Dear High School Football Coaches:
Stop chasing the Championship. Most of you will never win one. No matter how hard you try. Spend more time Developing your student athletes as people. If you do that. You will win more championships than you could ever imagine.
Dear White Educators: I don’t need to see that you read, Chris Emdin, Gholdy Muhammad, Gloria Ladson-Billings etc. I need to see the implementation of the practice.
#education
HS Football Coaches: Please stop “cursing” at your players. There’s never a good reason for you to do it. There’s a better way to express your frustration. If your vocabulary is limited. Pick up a thesaurus. We should be modeling at all times.
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HS Football Coaches: These days everyone wants to “Fast Track” their way to a HC/OC/DC position without the requisite skills to successfully execute the role. Champagne dreams with beer knowledge. Sit back relax and learn. Your time will come.
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Hey my Twitter fam. I had a heart attack this morning. Had small artery clog. Operated to put in a stint and now I’m recovering. Procedure went well. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👑
HS Football Coaches if you want a “Family” culture. You must “DO” what real families “DO” It takes more than saying “Family” as you breakdown at the end of practice or a workout. There’s levels to this.
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HS Football Coaches are you coaching/teaching your players with IEP’s according to their learning style? If they have SEL goals how is being a part of your program helping them meet that goal? You thought you could show up and Coach. There’s levels to this.
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Here’s my frustration with some football coaches. Coaches will search high and low for schemes. Sit in sessions at clinics about schemes. But won’t take anytime to develop as a person. How do you lead young people without becoming a better person too?
Coaches you can’t support a Trump agenda and have conversations about racism and reforming the system. The two ideologies are different. When he makes blanket statements about groups of people. He is talking about your black and brown players.
#morethanacoach
#mattapanmade
News Flash: Everybody isn’t cut out to be a HC, OC, or DC. You don’t have to be one of the above to make a difference in the lives of football players.
HS Football Coaches it’s your responsibility to train and develop your volunteer coaches. Just because they might know the game and have time. Doesn’t mean they understand how to work with students. Or what is truly required to coach.
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Offensive Coordinators at the high school level. Is it more important that your players execute the play or understand why you’re running it?
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Coaches have the nerve to tell PLAYERS “WATCH what YOU tweet and RETWEET. It says ALOT about your CHARACTER!” Have you seen the stuff that COACHES tweet and retweet? If kids lose scholarships. Coaches should lose jobs! Might be in the MINORITY on this. I’m cool in that space!
For White HS Football Coaches that Coach in the “HOOD” Your players don’t need a “savior” They need the truth. You must let them know there’s people that look like you that don’t want them to excel and what they must do to circumvent that reality.
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Guys really out hear trying to run Univ of Alabama schemes without Univ of Alabama athletes. I think highly of Nick Saban as a coach too but I’m also a realist.
I never wanted to coach football. Because most coaches are A Holes. I didn’t want to be like them and if that’s what it takes to be a coach. I’m good. When I got into coaching. My goal was to be the complete opposite
White coaches think they have to do all these special things and you have to reinvent the wheel. Just be authentically you. But you have to connect on a personal and real level. Your players read through the fake stuff.
#morethanacoach
Best coach I ever played for. A man of character, integrity and honesty. Always had great relationships with Black and Brown players. Not by doing anything special. Just by being himself. Coaches don’t be afraid to show your players who you are.
#morethanacoach
When I was a Freshman in college I played scout team QB. I had one mission. To try and destroy our defense everyday. Me and my scout squad did that and the defensive coaches were instrumental in getting me and some others moved up. It’s not where you start it’s where you finish.!
HS Football Coaches: Want to be a better offensive coach? Spend time with defensive coaches. Want to be a better defensive coach? Spend time with offensive coaches. The formula and the solution is simple.
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In the words of IceCube, “I Gotta Say It Was A Good Day” All 5 schools across the City of Lynn cake together today. We marched and had a rally at Manning Field. It was voluntary for players to participate. Shout to Lynn PD / Fire Dept. for supplying masks and the escort.
I moved to the Bay this year and I’ve attended some
@CalFootball
games. I’m officially a fan!!! I like what they have going on. Will be purchasing season tickets next season.
#gobears
#youareinbearterritory
I wish young brothers and old brothers would stop disrespecting each other by calling each other N******! Words are powerful! If you call yourself that. You will become that. That’s why it’s easy to kill each other. It’s hard to kill your brother!
#morethanacoach
#mattapanmade
Coaches whether we play in the fall or spring or not at all isn’t the issue. We have an obligation to build strong young men and women. Don’t lose sight of the real objective.
#morethanacoach
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I am starting a book group at my school and we are going to read
@chrisemdin
new book Ratchetdemic. Once we read it we will be reporting out during a PD about our findings and how we will implement our findings for change ✊🏾👊🏾✌🏾
High School Football Coaches some of you are selfishly motivated under the guise of being there for your players. Nothing should supersede the needs of your players academically, athletically, socially or emotionally. Yes including WINNING ✊🏾👊🏾✌🏾
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I want to COACH COACHES and help them establish real Culture in their programs. I’m not talking surface level stuff. The deep rooted stuff. Your team is a microcosm of the real world so using cliches and slogans calling it CULTURE is false. That’s Football Culture.
These new athletes are funny 😄 They hand over $200-$300 for sneakers without hesitation. Then act like $20 is too much for a workout? Um my time and expertise is actually worth more. I’m looking out for you!
#morethanacoach
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Have you noticed that anytime “BEHAVIOR” is brought up in schools it’s always in reference to the “STUDENTS”🤔 Adult behavior in schools is often the problem. Adults who haven’t figured themselves out yet can’t lead students through a transformational process.
Best coach I ever played for. A man of character, integrity and honesty. Always had great relationships with Black and Brown players. Not by doing anything special. Just by being himself. Coaches don’t be afraid to show your players who you are.
#morethanacoach
If I was a bigger dude. I would’ve been an Offensive Lineman. OL is the truth. When you watch a football game. Stop following the ball and just watch the OL play. A thing of beauty.
High School Football Teams need to hire a Personal Development Coach to work with the players off the field with any issues and responsible for their development as young men.
#morethanacoach
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@Phil_Lewis_
We have gotten so far away from what parenting is that this shocking to people. This is called parenting. Radical circumstances require radical intervention.
Coaches let’s have a little fun! Option QB Challenge: Name your all time favorite Option QB? The challenge is you only get one. No explanation. Just reply with the name. I’ll start. My all time favorite Option QB is: Scott Frost
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Coaches we were hacked by a white suprematist group. I do apologize for having to end the session. This is how real it is out here. We are trying to build and come together as others work to keep us a part. This is wild man. I do Apologize!! 1
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It’s wild when I think about it. 2 months ago I had a heart attack. I’m doing well and staying on top of things. God is good and I’m truly thankful and GRATEFUL for my life ✊🏾👊🏾✌🏾
Happy Birthday to ME!!! Today I am 52 years old. Plenty of Hills and Valleys on this journey. I am truly blessed to have my family, friends, coaches and colleagues in my life. ✊🏾👊🏾✌🏾♊️😎
Everyone I meet gets a baseline level of respect regardless of race, ethnicity, gender etc. until proven otherwise. I don’t assume you’re a RACIST because you’re WHITE and I don’t assume you’re my BROTHER because you’re BLACK. That’s keeping it REAL
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I have a confession to make. I Don’t Care About NFL Football. I can’t wait to see the HOF Ceremony but as far as the games I’m cool. I enjoy the college game much more. That’s me.
Our educational system is TRANSACTIONAL so it’s not surprising that some coaches are TRANSACTIONAL. You would have to be a TRANSFORMATIONAL educator in order to be a TRANSFORMATIONAL coach.
Attention Coaches: If you coach in an urban area where there are gangs, crews, etc. just know your players are affiliated. How deep is the ? That’s up to you to find out in order to manage the situation.
HS Football Coaches: Start looking at Football through a “youth development lens” I’m not talking basic BS. Get out the football coaching box and get in the “life” box. You’ll see they’re the same. If your ego will allow it.
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At this point in my life “ Player Development” is the work I want to do. I don’t want to football X’s and O’s. I want to to do the X’s and O’s of life relative to football. Most coaches fail here because the focus is football X’s and O’s.
Coaches right about now. I don’t care how well you know RPO etc. How well do you know your black and brown players? Hell how well do you know your white players? If you don’t know them. You don’t have a team. You have a group of kids playing sports.
#morethanacoach
You all are witnessing WHITE PRIVILEGE on display LIVE! No Police, Tear Gas, etc. These folks stormed a FEDERAL BUILDING!! That’s homegrown TERRORISM!!! Nobody’s shot? Look at the HYPOCRISY!!!
#morethanacoach
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Often times we think young men from urban inner city America need”TOUGH LOVE” they don’t. They need to be “LOVED” it’s “TOUGH” living I an environment where there’s no “LOVE”
Dear
@Patriots
fans. If you think Stidham is going to start over Cam you’re sadly mistaken. So get ready for a flashy dressing, dreadlock wearing black quarterback. Something I know most of you aren’t ready for.
#morethanacoach
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Coaches: players don’t play for you because of your scheme. Well maybe some 🤔 but the majority of them don’t. They come to be a part of something bigger than football. Stop believing it’s organic when it’s not. You have to cultivate culture beyond football.
Back when
@Kaepernick7
took a knee. We met as a team to decide how we we were going to show support. We gathered tossed ideas around. Decided as a team “not to kneel” but we changed our decal to a “BLACK BULLDOG” 4 the season. It became a conversation piece. Mission accomplished
Meeting with publisher went great!! It’s nice to have backing and knowing that I will have product to share with coaches about my 8 years building a program. The good, the bad and the unbelievable. I’m beyond excited 😜!
#morethanacoach
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BREAKING NEWS:
@coach_beaman
will launch More Than A Coach Podcast in April!!! This is not your regular “FOOTBALL” podcasts. This is where coaches will dig into Life and everything that makes them who they are. I coached and I am many things. Thus More Than A Coach! U R Too!!
Right now WHITE PEOPLE who don’t want to be UNCOMFORTABLE and LEARN are exercising your WHITE PRIVILEGE!! Black people have been uncomfortable for 400 plus years. How dare you?
@jemelehill
@wyche89
Al Green “How Do You Mend A Broken Heart” is better than The Bee Gees. Luther Vandross “A House Is Not A Home” better than Dionne Warwick
I don’t do this often but sometimes you have to let people know. I’m a damn good football coach. Don’t get it f@&$ed up. Just because I don’t live in sweats, school gear or talk football every second doesn’t mean I don’t know my stuff.
This year has been challenge to say the least. I’ve had to terminate my relationships with a lot of people that I’ve known for years. On both sides of the racial divide. I have however discovered a network of like minded people on Twitter.
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I don’t understand why “coaches” are having a problem with this. Telling another coach how they should run their program is wrong. If you disagree just scroll on by. Coach is doing what he feels is best for his team. Run your team your way.
Crocs and slides are not allowed in my program. The first time it will cost you 50 pushups next I’m taking them until your parent’s come get them!
PROTECT THE HILL 🔱👺
I don’t ever bring or involve my wife and daughter in activities they don’t like. I wish they would reciprocate by never bringing me with them to a mall of any kind.
Me: Raise your hand if you love your mother
Everyone in class raises their hands
Me: Some of you are lying. How can you say you love your mother and embarrass her? Do you think getting suspended, cutting class, disrespecting teachers, is showing your moms love?
Silence
Coaches can we keep 💯 and stop acting like we enjoyed early morning workouts when we played. Enjoyed lifting weights and being screamed at. Kids respect honesty. I tell my guys I hated it too. However, find something to like about it because it’s part of the process.
Move in day tomorrow. My daughter is starting her new journey at Pace Univ NYC Campus. She went to St. John’s last year and didn’t like it. So we begin again.
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@joshnsanchez
Dude isn’t a street dude or a fighter. You tell that from his conversation. Everyone playing “Tommy Tough Nuts” these days. In the words of Mike Tyson “Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth.” I do hope young homie is OK and that’s real.
In order to be a great offensive coach. You have to understand defenses and what those defenses are designed to do. In order to be a great defensive coach. You have to understand offenses and what they’re trying to do.