Moving Through the Coaching Profession hosted by SMU DC Van Malone

I thought that last night was a great opportunity to learn from a D1 coach about moving through the coaching profession.  His perspective on what it takes to work through the ranks as a coach the right way was informative and helped me feel reassured about how I have gone through my career.  I hope it did the same for you.  Some of us may have the desire to pursue life as a college coach, and some of us do not.  No matter your career goals, last night's discussion touched on the methods and characteristics of how a coach should go about pursuing their career and being committed to your current program at the same time.  

I also hope you enjoyed having a fresh coach providing the discussion.  It is important as a learner to look for outside sources to drive our education.  It was refreshing for me and I will continue to look for coaches who would be willing to host in the future.  Please let me know your opinion on last night and how you think the chat is going.  

Texas High School Football Chat #9 - "Reading Keys and Communication"

It's so important that we spend time each week explaining what and why we do things on the football field.  It's also important that we read and learn from others.  This is how we continually grow and learn.  If we continue to do the same thing every single time, we will continue to get the same results!  So I hope you pick something up each week that you are putting into use so that we are all getting better.  

Next week we will have our first guest host, SMU defensive coordinator Van Malone.  He will be leading the chat on the topic of "Making Moves in the Coaching Profession...The Right Way!"  I am very excited about this and thankful for his willingness to host.  Enjoy going through the slides!

Texas High School Football Chat #8 - Two Sport Athletes

We all encourage our players to participate and compete in as many sports as possible.  We know that it directly impacts them as athletes, but it also helps them grow as individuals and opens up opportunities to continue their education in college.  Last night we had an outstanding chat about how we as coaches handle and promote our athletes to compete in as many sports as possible.  I can't help but think of Hugh Sandifer at Abilene Wylie coaching his kids to state champions in football and in basketball.  I am sure he had some two-sport athletes on those teams, and he demonstrated how to be a two-sport coach!  

Continue to take pride in your athletes and watching them compete year round! 

Texas High School Football Chat #7 Passing Game

I really enjoyed talking ball with everyone last night and reading through what I missed today.  Lots of great information available for you to learn something from our conversation last night.  For those that missed out, we talked about the passing game on offense and defending it on defense.  Read through and if there's anything you'd like to add, feel free to comment or tweet it and tag it with #txhsfbchat.  

Texas High School Football Chat #6 In-Game Adjustments

Thank you for keeping #txhsfbchat going strong.  I know we are all in the midst of our second sports, attending clinics, and just working through our daily lives.  Yet you still take the time to participate and share your thoughts and ideas about high school football each Wednesday night at 8pm.  Thank you for being generous with your time and knowledge.

I am also creating a "Suggestion Box" for you to have an input on future topics.  I'm not running out of ideas, but I would enjoy seeing what you would like to see more of, less of, or focus on from week to week.  Thank you for all that you do.

Texas High School Football Chat #5

We as coaches are presented with the amazing opportunity to impact students on a daily basis.  Our job is one where we see people from all walks of life needing different levels of attention, direction, and support each day.  We have a responsibility to be examples of quality, caring, and responsible individuals to these students.  Through the sport of football we are blessed to have direct influence over young men who want to be part of the team. 

This week's chat explains what we are all capable of accomplishing and the character building we perform as part of our job.  Thank you for being warriors for these young men on your football teams and to the students you encounter every day.  You are making a difference!

#txhsfbchat 4....One month in

What an awesome month of talking football!  I absolutely love reading the tweets from everybody looking forward to Wednesdays and being able to talk football with coaches from all over the state and nation for a couple hours.  The chat has grown so much in this short amount of time.  The first week we started with about 15 people participating and a little over 70 responses, and last night we had almost 100 coaches participating and over 600 tweets!  Reading your answers to each question is so informative and inspiring, and I really enjoy seeing coaches take the conversation further and having their own discussion on the side.  This is what the chat is all about, furthering our knowledge and expanding our PLN.  Keep up the amazing work you're doing and keep telling more coaches to join us each Wednesday at 8pm CST.  See you next week!