Program Improvement

Wish you guys could have sat in on some coach's meetings we used to have in the OLD SCHOOL days. It has gotten to the point of almost getting out of hand on more than one occasion! BUT, THE ULTIMATE SALVATION WAS WE ALL KNEW, NO MATTER WHAT OUR POSITION ON A TOPIC HAPPENED TO BE THAT PROMPTED THE FLARING TEMPERS, WE ALL HAD ONE OBJECTIVE THAT REALLY MATTERED AND THAT WAS TO WIN!!! We were men, not a bunch of limp wristed ........... and we all felt passionately about our stance in the argument. Most of those sessions ended with us all going out, getting something to eat, shaking hands all around and heading home. Now, if you work with guys who are hot headed know it alls and they really don't know which end is up on a football field, if your an assistant, state your case and then shut up. THE HEAD COACH, AS YOU KNOW, WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION. I used to sit, take part in, listen to all that was going on and being said. Then, when I had made up my mind on an issue I would stand up and say: OK MEN, THIS IS HOW IT S GOING TO BE. I would then make my decision perfectly clear and move on. AS head coaches back then, our favorite saying was: IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY ( I STILL WAS SAYING IT 42 YEARS LATER) AND WE DIDN'T COACH BY COMMITTEE. WE LISTENED AND TOOK GOOD SOUND SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR STAFFS, OF COURSE, BUT THE BUCK STOPPED WITH US AND STILL DOES.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE