Preparing For Your Ideal Head Coaching Position

Frequently Asked Questions In a Football Interview

Getting support of community
Jr. High program philosophy
What does your wife do?
Evaluation of coaches
Monitor no pass-no play
Are you a good teacher-examples
Punishment for kids who break team rules/district athletic rules
Practice times and schedule
How will you handle the transition and opposition of your hiring
5 year plan
Will you live our community?
How do you teach fundamentals
Install equity as AD/HC
Elementary school involvement

Most Frequently Asked Questions in a Football Interview

Is all competition good
What do you want graduated players to say about you and program
Seniors after football season-handle them and situation
College scholarships-procedures etc.
SAT prep/TAKS prep
Why you want come here
Process of hiring staff
Wife’s role
Title 9-how will you be legal
Computer / Video Tech Skills.
How do you have equity in budget with all sports and justify football money?
If we had an emergency at 10 o clock on Sunday morning-where would we find you?
7th grade athletic periods, your feelings on this.

Most Frequently Asked Questions in a Football Interview

Due process of students.
Is Passing State Required Exams or winning football games-which is more important to you.
Do you schedule wins or high competition?
Jr. High games winning or participation?
Demonstrate knowledge of State rules for athletics and academics.
Community service activities.
Board meeting attendance
Upset parent after the game handling the situation-other coaches involved.
Relationship with local law officials.

Steroid prevention.
Management and leadership-what styles do you use?
Local youth coaches-handle, involve, and communicate.

Most Frequently Asked Questions in a Football Interview

When applying for a coaching position that requires you to teach as well, the following questions my be asked by:

Tell us about yourself. What is your background, education, etc. and why you want to be considered for this position?
What do you enjoy about teaching and what do you believe is the greatest attribute or characteristic that you could bring to the classroom to ensure the success of your students?
What do you need to know about your students in order for them to be successful?
What techniques do you use to motivate students and get them excited about learning?
If you gave a major exam and 35% of your students failed, what would you consider as too high a failure rate and how would you deal with it?
Describe your methods/philosophy of classroom management/discipline.

If a Teaching Position is Required

Describe a successful lesson that you have delivered.
In what area do you believe you could grow professionally?
When do you contact parents regarding your students?
Are you interested in coaching/advising any extra-curricular activities?
Give an example of how you are a team player.
What do you feel is the meaning of the document and motto, “No child left behind”, and how does that motto relate to you as a teacher.
Do you have any questions?

Response:       Football Mission Statement

To build confidence and self-esteem and a feeling of contribution within each player
Get every player feeling important and unified in purpose
Encourage open and honest communication between staff and players
Focus on solutions rather than problems
Respect dignity and faith of each person on our football program
Commitment to team unity and strong leadership, trust each other
Create an environment for innovation and growth
Each and every one will overachieve
Above all else, our football players will be athletes of character

Academic, Educational, and Coaching PhilosophiesAcademics

One thing can be said: “You can take football from me, but you can never take my education away”.
The talk of getting an education will always take precedence over athletics. I believe that athletics and academics can and should work hand in hand. There is no reason that we should not strive to be champions in the classroom, as well as champions on the playing field. Discipline in the classroom means discipline on the playing field.

Academic, Educational, and Coaching PhilosophiesAcademics

It is very important to see athletics as a part of the total educational program. It should both compliment and contribute to the overall educational process. For many students it is the most effective climate for learning the invaluable lessons of personal integrity, determination, self-confidence, and proper mental attitude. Individual and group responsibilities along with the desire to achieve high goals should be basic objectives of any sound educational system.
The following philosophy on success was obtained sometime ago and has always remained with me and I feel applies to our everyday existence. Success must come from communication and support.

Education

To support the active learning process, the socialization of the students to the academic environment will additionally require that the teacher assume a very important leadership position in both daily behavior / conduct and professional classroom presentation. This leadership modeling by example includes consistency and professionalism regarding the day – to – day conduct of teaching duties within the private and public school environment while actively motivating students to become responsible to themselves, their environment, their future, and their communities future. This motivation within the secondary school academic environment will occur if the student sees tangible relevance of the content and skills to be mastered as related to his or her immediate present and future situation. In the area of physical education and health, the concept of relevance is of greater significance within the school curriculum due to its direct application to the individual student’s development of life-long personal mental and physical health and well-being. The secondary physical education and health curriculum insures that public school students enjoy positive societal interpersonal relationships while gaining personal-self esteem and self worth.

Education

Taking a personal interest in the true welfare of the student;
Delving into the student academically to solicit relevance;
Teacher listening skills to insure accurate information;
Appropriate and professional physical contact with students;
Higher level questioning and higher expectation of performance;
Accepting feelings and non-judgmental empathy of the student;
The ability to desist and effectively stop inappropriate student behavior;