I think maybe its easier to coach D1 players based on geography.

 

Many Mountain D1 kids are down to earth and not exposed to the bigger city or crowds some may have.

 

But then again Tony Driver is one of my favorite players and was as down to earth as possible.

2 things

EGO- very talented players often have an enlarged ego

Effort- very talented players can often get by with giving very little effort

It comes down attitude. If the D1 kid thinks he has "arrived" then the kid becomes very difficult both on the field and off the field.

 

I've has the opportunity to be around one of the highest rated players for the Class of 2015, and he was difficult because he had a lot of people telling him how great he was and will be he started to believe all of the talk. It just depends on the kid and those people that interact with the kid on a daily basis.

Painting with broad brushes........every kid is different. I have been around super-talented players that have been the hardest workers on their teams. I have also been around lower players that go through the motions. Most kids fall somewhere in between!!!

Don't think it matters. I've had both- guys from D1 to NAIA and each case is different.

I think maybe its easier to coach D1 players based on geography.

 

Many Mountain D1 kids are down to earth and not exposed to the bigger city or crowds some may have.

 

But then again Tony Driver is one of my favorite players and was as down to earth as possible.

 

And we have the source of our quote up in post #4.

 

(I wasn't trying to pick on you with the thread, mountain ref...I just thought it would make for some good conversation.)

I'd like to hear a few more opinions, and then I'll see if we can't get the individual who stated otherwise to defend their statement.

 

"Easy to coach kids that are DI"[/quote

 

I will give it at en of other quotes

 

I would take that statement to mean that D1 players make coaches look better...in other words, if you've got D1 guys and your opponent doesn't, you don't have to be a great coach to win with D1 talent at the high school level.

 

That is very very true, especially in lower classes

 

It is easier to win games with D1 players, there is no correlation on rather or not a D1 player is easy to coach or not.

 

Again very true

 

Talent wins. Easier to coach is probably not an accurate statement, but it is easier to win with D1 talent. That is a definite.

 

Again so true

 

And we have the source of our quote up in post #4.

 

(I wasn't trying to pick on you with the thread, mountain ref...I just thought it would make for some good conversation.)

 

Sometimes, most times I type a lot before I think it out or say it the way I want.

 

First off if you have D1 players you need to know how to use them and if you have D1 players all the time, you have to have a system or scheme on how they are used.

That's coaching, good coaches know how to use the players and have a good system and know how to work the mediocre kids with the strength of the kids who are D1.

 

I am going to use coach Wolfe as an example and I wouldn't know him I he walked into my church.

He knows how to use his talent and has a great system and has the kids to run his system. But yeah he has some exceptional athletes and D1 players.

Now could he win 1A at Berea with say a 5'10 185lb tackle and TB who runs a 4.9

But you give him about 3 on the best players off of Males team he may win 1A, because he has stuff to work with.

 

I always thought the beat coaches were those who won with no talent and no players who are good enough to go to college.

 

D1 players make a coach look better unless that coach don't win and there are a few that fit that category.

 

But I want to add that I'm sure coach Wolfe is a very good coach or else he wouldn't have done what he did this yr.

Edited January 7, 201610 yr by mountain ref

Every kid is different. I don't know many coaches that wouldn't love a crack at coaching D1 talent.

It largely depends on the player, his attitude, effort, toughness, coachability, and level of team approach by said player. I have seen plenty of DI players who possessed these traits and some who did not. Those that did not possess these traits were a pain in the rear to coach. Those that did were a joy to coach.

 

Likewise, there are plenty of lesser-talented players that fit into the above-mentioned categories as well.

 

Just like most walks of life, there is much more grey area than "all/none."