Ways to help break into coaching football

[Bj-Monster23]

As the title says I really would like to know how could I get a chance to break into coaching football. I just really love the sport of football and I want get involved in the coaching aspect of the game. For 3yrs I been thinking and trying to find ways that may help me breakout on the scene but I have yet to be successful. If any of you guys know people or specific things that I could do I would really appreciate your information.

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As the title says I really would like to know how could I get a chance to break into coaching football. I just really love the sport of football and I want get involved in the coaching aspect of the game. For 3yrs I been thinking and trying to find ways that may help me breakout on the scene but I have yet to be successful. If any of you guys know people or specific things that I could do I would really appreciate your information.

I coached when I took my year off from college; coached at my old high school. Now, I had an in there because the staff that coached me was still there at the time. However, we had a few staff members come in and out both in my time as a player and in my year there coaching. All you have to do is just know who to talk to. Like any profession, football coaching and getting on a staff is all about networking. Build your contact list in your phone up with coaches you can call for advice or whatever.

What I would do is decide at what level you want to be involved. If it's the pop-warner level, just find your local association and talk to the higher ups. If it's the middle school, go to the school, go to the main office, ask to see if you could speak with that coach about assisting. Same goes with high school. Some high school's want proven guys, so you may be turned down. However, the other two options will take about anybody they can get, since coaches at those levels are sometimes scarce.

I know when I coached I had to take this BS online "class" first. Basically, it is a screening to test ethics and basic knowledge. Then, after the county the school is in gets that, you'll be added to the payroll. I don't know if it is at EVERY county, let alone every state, but I know in Pender county, you HAD to be a paid assistant, on the county's payroll (just like any other coach, including the head coach). So, check all of those things with the head coach of the high school, if you do indeed go that level.

Hope I helped.

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I will add, know what the fug you want to do on a staff. Know what your strength is. If you go in and say "I want to help in any way I can", you'll end up being Head of the Assistance Division and Support (aka, water bottles and equipment). For instance, I am much more of a defensive mind than I am an offensive mind. I can draw a defense up to practically any high school offense. However, I can't do more than the triple option on offense, and that is because we ran that when I played in high school and I started both ways.

Go in with a distinct purpose. If you know throwing mechanics for a QB, say that. If you know drills and disciplines for the RBs, say that. If you know poo about the OL or DL, say that. We had 3 OL and DL coaches at my high school. At one point, we had 4. That would be a good place to start. Not too difficult to figure out the fundamentals of those positions, and the more eyes you have looking at the OL and DL the better, because it can get messy and things can be missed. HC's LOVE having extra eyes there.

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[Bj-Monster23]

I will add, know what the fug you want to do on a staff. Know what your strength is. If you go in and say "I want to help in any way I can", you'll end up being Head of the Assistance Division and Support (aka, water bottles and equipment). For instance, I am much more of a defensive mind than I am an offensive mind. I can draw a defense up to practically any high school offense. However, I can't do more than the triple option on offense, and that is because we ran that when I played in high school and I started both ways.

Go in with a distinct purpose. If you know throwing mechanics for a QB, say that. If you know drills and disciplines for the RBs, say that. If you know poo about the OL or DL, say that. We had 3 OL and DL coaches at my high school. At one point, we had 4. That would be a good place to start. Not too difficult to figure out the fundamentals of those positions, and the more eyes you have looking at the OL and DL the better, because it can get messy and things can be missed. HC's LOVE having extra eyes there.

I really appreciate this a lot man great information.