Questions to Consider Asking When Seeking A Head Football Coaching Position
Nov 21, 2002 10:45:59 GMT
Post by Coach Campbell on Nov 21, 2002 10:45:59 GMT
The following information should be considered and thought through when looking into your choices for the right school to be the head football coach at.
1. What is the administrative feeling towards athletics? What part does athletics play in the total educational program? What are the school's philosophies, goals, and objectives concerning athletics.
2. How is the countinuity among coaches? Do animosities exist between coaches of different sports?
3. What is the administratice policy concerning disciplines?
4. What is the breakdown of administration? Who am I responsible to? What is expected of me?
5. Does the faculty have a positive or negative feeling towards athletics?
6. What support does the school receive from the student body, parents, boosters, and community?
7. What is the attitude of the athletes? Are they familiar with winning programs?
8. What current disciplines have been established in athletics concerning training rules, conduct, quitting, failure of classes, alcohol, drugs, etc.
9. What is the social atmosphere among the students? Are there complications due to cross cultural rivals? What are the socio-economical backgrounds of the students?
10. What type of off-season programs are available? Is there a summer weight program and if one is in place, what has been its attendance? Does the program provide athletic periods?
11. What is the coaching situation? How many football coaching stipends are available? Does the head football coach have full say on who is allowed to coach? How many coaches must I keep from the old staff? Will I be allowed to bring coaches with me (offensive and defensive coordinators)?
12. DOes the district allow time off for professional development (clinics, seminars, etc.)? Does the school provide funds for coaching clinics? If not, may coaches use sick leave time to attend clinics without negative pressure from administration?
13. What is the policy concerning budgets? What is the football budget? What are the procedures for outside fund raising activities?
14. What facilities are available?
Practice fields
Game field (Lights?)
Locker rooms
Varsity room
Training room
Weight room
Gyms or field house
Coaches offices
Storage
Equipment?
Basic football gear
Sleds
Football dummies
Media - Video, editing systems
Gameday head phones
Training supplies
Uniforms (game, practice)
15. If facilities are not available, can compensation be made through a booster club or maintenance department? Does the administration welcome improvements and ingenuity?
16. What are the policies and procedures concerning scouting, travel, buses, equipment maintenance, field preparation, meals, filming, etc.?
17. Does the school allow a summer camp? 7 on 7? May a fee be charged?
18. Does the school have any special regulations other than those specified by the district or state association with regards to eligibility?
19. What are the salary ranges for teaching and coaching? What are the other responsibilities accompany teaching contracts? (club supervision, committees, etc.)
20. Is the school willing to support a strong winning football program? Do the administrators, teacher, students, and community want a strong program?
A football program should be managed with a business like approach. It should be well organized to function in a smooth, progressive, and systematic manner. It should support the philosophy of the school climate, highlighted by accelerated goals, ideas, and its people. The ultimate goal of the school and the football program should be to meet the needs of the people and to become the best it can possibly be in a highly competitive environment.
Coach Campbell
1. What is the administrative feeling towards athletics? What part does athletics play in the total educational program? What are the school's philosophies, goals, and objectives concerning athletics.
2. How is the countinuity among coaches? Do animosities exist between coaches of different sports?
3. What is the administratice policy concerning disciplines?
4. What is the breakdown of administration? Who am I responsible to? What is expected of me?
5. Does the faculty have a positive or negative feeling towards athletics?
6. What support does the school receive from the student body, parents, boosters, and community?
7. What is the attitude of the athletes? Are they familiar with winning programs?
8. What current disciplines have been established in athletics concerning training rules, conduct, quitting, failure of classes, alcohol, drugs, etc.
9. What is the social atmosphere among the students? Are there complications due to cross cultural rivals? What are the socio-economical backgrounds of the students?
10. What type of off-season programs are available? Is there a summer weight program and if one is in place, what has been its attendance? Does the program provide athletic periods?
11. What is the coaching situation? How many football coaching stipends are available? Does the head football coach have full say on who is allowed to coach? How many coaches must I keep from the old staff? Will I be allowed to bring coaches with me (offensive and defensive coordinators)?
12. DOes the district allow time off for professional development (clinics, seminars, etc.)? Does the school provide funds for coaching clinics? If not, may coaches use sick leave time to attend clinics without negative pressure from administration?
13. What is the policy concerning budgets? What is the football budget? What are the procedures for outside fund raising activities?
14. What facilities are available?
Practice fields
Game field (Lights?)
Locker rooms
Varsity room
Training room
Weight room
Gyms or field house
Coaches offices
Storage
Equipment?
Basic football gear
Sleds
Football dummies
Media - Video, editing systems
Gameday head phones
Training supplies
Uniforms (game, practice)
15. If facilities are not available, can compensation be made through a booster club or maintenance department? Does the administration welcome improvements and ingenuity?
16. What are the policies and procedures concerning scouting, travel, buses, equipment maintenance, field preparation, meals, filming, etc.?
17. Does the school allow a summer camp? 7 on 7? May a fee be charged?
18. Does the school have any special regulations other than those specified by the district or state association with regards to eligibility?
19. What are the salary ranges for teaching and coaching? What are the other responsibilities accompany teaching contracts? (club supervision, committees, etc.)
20. Is the school willing to support a strong winning football program? Do the administrators, teacher, students, and community want a strong program?
A football program should be managed with a business like approach. It should be well organized to function in a smooth, progressive, and systematic manner. It should support the philosophy of the school climate, highlighted by accelerated goals, ideas, and its people. The ultimate goal of the school and the football program should be to meet the needs of the people and to become the best it can possibly be in a highly competitive environment.
Coach Campbell