BA in Sociology/Master's in Special Ed(Teacher). DC of
@wffootballteam
. Head Track Coach of
@BlackHawksTrack
. University of Arizona DB 1995-99. AFL DB 2001-08.
As a coach you have to coach up the talent you have. You have to make your good players great...Your average players good and your not so good players average. Any coach can coach talented athletes but the good coaches make each athlete a better player.
RIP Coach Tomey. Condolences to the Tomey family. 🐻⬇️ you will be missed! One of Coach Tomey’s most memorable quotes was when he said one day during a meeting after a Holiday Bowl practice, you know what that “N” on Nebraska’s helmet stands for Not Today, Not today! 💙 you Coach
I started my coaching journey as a volunteer coach at McClintock HS(2006) for 1 season with Coach Steve Campbell. Then when he left to start Williams Field HS program(2007). He asked me to come with him. First 2 years as a DB coach, 1 as co-DC and been the DC ever since!!!
Athletes it doesn't matter if you get 50 offers or 1. At the end of the day you can only sign with 1 school.
#behumble
and stop counting how many offers you got. Every offer should feel like the first one.
Well thanks to all of you who felt that crowding bars and not social distancing, going to the gym without an appointment and crowding those. Now HS football may be in jeopardy...straight selfish!!
7v7 is supposed to be used to develop timing on routes & learn how to recognize different coverages on offense. But also get your coverages and communication down on defense. All i see now a days are teams that try & win 7v7 tournaments with flag 🏈 offenses and gimmick defenses
Athletes please stop counting how many offers you have. After you say I have received my 20th D1 offer it is boasting. You look thirsty for attention. Just be happy a school wants you. Why not just say I am appreciative of “blank school” offering me a chance to live my dream.
Check out my son(KJ) in Lane 2 in the 11-12 age group Az State championship 100m Final a few wks ago. He didn’t have a great start but had a great finish!! 2nd overall!! Proud of his growth this year!!
Coaching is an art you have to be a motivator, psychologist, teacher, psychiatrist, and a role model/mentor to name a few!!! If you can’t handle these things it might not be the job for you. Can’t just show up and coach without showing you care about the athlete/person!!!
If I was in the Class of 2020 right now.
1st thing I would do is take ACT prep course.
2nd thing - 100 percent weight room attendance with TEAM.
3rd thing - extra speed, agility, skills training on my own.
It is 7v7 season...enjoy and have fun. Just know that it may get you in the door in recruiting but that tackle film is what matters!! If anyone tells you otherwise they blowing smoke!!!
Just at FYI to all you football players that think track is not for you. I saw a lot of college football coaches at the state meet on Wednesday & bet their will be more their today & Saturday. Never mind carry on....y’all bad!!!
I will never understand athletes not working out in their school weight programs and only working out at their private coaches facility. Shouldn’t the two work hand in hand for the betterment of the athlete?
When you decide to become a coach. Thats when you have to understand that it is not about you but about the athlete. It is not about your accomplishments it is about helping your athletes accomplish theirs!!!
I love coaching but the bad mouthing behind the scenes to get kids need to stop. 🤷🏾♂️. Their is a difference between selling your school and bad mouthing others 🤷🏾♂️
Sometimes as an athlete you have to do things that go against the status quo like calling out selfish teammates, teammates that slack off on the field or in the weight room, teammates that make bad decisions off the field or in school. You will help them more than you think.
I ain’t on here for no other reason than entertainment, help my athletes get recruited, call out bullshit recruiting services and speak on matters that affect my people. If you don’t like it kick rocks🤷🏾♂️
I do not understand why athletes continue to say they are committing to schools as if they are on scholarship. If you a walk-on/preferred walk/grey or blue shirt or whatever else they call it be upfront because there is a difference between them all
Just because you work hard doesn’t mean something is owed to you. Working hard shows your teammates, bosses, coaches, etc how dedicated to your craft you are. It doesn’t guarantee you anything but it can put you in a position to be successful.
This Ambushing of police officers is not the answer. This will not help or achieve anything. We can not create change if we meet violence with violence. We have to be and do better than this.
I don’t give a dayum if the bars are open & the stay at home order is lifted. There is still a disease out there that is killing folks that are 65 & older. If I was Asystematic, caught the virus but had no symptoms, went to see my pops & he became ill I couldn’t forgive myself.
Parents I know you like being up close to the action in these 7v7 tournaments and passing leagues but please don’t be on the sideline talking trash to kids.
I don’t care if a kid transfers or not. If they do not want to be part of your program let them go. Why keep a kid/parent around who doesn’t believe in your program.
I will say this until I am blue in the face also & I don’t care how much blow back I get. Never pay anyone for recruiting. If u can’t get online & fill out recruiting questionnaires or email coaches ur Hudl link & a short bio. That’s being lazy. I don’t care what sport you play.
Please don't play games with D2/D3/NAIA colleges. If you do not plan on playing after high school or enrolling in their school please be honest with them. It's not worth the 15 min of fame and a couple of pictures
We have to stop the D1 or bust mentality. If you love the game it doesn’t matter what level you play on. The goal is to get your education paid for or for the least amount of money out your pocket. Reality is the “Degree” will take you farther than the sport!!
If you are in a relationship your partner should want you to excel not hold you back!!!! You young people need to learn to stay out of toxic relationships. If someone demands all of your time....RUN...it ain’t worth it. They have the psycho-crazy gene!!
I am getting tired of seeing videos of law enforcement in our country just beating up unarmed black men and women. It is mentally draining. It really is!! My own son stays up some nights just to make sure I come home. He is 11 put that into perspective!!
Why can’t some white people just acknowledge that there are white folks that hate black folks just because of our very existence. Some are hiding in Law Enforcement, government, teaching and in your families!!
Full Disclaimer: I AM NOT AGAINST 7v7!!! I am against the lies that are told to kids to get them to play for certain teams. Athletes go have fun and compete.
If Arizona is number 1 for COVID at moment. Why some of y’all walking around & doing shit like it don’t exist. Please protect y’all selves. This disease is nothing to mess with. Who wants to be sick for two weeks or even longer. Not saying you should stay in 🏠. But don’t crowd!!
Parents please stop paying for your kid to be called an All-American in youth and HS sports. If you pay to play let’s call it what it really is...A SHAM TO MAKE MONEY OFF YOUR THIRST TO MAKE YOUR CHILD SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT!! All Americans don’t pay to play!!
I will be glad when 7v7 season is over!!! No more Qb’s checking down to their 4th or 5th option after holding the ball for dang near 4 seconds. No more defenses playing unrealistic coverages and no more shirts and shorts warriors!!!
Athletes please get in the weight room, work on your speed, work on your football IQ, work on your lateral quickness but most of all work to maintaining a high gpa. The game is changing with the transfer portal.
This recruiting thing needs to be bought up every year. Parents you don’t need a recruiting service if you actually do your own research & get emails & social media accounts for coaches. Have your athlete write a short bio about themselves, include stats, GPA, ACT or SAT scores..
I promise if the police walk in unison with the protesters in every city a lot of the anger will go away because now they know law enforcement isn’t a threat and more of an ally!! This is the way it should have been from the start!!
Everyone will not be a D1 athlete and that’s fine but if you love the game of football like most of you say. You will take those D2,D3, or NAIA offers and make the most of them by signing and actually going to play for them and not using social media hype to get likes!!!
A opportunity to play at the next level regardless of the level is a great opportunity because not a lot of athletes get asked if they want to continue their athletic careers after HS.
Athletes trust me...when choosing a school see who has the best academic plan for you and then see if it is taylored to your needs. It does make a huge difference and it will allow you to be successful and on the correct path to get your degree.
10.56 100m, 21.8 200m and HJ 6’6 that’s what I ran & jumped in HS and what lead to me getting multiple D1 offers as a 5’9 156 pound WR/DB. Oh and I could also Dunk!!! Now what separates you from the pack!!
Our boys team placed 4th overall and our Girls team placed 3rd overall at the Division 2 State Championships this weekend. First time in program history that the boys and girls teams both placed in top 5.
#wfdominates
Athletes if you have anyone in your circle that doesn’t encourage you to go to practice, to compete on the field, in the weight room, or in school. To get good grades and to make smart choices. Then those folks need to get the boot. They are cancers no matter who they are!!!
One of the greatest things about 🏈 is that the game is played on the field & not on 📄 . The words can’t play for you only you can. The picture can’t make a tackle for you only you can. The hype can’t make you play for the guy next to you only you and your teammates can do that!
Their is one thing any of the players I ever coached will tell you. I am a open book when it comes to my life. I don’t just mention the good times...I tell them more about the bad so they don’t make the same mistakes I made!!! My job is to make all of my sons better people
Athletes...pay attention to the seniors that came before you and look to see what good or bad qualities they had. Improve the good qualities year after year on the team and remove the bad ones because those bad qualities are the things that 🛑 the team from being successful
It is not what school u play at that matters it is how u play that matters, it’s the quality of your film that matters, it is how u perform under pressure that matters, it is can dominate your opponent when they are of the same caliber or supposedly better than you that matters.
F*** Hype...let’s just line up!! Remember words and rankings don’t win games. Athletes that believe in each other and trust the person next to them will do their jobs win games!!