said, in school I had great coaches, I worked under great coaches, and still work under great ones
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A2) I'm just me. On the field, in hallway, gas station,,,,,,just me. Maybe not always a good thing
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A2: I try to coach kids how I was coached and also how I would want my son to be coached
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A1) Expect lot, Celebrate the good times & teach when needed. Bring high energy & be willing when u screw up.
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A2: I feel that as I grew into my career that I let more of my personality come through into my coaching...its who I am
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A2: I try to take aspects of other coaches and mold mine. Urban Meyers Intensity/Focus. Jim tresses love for his players...cont
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A1: I'm not a yeller. I do a lot of teaching. I only get worked up over effort. If a kid messes up, I need to teach better.
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A1: I am old school as well, but I remember I was 16/17 yrs old and I keep that in mind when dealing w/my athletes.
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A2: learned a ton from my first coaching job, happened to be under a great coach!
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A2: part 3: I've been very fortunate to have great coaching role models, and had chances to watch great college coaches as well
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A2) Genetics and the environment I was raised in. Made me who I am. And a little trial and error in coaching
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A2: contd: David Shaw program management and Ohio HS coaching legend Auggie Bossu as a man
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A2 contd: My style also comes from the culture of the school I'm at and to an extent the personality of my head coach
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Q2 Any of u have things u will not do b/c u hated that style as a player?
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A2 Experience. Made real progress when made it less abt me & more abt my kids. Sounds simple, but we all have an ego to overcome
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Q3. How does your style mesh with your personality?
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by watching other coaches and remembering the traits of the good coaches I had. I attempt to get better every day
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Just had a player favorite my tweet about being a jerk,
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A2) Need to be real with the players. Care about them on & off field. Build relationships & make yourself approachable.
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A2: I treat every kid the same too. Poor, rich, white, black, brown, yellow, purple. It doesn't matter. They all get the same
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AGREE!!! Everybody wants to be Lombardi at the start...they just need to be themselves https://t.co/IM4egDterY
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A2 Experience. Made real progress when made it less abt me & more abt my kids. Sounds simple, but we all have an ego to overcome
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AGREE!!! Everybody wants to be Lombardi at the start...they just need to be themselves https://t.co/lWpFX4L4VH
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A2 Experience. Made real progress when made it less abt me & more abt my kids. Sounds simple, but we all have an ego to overcome
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to me coach hard is "be there for them ALL with energy & coaching" don't want a kid saying he's out working me.
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A2 Cont Can't imitate someone else. Be yourself... can be scary!
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A2: I started coaching at the same time I started learning how to teach. I took concepts from the classroom to the field to...
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A2 contd: In order to coach kids well you gotta understand what kind of kids you have
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A2 I want to always love and coach the kid regardless of who his dad is or what he says.
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A3: there isn't a line between how I coach, teach and how I act 24/7. It's all the same all the time. It's why I'm single 😂
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A3: they are the same, high energy, optimistic, positive attitude
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A2: ... test them out. I've also admired Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy.
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A2: I have my own style, w/some nuisances from other good coaches. I am hard, but I am fair & honest 2 the kids and they know it
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Ah...that makes sense...I appreciate the explanation
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A3: my sarcasm helps with my energy at practice, helps players memorize things sometimes with a cheap laugh, but never too much
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I agree you can't get after every kid the same, got to push the right buttons.
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This is called brutal honesty...don't be afraid to slide into his DMs, lol https://t.co/UzzGSR0EAc
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A3: there isn't a line between how I coach, teach and how I act 24/7. It's all the same all the time. It's why I'm single 😂
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Amen, I'm tough across the board. Tough but fair to the best and worst athletes I have. https://t.co/aYXvpkVfY5
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A2: I treat every kid the same too. Poor, rich, white, black, brown, yellow, purple. It doesn't matter. They all get the same
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RT Q3 -->Q3. How does your style mesh with your personality? https://t.co/te7jE3SHds
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Q3. How does your style mesh with your personality?
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Q2 SM - Will not berate/break down a kid to prove a point to the rest of the team or single out kids personally in front of team
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Jack Dingus OL Coach Crooked Oak HS Oklahoma City, OK
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A3) I demand lot of myself & chasing perfection. Players know that I'll take the blame when bad. They get praise when good.
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A3: It is one and the same...I am the same in the film room, classroom, field, and at home
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A3 Energy is contagious. I am an energetic person, want to energize players around me
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Q3: I'm very jovial, I like laughing but can flip the switch on and off. I'm always competitive, coach the same way.
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A3: It's all the same. Don't try to put up a show. Kids will see right through it. Be yourself.
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A3: it's exactly who I am. I don't want to be someone I'm not.
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A3 it's one in the same. I'm the same way in the hallway, on the practice field, @ Walmart. I'm a little different on gameday
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Q4. More importantly, how does you style mesh with your athletes and in the coaches office?
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A3) they are aligned, kids smell BS, if you are being something you are not, then they'll know.
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A3 My personality and coaching style are exactly the way I live my life. Don't know any better.
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Q4 RT -->Q4. More importantly, how does you style mesh with your athletes and in the coaches office? https://t.co/T0Hvzh2pxu
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Q4. More importantly, how does you style mesh with your athletes and in the coaches office?
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A3- I am the same person. Can't fake it. Kids can smell a non-authentic coach.
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A3: I am same person from football, the classroom, & the hallway, except when in football I can be more chaotic, LOL!!!
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A4: I think it fits well. You will have to ask about that one.
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A4: athletes respond to you if you're about the team, and if THEY are about the team. Must have common goals and pull same rope
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A3: You have to let your personally come through when coaching- Being real with kids allows them to trust you and play for you
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A4: I believe it helps the kids trust me and confide in me to build a positive relationship. cont...
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A4: players don't complain much because they want to be held accountable. If a coach doesn't like it that's tough crap. I'm me
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A4: or he's coached with me.
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A4: In the office it helps because I'm pretty accepting of the other guys I work with, as long as they don't flat bill it ;)
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A4 Anywhere you go, players all respond differently to your style. Some kids just have to know how to motivate.
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A4: It fits great! If you walk into that Foster Football Office you better have thick skin- it's HARD in there- Everyone gets it
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THIS --> Its about connecting with kids! https://t.co/uXid8BNKkf
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A3: You have to let your personally come through when coaching- Being real with kids allows them to trust you and play for you
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A4 it's liked, but even more importantly it's Respected. I wanted to type RESPECK, but everyone might not get that joke
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Completely agree. Blessed with a great staff https://t.co/aioTkzSkOd
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A4: I think it fits well. You will have to ask about that one.
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A4 Cont- With coaches it's easier, because despite your personalities, you're still professionals (hopefully) with a common goal
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A4) I have great relationship with players and coaches. With both need to be humble & willing to listen.
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A4)I think kids like to be coached by me, well most, I'm sure there are 1s that didn't. Don't want it, but it's going to happen
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A4: it's important to learn to be able to communicate with all kinds of personalities. You have to be a chameleon
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A4- I've worked w/the same guys 4 15+ yrs. We all mesh well together bc we know we all care 4 winning & each other.
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Very true...you're not always going to like everybody you work with, but you can be professional https://t.co/J3YiraKeTa
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A4 Cont- With coaches it's easier, because despite your personalities, you're still professionals (hopefully) with a common goal
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A4: all coaches and players hate me
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A4 The truly great coaches learn what makes each of their players tick and adjust from there
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Q5. Who are coaches with a similar style that you look for information and inspiration?
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A4: (for real) I feel like I get along well with all coaches
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A4: as far as the office goes, it's all about the kids, any problems coaches may have is secondary and can't show outside office
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A4) coaches, the same situation, sure it's not always perfect but I hope we all can respect each other on a professional level
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RT Q5 -->Q5. Who are coaches with a similar style that you look for information and inspiration? https://t.co/ni8kykcwix
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Q5. Who are coaches with a similar style that you look for information and inspiration?
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A4 contd: Our staff is awesome- full of great men who love to get after it coachin ball and that love to have a great time!
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Cameron Andersen, Head Football Coach, Gooding, Idaho
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A5 When I got this job, the first three people I thought about were , , and Brook Hill HFC
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A4: I haven't had any problems with it so far. I think that the guys understand that it's just who I and that it's genuine.
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All my ex players, weigh in,,,,,, jerk that cares a whole bunch or something else?
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A5: Paul Alexander. they are both low key dudes who know how to work hard and how to have fun too
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A5: I have always enjoyed Pete Carroll, Mike Leach, and Paul Alexander...I think a combination of those coaches fits me
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A5 we can take something away that is positive from all the coaches we come In contact with... if our ego doesn't get in the way
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A5 Cont- Bought their books, when Scott Ryle writes a book I will buy his too
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A5)Kevin Gardner, my father. Best man I have ever known.
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I was just tired of everyone say it was great. Truthfully if we aren't breaking a few eggs we aren't making omelets
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A5: It can be hard @ times, I worked with a guy last yr who was a total prick who tried to get me fired.
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A1: I am definitely a "player's coach". Very boisterous and exuberant... Always try to stay ahead and on the cutting edge!
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A5: I pull from so many different coaches, I couldn't begin to name all the guys that have helped me in one way or another
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I gotcha...I tell that to my kids...I'm grown (and 40), it won't hurt my feelings if you hate me
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A5) You can learn from all coaches. Don't have to be the same style. Take the good & the bad & learn from it.
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A5: Bruce Arians and Rex Ryan
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Q6. How often do you research coaches with different styles and apply it to what you do?
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A2: I learned mostly from my old coaches Anderson and Hamblin, also long talks with my late grandfather who was a local legend.
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Q6. How often do you research coaches with different styles and apply it to what you do?
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A3: My style and personality are exact matches... Can't be fake around kids, they are the greatest B.S. detectors!
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A6: always. Always trying to take notes or jot things down I see or read. Plus I try to find information or clinic notes online
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A6: I'm always looking for something new and trying to go learn from somebody better than me. Always looking for a new edge
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some guys miss by getting kids to like them. When times get tough I want tough players not buddies
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A5: Briles, Mumme, Leach, Bronco Mendenhall , & my HS coaches had a great influence on me as a coach.
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A6: I don't seek it as much as it just happens...a good coach is a good coach and I want to learn from them
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A6)love talking to people who r having high levels of success, How r they teaching, value hierarchy, where they feel they differ
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A6 Do any of you seek out coaches from other sports to learn from?
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A5: I've learned a little bit from every guy that I've coached with.
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A6 I'm a coaching fanboy, something I love about so many. Spent years studying coaches at all levels
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A6) Read lot about other coaches. I also like to read about different leaders outside of sports. See how they motivated.
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A6: All the time! Some of the best stuff I do I got from other coaches
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A6)Always! Key to our profession is to never stop learning. There are many paths to success. What works for your team?
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exactly...I'd rather have family...family is personal, emotional, and will be tough on you
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A4 #'s in program have increased every year. Love my staff, think they feel the same.
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I have read a lot of John Wooden and I love Greg Popovich...he may be the best coach alive right now
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Q7. What has impacted the way you coach the most since you began your career?
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A5: refer to answer 2. Current staff has great guys that I like to watch coach
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A4 cont... My coaches are given ownership in the program, I only hire FOOTBALL guys who will take that honor seriously!
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RT Q7 -->Q7. What has impacted the way you coach the most since you began your career? https://t.co/IYU57SUIrs
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Q7. What has impacted the way you coach the most since you began your career?
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Carol Sims, Riverton MS volleyball coach w/ +85% win percent over 30 yrs. Key = fundamentals. Nothing basic about the basics.
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A7: seeing the finished product in the kids. Growth on AND off the field. If they have success it's working, if not change it
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A7 What NOT to do after playing for and working for certain coaches. Stealing blueprints from coaches I loved working for
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A6 daily do i look at it. Daily do I merge things on paper. Not my system right now to tinker with but the itch is real
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A5: Love Pete Carroll's approach... Anything from is game changing! Have had 1 on 1's with Gary Patterson.
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A7: That kids R motivated by diff things 2day. D1, NFL, & the other things that R indirectly tied 2 football.
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it would be interesting to put together a book list from everyone for the coaches.
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A6: I think it's hard to learn other coaches style w/o seeing them coach. Hard to see character from one video clip or article
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A7: just coming to the understanding that it's ok to be me and follow my own path.
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A7: seeing former players continuing to grow and work after I have coached them. Great knowing you've had a small impact 4 good
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A7)Josh Lee, banquet my first year said "Nobody wants your kids to be better than Coach Gardner" trying to live up to that
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A7: The relationship I build with my players while they are with me and the ones that take time to keep it going
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A7 working with great coaches who love kids and love to compete.
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A7: Seeing my kids be successful on the field, in the classroom and in the community! It means what I'm doing is working
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A6: ALL THE TIME! I owe it to my staff to train them and players to give them the best chance for success! And it is really fun!
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A7: the guys I've worked with. Learned some positives and saw some things that showed me what not to do
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Thank you for a great chat! Lots of style on display!
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A7: My biggest motivation is 2 try 2 teach kids 2 persevere thru football and 2 reap the rewards from their hard work&sacrifice
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The coaches of are why I love Twitter and my community of learning...Thank you!
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A7-the coaches I've been around. Walk w/ the wise & become wise... I'm just glad to be the dummy in the room.
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A7) Players need direction, people who care & there for them on & off field. I'm only successful as a coach if I change lives.
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A7 when I text none football related text about good things in life. Those things let me know that they know I care.
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A7) Lost sleep over the kids that I lost that needed help in some way. That affects me more than anything.
