Job Interview Friday.....Could use some help and ideas:)

Also think about and study up on some options for fundraising.

What type of programs do you guys run in the offseason? I know weight room, passing leagues, but these kids are SOOO unmovitated to get into the weight room and actually work. That will be my toughest task I believe.

Unfortunately that's not an overnight fix. When a bad attitude creeps in, it is painful to get out. I've been on a staff that went through it. You have to tear off the bandage quickly, and hope the pain only lasts a short while. It will wear you out mentally and physically, but once you find those kids who will buy in it becomes much easier. The key is finding those kids. If you have a strong administration who will support you, that makes things easier, too. Lay out your expectations, and let kids know that if they live up to those expectations, they will be the players that are most relied upon...and then stick to that! If it is a big mess, you have to go in with an "It's my way or the highway" mentality for a year. Whatever you do, do not waver from what you line out as your plan. Even if things get tough, do not change mid-season. Changes can be made for the next year, but mid-season changes give the impression that you didn't know what you were doing when you started leading down this path. My opinion, but from my experience, this is what I have seen as true. I worked as an assistant under a coach who took over an underachieving program with large amounts of baggage. We were a big school, so we didn't have to worry about numbers, and he laid down very clear expectations and new direction. There were several people (athletes, coaches, and boosters) who were comfortable under the old "ways" that got rubbed wrong and left the program. We got our rears handed to us that year, winning 1 game. The next year we took those kids who got their lumps, got them into the weightroom, designed a offseason program that emphasized general athleticism, and took those kids to a conference championship the next year. It can be done, but you have to be strong in your convictions of what you are doing and where you are going.