Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions For Head Football

Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions For

Head Football Coaching Position



The following questions are those most often asked during the interview process, be prepared to address each one in some detail.



Philosophy



What do you do with seniors once the season comes to an end?

Staff development / all sports.

Educational philosophy.

Offensive philosophy.

Defensive philosophy.

Off-season philosophy.



• Tell us about your strengths.



• Organizational skills must be evident.



• Tell us about your weaknesses.



• How would you get the faculty involved in the athletic program?



• What is your primary concern when developing your basic offense and defense?



• Explain your methodology of handling disciplinary cases?



• What are some of your strengths? What are some of your weaknesses?



• Why do you want his job? What do you know about the school district?



• How will you handle your football coaching staff assignments and organize your staff among the teams we promote – Varsity, Jr. Varsity, and freshman?



• What steps will you take to insure the academic eligibility of the athletes? What plans do you have for study halls?



• How do you see yourself with the administration at being important to the success of the overall program?



• How should the booster club be set up and should there be one club or a separate club for each sport? Is a school official part of the booster board? Who holds the boosters accountable?



• If we were to watch a practice what we would expect to see?



• If we were to observe your off-season program what should we expect?



• Do you encourage athletes to play other sports?



• What about the coaches on staff here now.



• Experience with budget



• Discipline procedures



• Getting support of community



• Jr. High program philosophy



• What does your wife do?



• Evaluation of coaches



• How do you balance your teaching & coaching responsibilities?



• 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 (show an example)



• How will you handle the transition and opposition of your hiring



• 5 year plan (educational & coaching goals)



• Will you live in our community?



• How do you teach fundamentals?



• Install equity as AD/HC



• Elementary school involvement



• Kids smoking and drinking



• Girls program-relationship/policies/rules



• Why are you successful?



• Why should we hire you?



• Football in playoffs-kids goes to basketball/wrestling?



• Staff organization-top to bottom



• I am a 7th grade parent convince me my kid should play football.



• Team is 1-6 how do you approach the rest of the season



• 1st thing you will do when you get here



• Alignment of program 7-12



• Is all competition good



• What do you want graduated players to say about you and program



• Seniors after football season-how do handle them and situation?



• College scholarships-procedures etc.



• SAT prep/State Mandated Tests.



• 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.



• Master schedule for athletics.



• Chain of command and who are you accountable to.



• What is a player’s coach?



• Booster club guidelines, please explain.



• Coaches social gatherings?



• Goals of your family?



• Teacher/educational community involvement.



• Date of hire to 1st practice plan.



• Would you like to teach a leadership class?



• Homecoming/parents night/ plan.



• Alumni relationships



• Relationship with middle school principal & P.E./coaching staff?



• Due process of students. (leadership council, players’ cadre)



• Passing State Mandated Tests or winning football games-which is more important to you.



• Do you schedule wins or high competition? (pre-season philosophy)



• Jr. High games winning or participation?



• Demonstrate knowledge of State Football 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-How do you handle them, involve them, and communicate to them.



• Travel Itinerary and transportation issues-rules for bus.



• Activity fund management.



• Student trainer and manager policy (girls)?



• Pep rallies-players involved or not and why.



• Wednesday night church and practice.



• Method to get numbers up for participating in athletics.



• Monitor other sports-how?



• Fundraising efforts? Why, how, how much -relationship with other school programs efforts



• Concession stands.



• Band relationships and communication -halftime; parent nights, traditions, football player’s play at halftime.