How many of us have coached?

[HagFaithful]

Just curious. Sound off with:

1. Current team (state, division)
2. Position coached/coaching
3. Best football experience

 

[GemCity]

Coached all through pee-wee and last year at middle school.

In Ohio so, the leagues are really set well. D1.

Head coach in pee-wee. Linebackers and O-line in 7th…

Low level experience but, it was a fun time.

Best football experience was seeing my son blossom into what he wanted to do in the sport. Year after year, exponential growth. His best game last year he rushed for 161 yards…with about half of those being YAC. One TD…it was a great feeling for sure!

 

[HagFaithful]

Currently, not coaching.

Coached the 8th grade level (Midgets) for 15 years. Started as a defensive positional coach (DBs), then moved to Def Coordinator (4-4), then switched sides of the ball to offensive coordinator (Pro Style). Never head coached, didn't want the parental headaches.

My favorite experience as a coach was my first year. We inherited a team that hadn't scored a touchdown the previous year, and only got 3 first downs the entire year. We had 19 players and none of them were All Stars. We won 2 games that year. Very rewarding to see a toxic group of young men band together to accomplish goals.

 

[NoGain]

No football. Years of basketball. From tots to high school.

 

[GemCity]

Currently, not coaching.

Coached the 8th grade level (Midgets) for 15 years. Started as a defensive positional coach (DBs), then moved to Def Coordinator (4-4), then switched sides of the ball to offensive coordinator (Pro Style). Never head coached, didn't want the parental headaches.

My favorite experience as a coach was my first year. We inherited a team that hadn't scored a touchdown the previous year, and only got 3 first downs the entire year. We had 19 players and none of them were All Stars. We won 2 games that year. Very rewarding to see a toxic group of young men band together to accomplish goals.

Parents suck…we had so many that knew the HS AD…would complain that we were running too much…complain about who was getting the ball…changing the way we did things (couldn’t run anymore unless it was a football play).

Exhausting…so, I pulled my son out and am now in a private, catholic school.

Talk about some salty ass folks…they’re pissed now

 

[toffee]

Parents suck…we had so many that knew the HS AD…would complain that we were running too much…complain about who was getting the ball…changing the way we did things (couldn’t run anymore unless it was a football play).

Exhausting…so, I pulled my son out and am now in a private, catholic school.

Talk about some salty ass folks…they’re pissed now

Interesting observation, when I travelled to foreign countries, I tried to visit their schools, mainly k-12, sometimes colleges too. From the countries with top rated schools, many of them in Asia and northern Europe, students were taught to respect teachers and parents seldom get in the way.

 

[IndyHawk]

Coached all through pee-wee and last year at middle school.

In Ohio so, the leagues are really set well. D1.

Head coach in pee-wee. Linebackers and O-line in 7th…

Low level experience but, it was a fun time.

Best football experience was seeing my son blossom into what he wanted to do in the sport. Year after year, exponential growth. His best game last year he rushed for 161 yards…with about half of those being YAC. One TD…it was a great feeling for sure!

Your from Ohio?
Born Buckeye myself (Toledo)

 

[Sperrydogg]

Sequim wolf pups. I got one season. Absolutely a blast. Bunch of 12-13 yr olds. I coached wrestling at all levels for a long time but this was my first year of football. I felt like I was playing too. It was going to a small battle every game for those kids. Watching them grow and endure and learn how to face their fears. It was so fun love this sport

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Parents suck…we had so many that knew the HS AD…would complain that we were running too much…complain about who was getting the ball…changing the way we did things (couldn’t run anymore unless it was a football play).

Exhausting…so, I pulled my son out and am now in a private, catholic school.

Talk about some salty ass folks…they’re pissed now

No doubt. It's pathetic how much some parents live vicariously thru their kids. I was an umpire for 9 and 10 year old baseball league for one season. Pretty decent extra coin. The parents were insane. Embarrassing their kids in front of everyone, all the time. Got threatened and followed to my car once. Over a damn little league baseball game. That was my queue to get out. No wonder so many kids just quit playing sports. Their parent ruin it for them.