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Chris Parker

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1 year

I will quit my job right now to go be General Manager at Bucees. How does one attain this?

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4 months

This is a bad take. Anyone making fun of this has no idea the work that goes into coaching. You never take success for granted.

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National champion head coach, Dabo Swinney, after his kicker makes a long FG against *checks notes* 7-5 Kentucky.

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Nick Saban's last 16 teams.. 2008: 12-2 2009: 14-0 2010: 10-3 2011: 12-1 2012: 13-1 2013: 11-2 2014: 12-2 2015: 14-1 2016: 14-1 2017: 13-1 2018: 14-1 2019: 11-2 2020: 13-0 2021: 13-2 2022: 11-2 2023: 12-2 199-23 overall 9 SEC Championships 6 National Championships #GOAT

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Your job as a Head Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, coaches, admin to understand. Make sure you do things that help get to the ceiling & worry about what you control!

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3 years

When you are Head Football Coach, sometimes people ask you, “what do you do when it’s not football season?” as if there is nothing to do! 🤣 Here was my annual “to do” list

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(Long post alert) I'm going to preach for a minute... I quit coaching football after the 2018 season ended. I had no idea that major changes were on the horizon for the profession. The Head Coach of 2023 has so many different issues that I did not deal with in my many years as…

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3 years

Bishop Sycamore pre-game meal sponsor

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2 years

It’s easy to be the Asst Coach, the backup QB, etc and say what you would do if you were in the top seat. It’s hard to be the person in the top seat. Be careful what you say when you are on your way up, as you may think differently if you get that big chair.

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Chris Parker

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6 months

Your job as a Head Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, coaches, and administration to understand. Work to get your program to it's individual ceiling.

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1 year

10 things Athletic Directors can do to help their programs.....🧵

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2 years

Your job as a Head Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, coaches, admin to understand. Make sure you do things that help get to the ceiling & worry about what you control!

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2 years

Your job as a Head Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, coaches, admin to understand. Make sure you do things that help get to the ceiling & worry about what you control!

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2 years

There are great coaches that win state championships and there are great coaches that win half their games. Your job as a coach is to get your team to their maximum potential. All teams are different.

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5 months

As an Athletic Director, this is the form we would use to interview Head Coaches. Maybe it can help someone out today.

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3 months

10 things Athletic Directors should do.. The AD job can be overwhelming. If you are an AD looking for new ideas, here are 10 things I think AD can easily do: 1. Create Athletic Department "Awards" Give out monthly awards from the Athletic Department. These do not have to come…

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4 months

Here's a plan for a new Head Coach's first 30-60-90 days on the job. Maybe it can help someone out today.

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1 year

Your job as a Head Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, coaches, admin to understand. Make sure you do things that help get to the ceiling & worry about what you control!

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1 year

10 Offensive Play Calling Tips.... 🧵

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1 year

@drflatt68 sent me this. I may even settle for Car Wash manager if he gets the GM job. I have run a lot of fundraisers… that should qualify me for the car wash.

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With football starting, here is comprehensive list of things heard from the stands: 1. "Get him" 2. "Make a play" 3. "Catch the ball" 4. "Come on coach" 5. "Stop running it up the middle" 6. "Block Somebody" 7. "Throw the ball" 8. "Come on Ref" 9. "Run faster" 10. "That's a hold"

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Chris Parker

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1 year

As an Athletic Director, this is the form we would use to interview Head Coaches. Maybe it can help someone out today.

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3 years

It’s interesting to me how obsessed most football coaches are with X&Os & becoming a head coach. Ironically, when you become head coach you rarely get to work on X&Os and they rarely are the reason you’re unsuccessful. Plan X&Os but also plan relationship building & communication

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2 years

Teaching and coaching are the same thing. Good coaches are good teachers.

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4 months

People used to ask me, "You are a football coach... what do you do when it's not football season?" Here was my annual calendar. Maybe it can help someone get organized today.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Involve the teachers and staff at your school in your program. Here are some things we did over the years.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

If you are a HS football coach, don’t criticize college HC/OC/DC for play calling when you aren’t at their practices. You, of all people, should appreciate that not being there every day makes it impossible to really know what the team can do. Just enjoy the game! Be entertained

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4 years

So...NCAA football just passed a rule saying people not playing this fall can practice 12 hours a week. Why can’t they play then?? Does the virus spread more at 13 hours together? Also who wants to practice and never play a game?? Wow....

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4 years

Everyone does realize that even if we don’t have high school sports, there will be club sports and people will still go to Home Depot, Target, etc??? Stopping high school sports will not have the desired impact.

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2 years

If anyone ever finds "somebody" or "they", please let me know. Both have stolen a lot of knee pads, practice jerseys, pants, cleats, etc. We have to find them.

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Chris Parker

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Teaching and coaching are the same thing. Good coaches are good teachers.

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6 months

Evaluating your Coaching Staff (long post...) One of the things I recommend you do in the early part of the off-season is evaluate our coaching staff. Here is the process I used as a Head Coach to evaluate my coaching staff.... STEPS FOR COACHING STAFF EVALUATION 1. Coach…

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4 years

With many high schools limiting attendance to football games this fall, I am offering to make a recording of me screaming the following coaching points we will now be limited in hearing: "Get him", "Make a play", "Catch the ball", "Come on coach", "Stop running it up the middle"

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Know the situation. Practice the situations with your team. Here is the list of situations I used to make practice plans over the course of the year.

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2 years

It’s easy to be the Asst Coach, the backup QB, etc and say what you would do if you were in the top seat. It’s hard to be the person in the top seat. Be careful what you say when you are on your way up, as you may think differently if you get that big chair.

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Football practice is starting. Watch out for "somebody". He will steal pads, cleats, etc. Then in games people will yell for you to block "somebody" even though we never found him when the pads came up missing...

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11 months

Teaching and coaching are the same thing. Good coaches are good teachers.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Being the Head Coach is tough. A lot of people think coaches just get Gatorade dumped on them and yell. That's not what it's about. You navigate difficult situations, that come out of nowhere, that you did not create, but will affect you.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Principals/ADs looking to hire coaches: Don’t become enamored with the type of offense or other small things when selecting a candidate. Ask yourself... 1. Who can build the best relationships? 2. Who is the best communicator? 3. Who seems the most organized? These are universal.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Football practice starting soon. Watch out for "somebody". He will steal pads, cleats, etc. Then in games people will yell for you to block "somebody" even though we never found him when the pads came up missing...

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Chris Parker

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3 years

As an AD, I helped hire coaches in every sport. These are the interview questions we asked the candidates and reflected on with the committee. If you are a candidate, know the answers to these questions.

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1 year

It’s easy to be the Asst Coach, the backup QB, etc and say what you would do if you were in the top seat. It’s hard to be the person in the top seat. Be careful what you say when you are on your way up, as you may think differently if you get that big chair.

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Chris Parker

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1 year

People used to ask me, "You are a football coach only? What do you do when it's not football season?" Here was my annual calendar. Maybe it can help someone get organized today.

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Reminder: Your job as a Coach is to get the program to it's ceiling. The ceiling is different at each place. This can be a very difficult concept for parents, players, and administration to understand. Work to get your program to it's individual ceiling, then keep pushing.

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3 years

As you prepare for the season, be sure to introduce situations to your team. Here is the list I used over the years.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Head Football Coach is the most competitive job in the Athletic Department. Usually 100+ applicants. If you are fortunate enough to get an interviews, make sure you know the answer to these questions. They won’t ask all of them but be ready!

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4 years

So important as a Head Coach to be organized. If you aspire to be a head coach or are currently one, you should have your version of this.

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Chris Parker

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1 year

10 statistics that win football games..... 🧵

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Chris Parker

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9 months

10 things Athletic Directors should do this year 🧵 The AD has a tough job and it can be overwhelming. If you are an AD looking for ideas to get more effective and efficient, here are 10 things I think Athletic Directors should commit to doing this year....

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Chris Parker

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2 years

**Giveaway** Today's giveaway is a copy of my 10 Lessons in Coaching book. A great book for any leader! To enter, just be following and RT/like this post. Draw 1 winner on Tuesday. Click the link to see more or order the book

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Chris Parker

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2 years

**Giveaway** Today's giveaway is a copy of my 100 Empty Formations book. A great way to add a little something to your offense! To enter, just be following and RT/like this post. Draw 1 winner on Tuesday. Click the link to see more or order the book

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Chris Parker

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1 year

Involve the teachers and staff at your school in your program. Here are some things we did "back in the day"...

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Coaches: all schemes work. It’s important to study new schemes but the reality is that execution of that scheme will determine the outcome. Find ways to be realistic in your approach but hold players accountable to the scheme. Here’s one way. Can be adapted to any team or sport.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Dean Pees is the man.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

If you want to be a coach, you need to become versed in the following careers: - Coach - Teacher - Psychologist - Technology Specialist - Custodian - Taxi Driver - Marketing Executive - Financial Planner - Mediation Specialist - And many, many more...

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Chris Parker

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2 years

My play calling rules: - Use Formations/Shifts/Motions to run best plays. Think new way to run best plays before adding new - Put TE, Trips into boundary occasionally; make them pick Field or Strength - Avoid their good players. You don’t have magic plays. It’s about the players

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Being the Head Coach is tough. A lot of people think coaches just get Gatorade dumped on them and yell. That's not what it's about. You navigate difficult situations, that come out of nowhere, that you did not create, but will affect you.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Teaching and coaching are the same thing. Good coaches are good teachers.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

There are great coaches that win state championships and there are great coaches that win half their games. Your job as a coach is to get your team to their maximum potential. All teams are different.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

If in a Head Coach Interview & get asked, "do you have questions?" I would ask these: - How is strength & conditioning program? - How many asst. coaches can I bring? - What is my teaching schedule? - What is the program's financial situation? The answers will tell you a lot..

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If you want to be a coach, you need to become versed in the following careers: - Coach - Teacher - Psychologist - Technology Specialist - Custodian - Taxi Driver - Marketing Executive - Financial Planner - Groundskeeper - Mediation Specialist - And many, many more...

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Chris Parker

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2 years

The keys to being a good assistant coach: - Be Loyal - Show Improvement - Make your part of the team special - Never be unprepared for practice - Ask the head coach what you can do to help

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3 years

Many parents are focused on the wrong ways to “help” the team. If you want to be a successful sports parent, do the following: - Do not talk bad about the coach in front of your kid - Volunteer time - Communicate - Show the same concern for grades you show for sports

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Chris Parker

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4 months

Have some accountability system within your scheme. Doesn't have to be any big punishments, just an understanding of what is expected. Golden Rules. Here is an example of Offensive & Defensive Accountability plan. Maybe it can help you come up with your own.

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As a play caller, I tried to limit plays but have as many formations as possible. My favorite formations allowed us to: - Put the defense in a bind - Run both ways w/ jet motion - Run the box - Throw verticals - Throw horizontal Here were my 10 favorite formations... 🧵

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4 years

Head Coaches of all sports: get organized with your “To Do” list. This is the list I used as a Head Football coach. Maybe it can help someone out today!

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Chris Parker

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1 year

Teaching and coaching are the same thing. Good coaches are good teachers.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

So many games cancelled, rescheduled mid-week. As if coaching football wasn't hard enough pre-COVID. You now also have to worry about your players being out and the other team cancelling. Hats off to all the coaches out there continuing to persevere for kids.

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Chris Parker

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4 years

Athletic Directors: life is much easier organized. Here are some of the forms I used over the years to stay organized.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Everyone wants to be the leader until they have to have the hard conversations and make the difficult decisions. Leadership is not easy. #TheLeaderMatters

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Football practice is starting all over the country. Every team is excited & undefeated! The teams that are still excited late in the season will be effective & efficient in their practices. Here are 18 practical tips to help make your practices more effective and efficient.....

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7 months

Coaches: Involve the teachers and staff at your school in your program. Here was notes I used "back in the day"...

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3 years

New project. Working on a book designed for ALL head coaches (current/aspiring & all sports) that helps the reader create their own plan for success. Like a book with a workbook built in. Thoughts???

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Complete list of things you control: 1. Your attitude. 2. Your effort.

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Educating players and parents on the process to play a sport in college is becoming an even bigger part of the coach’s job. Make sure they understand the process. It takes what it takes...

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Chris Parker

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3 years

Rule #1 of being a head coach: There isn’t much of an “off-season”. Here was my annual “to do” list as Head Football Coach. Thank you to all the Head Coaches out there working hard all year for kids.

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3 years

My play calling rules: - Use Formations/Shifts/Motions to run best plays. Think new way to run best plays before adding new - Put TE, Trips into boundary occasionally; make them pick Field or Strength - Avoid their good players. You don’t have magic plays. It’s about the players

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1 year

If you are a Head Coach interviewing an assistant coach, here are the questions we recommend. Obviously add in more scheme-specific questions regarding to what you want as well. Always know what you are looking for and cater the specific questions to that need.

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4 months

Principals/ADs looking to hire coaches: Don’t become enamored with the things that don’t matter when selecting a candidate. Ask yourself... 1. Who can build the best relationships? 2. Who is the best communicator? 3. Who seems the most organized? These are universal.

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2 years

I’m thinking of making some calendars like these for coaches. I did 1 month for a head football coach. Anyone interested? Good idea or bad idea???

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3 years

Here are some things aspiring Head Coaches need to know about being a head coach: - There is no time to learn on the job - Doing X & Os is the fun part - You constantly get put in no-win situations - People are going to treat you different - Some will dislike you no matter what

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Here are some things aspiring Head Coaches need to know about being a head coach: - There is no time to learn on the job - Doing X & Os is the fun part - You constantly get put in no-win situations - People are going to treat you different - Some will dislike you no matter what

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3 years

Involve the teachers and staff at your school in your program. Here are some things we did over the years.

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2 years

10 Stats that win football games 🧵 There are so many statistics now that they can be deceiving or overwhelming. Over my career, I found these were 10 stats that mattered….

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Coaches get head jobs because they're good w/ players as an assistant, but working with ADULTS usually makes or breaks you. Most are unprepared. Make sure you are ready to work with: - Asst. coaches - Parents - Administration - Other sport coaches

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3 years

It’s easy to be the backup QB, the Asst Coach, etc and say what you would do if you were in the top seat. It’s hard to be the person in the top seat. Be careful what you say when you are on your way up, as it may come back to get you if/when you get to make all the decisions.

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3 years

Successful Football Parent Tips - Don’t put your child down - Don’t make excuses for your child - Insist on good grades - Support the coach around your child - Encourage your child to play for love of the game, not scholarship - Always tell your child you love watching them play

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Chris Parker

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2 years

As an AD, here are the questions we asked when interviewing head coaches. If you are an aspiring head coach make sure you know the answers to these.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

If you ever thought of giving up on something, watch this….

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2 years

Loyalty between coaches and administration should be a two-way street. We need coaches and administrators that are honest with each other and support each other.

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Chris Parker

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4 months

10 things young coaches don't know about.... If you have coached football, you need to read this! Here's a little humor for my post this week. 10 things the young guys don't know about in coaching....

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2 years

Coaches: As you prepare for next year, make an annual calendar. Here is the calendar I used over the years. Kept me organized. Also, if you are not a coach, these is the kind of work that is done all year as a Head Coach.

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2 years

All this stuff I put on twitter is great and all....but if you want to be a successful coach you must care about kids. This is the first step and all the other is secondary.

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3 years

No OC should ever again talk about the defense taking away their best receiver and that’s why the WR didn’t get the ball much. Sark has done great job getting Devonta the ball when everyone knows he is the best WR.

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3 years

The keys to being a good assistant coach: - Be Loyal - Show Improvement - Make your part of the team special - Never be unprepared for practice - Ask the head coach what you can do to help

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3 years

Everyone wants to be the leader until they have to have the hard conversations and make the difficult decisions. Leadership is not easy, but it is necessary for success.

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1 year

You don't know about this.. 😂

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Me explaining to young coaches what it was like exchanging film before Hudl. “You don’t even know what a DVD-R stack is, do you junior?”

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Seven Coaching Hacks A lot of people want to coach. If you want a great career as a coach, here are some “hacks” that can separate you from the others... 🧵

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1 year

The role of the Booster Club: - Support the program financially. - Promote the program in the community. - Volunteer time/energy to make the program better. - Promote parent/student involvement. - Make the program an excellent experience for players.

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Chris Parker

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2 years

Many parents are focused on the wrong ways to “help” the team. If you want to be a successful sports parent, do the following: - Do not talk bad about the coach in front of your kid - Volunteer time - Communicate - Show the same concern for grades you show for sports

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The hardest part about leadership is accountability. Everyone wants to be the leader until they must have a difficult conversation.

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