CoachKing2014

Many of the issues with JCPS revolve around too many jobs and not enough quality coaches available or willing to take on those jobs. I don't believe they should run the wing-t unless it fits, but I do believe that as a coach you should take the time to learn the wing-t so that you can see how many of today's concepts are being used came from the wing t. You should always run what fits the talent and kids best. What you see on Saturdays or Sundays usually don't apply to these schools. I think some of the real issues are everyone wants to be the head coach right now, they don't really learn how to manage games, situations, or simply to run a JV team. I was a head coach for 8 years at Valley, Western, and Iroquois and there was some good years, but there was also some years where I seen this or that clip and wanted to run it, or you panic and change more things than you needed to. That was my problem, I was doing what I wanted to do, not what I needed to and it all got jumbled. These things are a bad mix when you have limited talent. The last 5 years I have been an assistant and Offensive Coordinator under a long time coach, and it allowed me to take a step back and realize my faults, fix them, and focus on what needed to be done, rather than what I wanted to do. Coach development is so much more than just doing clinics, being in those situations and experience matter more

As a coach and being over in Indiana for a few years I would like them to adopt the summer flexibility that they have. In Indiana you can practice 12 days between the day after memorial day until Aug 1 and 5 of those days can be against another team. We go to camp the first weekend in June against ourselves, schedule a scrimmage against another team early July, and go to a 6 team scrimmage at the end of July. We wear equipment during this, not just helmets.

Every coach at Manual has won a majority of their games, most in the 80% range. I would say Eckloff will be in the same wheel house, but magnet transportation could possibly be ended so how that effects everything will be interesting. If everything stays the same as it is, he will have a chance to do what the others have not, which is get over that hump to championship status or beat Male. I think Dr. Lucas was the last coach to beat them, however I could be wrong on that.

It was posted on JCPS website for 2 weeks. It has already been taken down. I believe they will be interviewing soon

I think every situation is different. I think that different regions have different issues as well. I worked at three schools that typically struggle in football and we were able to be successful, but doing the following things does not always guarantee success, but it was things necessary to just field a team, especially the last two years. My summer routine was as follows from July 10 on. Had to start on the 10th so that by the time we were in pads we had everyone and their days in. 10am-1pm Get things ready for practice, water, pads, schedule, restripe practice field. 1pm-2:30 Each lunch with my wife/kids 3pm-5pm On Activity Bus to pick up players 5:00-5:45 Weight Room Open for Players 6:00-8:30 on Field 8:30-9:00pm Snacks 9-11pm back on bus to take kids home Get home about 11:30pm. Get up the next day and repeat. All this just to field a team. Not to mention paying out of pocket for physicals and insurance money I never have complained about this and I never will, it was just what had/has to be done. I am just speaking from my side of the reasons.

Unfortunately it has nothing to do with facilities. Too many schools for one, open enrollment and school choice kills, which makes “haves” and “have nots”. Most people have no idea how much effort it takes just to field a team at some of these schools

Aug 09 Scrimmage Multiple Teams at Western Aug 16 Scrimmage at Shelby County Aug 23 at Marion Co Aug 30 J-Town Sep 06 at Butler Sep 13 at Valley Sep 20 at North Oldham Sep 27 PRP Oct 03 Fairdale Oct 11 at Iroquios Oct 18 Bullitt Central Oct 25 at Doss Nov 01 Open

Just so no one takes my comments out of context, I am in 100% favor of having spring football, and think it is a great thing for those that can and will do Spring Football. I want them to be able to continue to do that, and those that don't to have that availability to do so if they choose. I was just stating I wish there was an option B if you really can't do spring football. Things that other states do, like give time in June to go full gear or allowing full gear 10 days earlier than the current Aug 1 if you have your days in from July 10.

Spring football is great in theory. Some schools do benefit from it, but speaking from my standpoint getting the month of June back serves a better purpose for us.

I have to think one of those 3 moves up. I have no evidence, no communication of it, but I really doubt that holds up. I assume one will move to 4A with us.

Exactly what is going to happen. The usuals will end up with a playoff game at home because most of these rankings are based on last year as a starting point. How do you rank Eastern KY opponents VS Louisville opponents? We played the Eastern KY 4A district and I had a hard time gauging just where they were on film because we didn’t have any common opponents. How can you do that on a Ranking system when we watch hours of film and have a hard time. If this is going to happen it has to go to Neutral sites on Turf. This is the only way it can work. Giving the same teams a home game every year is ridiculous

I personally disagree with the seeding. You would think that this would have been communicated with current head coaches and if they want it. This system seems to only favor the “traditional powers”. At the end of the day the little guy gets screwed here.

John Hardin and Central Hardin are a part of the Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association. Because they were and still choose to be a part of that association they are included in the Louisville side. The Louisville team is made up of teams that are a member of the GLFCA.

We haven’t done it yet, but always a goal to practice on Thanksgiving!

We definitely don't do it for the money! I am sitting on a principal certification with the possibility to be making close to 95-100k. However, after taking a year away as a head coach to be an assistant at Manual, all I want to do is be a head coach again! I am probably crazy for this considering all I had to do at Iroquois and Valley to put a product on the field I was proud of, much less win games. Drive the activity bus daily to pick up and drop off kids for a whopping $10 an hour, pay insurance money out of my pocket, take kids to get physicals and pay for them, take time away from my family to pick them up and bring them away from domestic violence, feed them, be their mom and dad at times, let them be a part of our true house hold family , and countless other things that have nothing to do with coaching. All I can say is with all the pros and cons is I love it. It gives me purpose, with that being said I wish we were compensated for it more, but the pay will not stop me and that is probably 99% of the problem!